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smokie08
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7 years ago

OMG what a day! !!

Hi all 

Just wanted to vent a bit  as had a s**t day!   

I had an appointment at the hospital to get the results of the MRI I had in May at the request of the surgeon as they saw a small "thing" on the mammogram and ultrasound, and being Triple Neg they are taking no chances.  Got told there was a it of a wait as they were a Dr down ( nothing new that always happens).  Appointment time was 10.40.  Got talking to another lady there whose appointment was 10.20 with the same surgeon/reg.  Too cut along story short there was only one registrar between two surgeons that both had clinics.  The main man left at 12.30ish as had other commitments! and the other surgeon was due in theater at 1.00pm!  The Breast Care Nurse was very helpful and tried to find out when we would be seen.  The 10.20 app went in  at 1.30ish to see the reg and there were two others before me!  At 2.30 still waiting to see the reg then she gets called back to the ward and another Dr is sent down to replace her.  2.50pm finally got in to see him.  He asked why I was there told him for results of MRI he found it on the computer and started reading then turned to me and said " I am very sorry to tell you there is a 2.5cm lesion in the left breast which dose not look good " 

OMG WTF How can that be it was only very small on the ultrasound a week before the MRI.  I am in total shock and panic so is Hubby.  Hubby said 'Are you sure you have the right report as it was not worth a biopsy a week before the MRI"

"Yes they recommend a biopsy and follow up appointment in the next 3 days"

This all can't be true its a nightmare.  The DR leaves the room to call the reg so i ask if breast care nurse is still around.  As soon as she came in knew something was wrong  when i told her she did not believe it either.  After a very stressful and emotional 10minsand a lot of talking and shouting it was discovered that the junior Dr had read last years report when I was diagnosed.  The new report said something there to be monitored and to have repeat MRI in 6 months.  Holy S**t I went to Hell and back.  BCN was not happy with the DRs and their handling of the situation and was putting in a complaint and so will we.  It was like being in a movie.  There was a lot of apologizing and hugs from the female reg and BCN and Hubby but it was very distressing.

I started this post  last night but became too upset to finish it and I did not leave the hospital until 4.10pm!!!!! I still cant believe it happened.  Sorry to go on a bit but needed to get it off my chest, keep going over it in my head and with Hubby.  He cant believe it happened either. He had to apologize to the Dr for shouting at him but it was justified at the time as both were in total shock.  BCN is going to get the surgeon to review the report and hopefully when I go back in Dec for the results of the next one there will not be such a cock up!!! 
I have calmed down a bit now after a few red wines last night but it all keeps popping up in my head.

Thanks for listening everyone, Take care xx   ;) <3

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  • Thanks ladies for the support  and taking the time to read my long post  x
  • @arpie thanks. I have been meaning to do it for awhile. I don’t want anything from him just wanted the complaint recorded. 
  • @smokie08    O  M  G!!    I would have been swearing the roof down ..... that is totally inexcusable - HOW could he miss the goddam date was last year???

    Bad enough that you had to wait the whole bloody day, to be given incorrect results by an incompetent Junior Dr - who else has he done this to? ..... 

    @"Kiwi Angel" .... well done!   It is the correct thing to do - to submit a complaint ..... you never know whether 1 or 10 have already complained about the same person ...... I think they only take it seriously as the numbers grow, sadly!

    All the best, ladies ...... what a shocker of an experience!  :(    xx
  • @smokie08 I actually just submitted a complaint about my surgeon - felt very satisfying!
  • smokie08 said:



    I have calmed down a bit now after a few red wines last night but it all keeps popping up in my head.


    It's behind you now, take a deep breath 




  • Shitbags! I hope no-one has the gall to bill you for that debacle.

    Yes they are human, yes they are under pressure and yes, everyone makes mistakes, but that needs to be reported. No wonder your husband yelled at him--even though we are never supposed to do that. A junior doctor should not be put in that position in the first place and those sorts of mistakes can have far reaching effects long after the error is discovered. No wonder you wanted wine!

  • @smokie08 I had 3 surgeries - the final being a full right sided mastectomy with auxillary node removal.  The day after the surgery the surgeon comes in and tells me that because the nodes were swollen the cancer has spread and I'm stage 4 and in the fight of my life - understandably my husband and I are devastated cause we think Im dying when I previously though I was only stage 2a.  Sent for a CT scan and blubbering away.  Long story short, CT scan and nodes all clear and I am stage 2a but put my hubby and I through the worst 48 hours of my life.  Needless to say I now have a new surgeon and Im still thinking about putting in a complaint about him.  My new surgeon was horrified that you would say that to someone without pathology results.
  • @"Kiwi Angel" will know how you're feeling as she had something similar happen to her.

    Look we all make mistakes and doctors are humans too. BUT, when you are dealing with cancer patients you would really think they'd take EXTRA care to be precisely sure of what they're communicating. You poor thing! Take extra good and gentle care of yourself over the next few days. K xox
  • @smokie08, that's inexcusable. FFS I would complain too. Thanks God they were wrong. Once on this cancer trip is enough.