"Recent hip surgery"

After having this same surgery last year and not being able to fault the experience, this time the experience left me with mixed feelings.

Admission, theatre and my first few days on the ward were fantastic. All the staff (nurses, drs, PSAs, pharmacy, physio, pain team etc.) were amazing and so kind.

I know for a fact my bed was booked for 5-7 days. They discharged me on day 4. I still had a lot of pain, low blood pressure, was dizzy and foggy from the meds yet I felt they pushed me out the door without even a pain team review.  I was not impressed. Then they proceeded to send me home with hydromorph! Not acceptable in my opinion. I felt they should have reviewed my meds before I was discharged like they did in the previous experience so we could work out the medication situation. 

Once they had decided I was being discharged they left me to my own devices as they were too busy getting my paperwork ready. You can't dump someone in the shower on their own when they need help!

I am aware of hospital discharge time but they sprung it on me in the morning and I advised them I had no one to pick me up until after the lounge closed. I was put in the discharge lounge where the staff were lovely but the lounge closes at 5:00. I was then left to sit in the main reception until my pick up came. Not ideal, I feel, when you have just had a huge hip reconstruction operation.

Again a big thank you to everyone that helped in my first few days especially the pain team.