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Man collapses with ruptured appendix... three weeks after NHS doctors 'took it out'
Daily Mail UK ^ | 8/26/2009 | DANIEL BATES

Posted on 08/25/2009 9:15:50 PM PDT by GizmosAndGadgets

Edited on 08/25/2009 9:31:04 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

After weeks of excruciating pain, Mark Wattson was understandably relieved to have his appendix taken out.

Doctors told him the operation was a success and he was sent home. But only a month later the 35-year-old collapsed in agony and had to be taken back to Great Western Hospital in Swindon by ambulance.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: appendix; healthcare; nhs
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1 posted on 08/25/2009 9:15:50 PM PDT by GizmosAndGadgets
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To: GizmosAndGadgets

My bad...


2 posted on 08/25/2009 9:17:03 PM PDT by allmost
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To: GizmosAndGadgets

Maybe he had two?


3 posted on 08/25/2009 9:17:40 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: GizmosAndGadgets
And my favorite part:

Paul Gearing, deputy general manager for general surgery at Great Western Hospital NHS Trust, said: '...we would like to apologise if Mr Wattson felt dissatisfied with the care he received at Great Western Hospital.'

Get ready, America, 'cause this is where we're headed, too, if our Imperial Government manages to take control of the health industry. Don't like the care you received? Too bad. If you're lucky, you might get an apology. Good luck getting anything more than that.

4 posted on 08/25/2009 9:20:39 PM PDT by GizmosAndGadgets (If at first you don't succeed...)
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To: GizmosAndGadgets

Why is he complaining? He got not one, but two free surgeries!


5 posted on 08/25/2009 9:20:39 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: GizmosAndGadgets

FYI, this was already posted earlier today.


6 posted on 08/25/2009 9:22:39 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Kirkwood
Why is he complaining? He got not one, but two free surgeries!

Yeah, it's like free weight-loss surgery or something :-) I can't wait to find out that they removed something important, like a liver or kidney...

7 posted on 08/25/2009 9:23:18 PM PDT by GizmosAndGadgets (If at first you don't succeed...)
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To: GizmosAndGadgets

I have had an inflamed appendix twice in my lifetime, and still have that pesky appendage. I had both attacks back when (early 50’s) the consensus was to cool the abdomen and wait for the inflammation to pass. Now I have the ongoing fear of appendicitis facing me every time I have a gas pain.


8 posted on 08/25/2009 9:25:58 PM PDT by doc1019 (Obama? Not so much.)
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To: GizmosAndGadgets

Maybe they got his appendix confused with his pituitary gland.
Easy mistake, could happen to anybody.


9 posted on 08/25/2009 9:26:03 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Boogieman
FYI, this was already posted earlier today.

Thanks for mentioning that. I tried searching the forums prior to posting (appendix, NHS, man collapses, etc.) and came up empty. Any suggestions on how to avoid this if a keyword search using the headline fails to find it?

10 posted on 08/25/2009 9:26:23 PM PDT by GizmosAndGadgets (If at first you don't succeed...)
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To: tet68

Wonder what they actually took out? If anything.


11 posted on 08/25/2009 9:29:20 PM PDT by doc1019 (Obama? Not so much.)
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To: GizmosAndGadgets

Hate when that happens.


12 posted on 08/25/2009 9:29:22 PM PDT by Springman (Rest In Peace YaYa123)
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To: doc1019
Now I have the ongoing fear of appendicitis facing me every time I have a gas pain.

Ouch! It certainly sounded funny when I read it, but I can only imagine the real anguish that you have to live with when you never know if some little pain is the beginning of something much worse. Stay well :-)

13 posted on 08/25/2009 9:29:44 PM PDT by GizmosAndGadgets (If at first you don't succeed...)
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To: doc1019

I had mine out when I was 21. The only time I’ve had worse gastric type pain was with a stomach flu bug that cramped me up and laid me out for a couple of days last year.


14 posted on 08/25/2009 9:30:44 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: GizmosAndGadgets
Says Mr. Wattson...I have no idea what they did take out, but I want to find out what went wrong..

Isn't this the same sort of evil-mongering and brown shirt whining they they are having over in the colonies?

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15 posted on 08/25/2009 9:32:17 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: GizmosAndGadgets

Gee, you were attacked my the “already posted” Nazi. Shame on you.


16 posted on 08/25/2009 9:32:18 PM PDT by doc1019 (Obama? Not so much.)
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To: GizmosAndGadgets
Thanks for mentioning that. I tried searching the forums prior to posting (appendix, NHS, man collapses, etc.) and came up empty. Any suggestions on how to avoid this if a keyword search using the headline fails to find it?

Try using the TITLE search option from the drop-down menu, instead of KEYWORDS.

17 posted on 08/25/2009 9:32:19 PM PDT by FoxInSocks (B. Hussein Obama: Central Planning Czar)
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To: FoxInSocks
Try using the TITLE search option from the drop-down menu, instead of KEYWORDS.

Thanks. I was able to find it that way. Previous thread at:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2324204/posts

18 posted on 08/25/2009 9:39:26 PM PDT by GizmosAndGadgets (If at first you don't succeed...)
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To: doc1019
Wonder what they actually took out? If anything.

Perhaps he should have asked for the "old part" like you do at the neighborhood garage to make sure they actually replaced the broken part and aren't ripping you off...
19 posted on 08/25/2009 9:41:14 PM PDT by khnyny (Barack Obama and Chauncey Gardiner: separated at birth)
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To: Lancey Howard
Maybe they got his appendix confused with his pituitary gland. Easy mistake, could happen to anybody.

Yeah, happens to me all the time :-)

That's why the real Doctors are in the other side of my family...

20 posted on 08/25/2009 9:44:55 PM PDT by GizmosAndGadgets (If at first you don't succeed...)
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