I have a parent, who has now had their hip replacement cancelled twice. I really don't think that Royal Perth Hospital understand the pain they are going through! My parent is almost 80 years old and has been suffering for several years with a hip joint that is basically no longer there.
Not only is their body twisted from how long they have been going through this prolonged time to get into having an operation to replace their hip, they are having to take heavy pain killers to see themself through the day. How long should an elderly person wait for the help they so desperately need?
How, in my opinion, can the system be so ignorant to the needs of the patients they have under their care and when will someone do something to correct it?
How am I supposed to care for someone in such agony who is now, I feel, being let down by a system that treats a hip replacement such as this an "elective" surgery? As I can assure you, in my opinion, it is not elective it is critical care!
I am ashamed to say, that what I feel was once one of the best health systems in the world is letting our elderly down so, I believe, inhumanely.
I would love to hear from someone who can explain why?
"Cancelled operations"
About: Royal Perth Hospital / Elective & Emergency Orthopaedic Surgery & Bone Tissue Bank Royal Perth Hospital Elective & Emergency Orthopaedic Surgery & Bone Tissue Bank Perth 6000 Royal Perth Hospital / Older Adult Orthopaedics (Orthogeriatric) & Ward 8B Royal Perth Hospital Older Adult Orthopaedics (Orthogeriatric) & Ward 8B Perth 6000
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