Joz’s Story
“A sincere from the heart thank you to Mr Saikat Banerjee and the CEMIG team who have gone out of their way to get me through an operation that needed immense skill, efficiency, care and kindness.”
Joz has suffered with endometriosis for nearly 20 years. Following a recent scan which showed a frozen pelvis she had surgery in November to excise stage 1V endometriosis and an adhesiolysis (removal of severe adhesions). She also had ureteric stents inserted due to the extent of disease.
“In the build-up to the operation, I felt very scared of this major operation, and for the first time in 20 years of suffering from a very painful disease there is now an Endometriosis Specialist Nurse to help support women. Michelle Davies (specialist nurse) went out of her way to speak to me, at all hours due to work etc. This support and strength got me through a scary operation .And now, during the recovery period Michelle is still there to discuss my worries and concerns. She does an amazing job and it makes such a difference having someone there to get you through a scary time and who understands the operation you are having.”
Joz was in hospital for a week following surgery; during that time she felt that she received excellent care from all of the medical and nursing team on Kingfisher Ward. Joz knows that this is not the end of her journey; she still has to undergo further extensive surgery which may involve bowel surgery and a hysterectomy. However this time she is confident that she will receive the best treatment, care and support available.
“Sorry I don’t know everyone’s names but thank you to all of the medical teams who performed my operation and made sure that my aftercare was excellent-they made sure I understood what was happening at all times (I was not ‘with it’ for a couple of days ‘after the operation). A big thank-you to Mr Collins (urologist) who assisted Mr Banerjee with the operation. He attended my bedside and made me feel confident that I was going to be OK.”
“A massive thank-you to the majority of the kind, doing more than their jobs warrant them to do, in aiding me to try and have a speedy and comfortable recovery as possible. I have been overwhelmed with the kindness and more than efficient surgery and nursing given to me in the week I spent at St. Peters Hospital. I want to make sure that you know your skills and kindness and care are priceless.”
(printed with kind permission)
(names have been changed to maintain patient confidentiality)