My child sustained a severe fracture of their collarbone and on arrival at Box Hill they were seen immediately and were x-rayed within 15 mins of us arriving at the hospital. The staff were all fantastic in caring for my child and in letting us know that they would require surgery. Unfortunately though as there were no theatres available for surgery, we have had to bring our child home with no additional pain relief and told that they may need to wait up to 10 days for their surgery.
In the meantime our child is sitting at home in agony, unable to do anything or attend school while they nervously wait for their surgery. The staff at the hospital apologised to us for the delays in my child having surgery, however they have been unable to provide us with any other updates as to when they will receive surgery. A very scary and worrying time!
"Delayed surgery for collar bone fracture"
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