I was in acute pain and an ambulance was called. The emergency was very good and I was X-rayed and cat scanned and was admitted to the hospital.
I was in for 5 days and the first doctor visited me and said my hip was stuffed, one of the worst they had seen and it was bone-on-bone with no cushioning left. This was confirmed by 2 others they told me I needed a hip replacement ASAP.
On the 3rd day, a doctor told me they were worried about the ball joint as it had tiny marks all the way around which maybe fractures so I had a cat scan but no one told me the results. I was told that it, as it was urgent to have the op, they would arrange physio to help strengthen me as I was booked to go on away and they could work around that.
I was discharged on the 5th day and waited for the promised phone call. After 4 days I rang and was told by the physio that I would get a call in 2-3 weeks. I told them that was too late and they replied that was standard and it wasn't an emergency because I could still walk, which is almost impossible as I can feel my bones rubbing together and it is in contradiction to what was told to me by the doctor.
I want to know does anyone ever read what is written or does the report just get put into the system regardless of where it is urgent or not
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"Hip pain"
About: Maroondah Hospital Maroondah Hospital Ringwood East 3135
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Update posted by stonesn77 (the patient) 4 years ago