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Infection following surgery
It's 4 weeks on from surgery for aux dissection (had aux clearance & lumpectomy 4 years ago) and after a teary, painful weekend saw my GP who has given me antibiotics and pain relief medication for in...
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Not good enough from the bcn's. How many are there in your area?
Sounds to me like you really need to see your surgeon. May I ask if you're going through the public or private system? Notthatitshould makeany difference, you need to be seen by theteamwho did your surgery. The antibiotics are working very slowly, you would normally see a significant difference about 24-36hours after starti g on them.
@Zoffiel is absolutely correct, you need to advocate for yourself. If you don't hear from them in the morning, reing the hospital and ask to speak to someone from there consumer feedback team, or the area to make complaints to. Then they will have to address why it has taken so long to get back to you.
Take care
Sounds to me like you really need to see your surgeon. May I ask if you're going through the public or private system? Notthatitshould makeany difference, you need to be seen by theteamwho did your surgery. The antibiotics are working very slowly, you would normally see a significant difference about 24-36hours after starti g on them.
@Zoffiel is absolutely correct, you need to advocate for yourself. If you don't hear from them in the morning, reing the hospital and ask to speak to someone from there consumer feedback team, or the area to make complaints to. Then they will have to address why it has taken so long to get back to you.
Take care