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Painful examination without explanation

Posted By puppiswj97

"Painful examination without explanation"

About: Bunbury Hospital / Outpatients Clinic

(as the patient),

I had an accident recently where I injured my knee. I have fractured my tibia plateau which is stable and I also have a bit of meniscus and other soft tissue damage which hasn’t been diagnosed yet because there is too much swelling for an MRI.

I went to outpatients orthopaedics recently and on that day- it’s not their fault as they were a doctor short- but it was a 2.5 hour wait in a wheelchair with my leg down. I went in to see the doctor and I got on the table and they were examining my leg and then at one point they wanted me to bend the knee to see how far my foot could come back towards the knee.

So I’m laying on my back with my right creeping toward body and at a certain point the doctor had their hands on my shins and it came back, it was extremely painful, as painful as when it happened, and I couldn’t get a clear indication of why they did it. It was very traumatising and they didn’t explain it, they seemed to be saying I had moved my leg too far, but I can't even move my leg, and now I don’t know if that’s indicating more damage

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Response from Jacinta Cover, Consultant General Surgery, Head of Department, Medical Co Director, Surgery, WACHS South West 11 months ago
Jacinta Cover
Consultant General Surgery, Head of Department, Medical Co Director, Surgery,
WACHS South West

Submitted on 13/08/2024 at 2:15 PM
Published on Care Opinion Australia at 2:59 PM

Dear puppiswj97

My name is Dr Jacinta Cover and I am the medical Co-Director for surgical service at Bunbury Hospital. I am sorry to hear about both the wait time in our clinic as well as your experience during the examination at that clinic. I hope you are feeling ok today.

Although examinations are part of assessment, these should always be performed with your consent, your understanding and factoring in your comfort during the exam. I would like to investigate your care further and also explore how we can assist with your ongoing care and treatment.

If you would like to contact me I can be reached via email Jacinta.Cover@health.wa.gov.au or phone 9722 2726.

Kind regards,

Dr Jacinta Cover

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