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"Cancelled appointments"

About: Fiona Stanley Hospital Rockingham General Hospital / Gynaecology

(as the patient),

I have been on the waitlist for many years for Laparoscopic surgery, or a hysterectomy. When I was first diagnosed with advanced endometriosis, I had top private health insurance that would have paid for everything but instead, they stuck the Mirena IUD in me and sent me home.

I have deteriorated now to being diagnosed with Evil Triplet Syndrome where I bleed from the bowel and loss of bladder control making me feel like killing myself. Rockingham Gynaecology is still cancelling my appointments. I feel they do not understand my desperate situation that has had a devastating impact on my health. Recently the Registrar downgraded me from the urgent Category 2 to a Category 3 and re-referred me to Fiona Stanley Hospital where I have to wait about three years. After a lot of conflict, they have put me back in Category 2, but I feel that as I go into the Clinic to fight for myself that I'm likely to receive a lecture and another rejection simply for trying to get the operation booked.

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Response from Kath Smith, Executive Director, Rockingham Peel Group, South Metropolitan Health Service 4 years ago
Kath Smith
Executive Director, Rockingham Peel Group,
South Metropolitan Health Service
Submitted on 30/10/2019 at 5:30 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 5:31 PM


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Dear hawkdt36,

Thank you for sharing your story with us. I am sorry that you are going through such a difficult time and am concerned to hear that your appointments have been cancelled and the impact it is having on your health and wellbeing.

I do take the issues that you have described very seriously. To enable me to investigate further and assist you in resolving them I encourage you to contact the Nurse Co-director for the Surgical Directorate at Rockingham Hospital on 9599 4307 who will be able to obtain your details and assist you with your concerns.

Kind regards

Kath Smith

Executive Director

Rockingham Peel Group

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