Almost lost my Wife this week......

Bellycaster

Blimey! What a terrible thing to happen, hoping the best for you and your Wife's recovery.

tone1

They definitely couldn’t cope with the aftermath of something going wrong....the smaller private hospital were pretty useless  1-1000 chance of this happening apparently.

steveledzep

All the very best to the both of you.  I have total admiration for our NHS, have always delivered.

blobb

My ex father in law was a senior Obs consultant and did this sort of thing on a daily basis, then come home for his dinner and not say a word about it.

These guys deserve all the recognition in the world.

If you know who sorted her out, in my experience he would be really pleased if you sent him a nice bottle of something. 

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, she's in the right place.

Freebird

tone1 said:

It was done by the NHS just not in the main NHS Hospital...The internal bleeding was caused by removal of a larger than expected fibroid which damaged the lining... thankfully not by being butchered....

Thanks for clearing that up. I went through a similar process, with a NHS consultant performing a procedure under general anaesthetic. Although it was like staying in a hotel, it did cross my mind that the options would be very limited if something went wrong. In my case it was done in a private facility to help allieviate a NHS backlog.

tone1

Just left after visiting today... She’s been up on her feet today for a few steps....Black and blue all over really, horrible to see her in such a state...She hasn’t eaten much yet but it’s early days I guess....

VimFuego

my experience with mrs f and her times under the knife is that the 1st day post surgery is awful, but the recovery is surprisingly speedy after that. Last time they put quite a bit of effort getting the anti nausea medication right, she was eating well after a couple of days.

schrodinger1612

Wishing her a speedy recovery matey  

grungebob

Very scary stuff. Hope she makes a full recovery. It’s not nice is it, I remember mrs bob being whisked off to theatre during child birth and thinking the worst. 

ThorpyFX

well im glad this thread has the word almost in it. all my best wishes to you and your wife, i hope she makes a speedy recovery.

Blackjack

So glad to hear that your wife is ok and slowly on the mend. It must have been a terrifying ordeal for you. Hope you feel better soon too. 

BigBearKris

Just read the post, I'm so sorry mate. Glad that she's on the mend and I'm sure it'll all go well from there. What a terrible experience for you both - glad she's in good hands. Hang on there!

PolarityMan

Jesus that sounds scary, glad to hear everything is working out and best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.

ToneControl

I've been in similar circumstances, get well soon

UnclePsychosis

Really scary. Can't begin to imagine what that must be like.

Best wishes to you and yours. 

kaypeejay

Best wishes to you both. Keep your chin up and give her all the support and love you can. Here’s to another 30 years 

Tone71

Wow sorry to hear, hope the recovery goes well.

The NHS is fantastic when you REALLY need it, envy of the world and rightly so

Rickyd

Dire news but it sounds like she's on the road to recovery so good wishes to you both.  Like @rivercider I've just finished the same book, probably best you don't read it too soon, but it shows the dedication and sheer bloody hard work some of these people put in. 

LordOxygen

Scary news indeed, best wishes to your wife for a speedy and full recovery. 

Strangefan

Genuinely sorry to hear this , I couldn't imagine the gutpunch of having to be in your situation , she's in the best hands , regardless if the rubbish you hear about the NHS they are very good at saving lives !