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<blockquote data-quote="Garry71" data-source="post: 2067411" data-attributes="member: 508125"><p>Hi Everyone</p><p></p><p>Newbie to this, so please excuse any mistakes or oversights ... Could someone please provide a bit of practical advice? </p><p></p><p>In a nutshell, how long is it safe to wait before a broken ankle is operated on?</p><p></p><p>My 52yr old partner has been T1 since age 11. Two days ago he slipped and broke his ankle, had a hypo and passed out in the street. After a 60 min wait for the ambulance, he was taken to the Royal London Hospital. They confirmed that he'd broken his tibia near the ankle and that surgery was required 'soon' if neurological and other damage was to be avoided - but they had no free beds. They put a rough cast on it and sent him home 'until a surgical bed becomes free'.</p><p></p><p>My faith in the hospital is low - even though they were told he was diabetic, and he was admitted during a full hypo, they left him in a corridor for 6 hours with no pain relief, care or water. When temporarily discharged the next day, he was told he needed warfarin injections to stop clots, but they had run out and could only give him two! They also said that he should get his own pain meds as he gets free prescriptions.</p><p></p><p>His family are telling me that he must be operated on immediately because of the diabetes, but I can't find anything specific online to argue his case. He is is in a LOT of pain, but I don't want to drag him off to another A&E unnecessary and risk damaging it further. Will they also just send him home?</p><p></p><p>Can anyone cast (no pun intended) some light on this please? - i'm quickly discovering I don't know enough about the implications diabetes has on a fracture or what argument I should be using with the hospital staff?</p><p></p><p>Sorry this is so long - i'm not sure how much you need ...i'll make them shorter in future.</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Garry71, post: 2067411, member: 508125"] Hi Everyone Newbie to this, so please excuse any mistakes or oversights ... Could someone please provide a bit of practical advice? In a nutshell, how long is it safe to wait before a broken ankle is operated on? My 52yr old partner has been T1 since age 11. Two days ago he slipped and broke his ankle, had a hypo and passed out in the street. After a 60 min wait for the ambulance, he was taken to the Royal London Hospital. They confirmed that he'd broken his tibia near the ankle and that surgery was required 'soon' if neurological and other damage was to be avoided - but they had no free beds. They put a rough cast on it and sent him home 'until a surgical bed becomes free'. My faith in the hospital is low - even though they were told he was diabetic, and he was admitted during a full hypo, they left him in a corridor for 6 hours with no pain relief, care or water. When temporarily discharged the next day, he was told he needed warfarin injections to stop clots, but they had run out and could only give him two! They also said that he should get his own pain meds as he gets free prescriptions. His family are telling me that he must be operated on immediately because of the diabetes, but I can't find anything specific online to argue his case. He is is in a LOT of pain, but I don't want to drag him off to another A&E unnecessary and risk damaging it further. Will they also just send him home? Can anyone cast (no pun intended) some light on this please? - i'm quickly discovering I don't know enough about the implications diabetes has on a fracture or what argument I should be using with the hospital staff? Sorry this is so long - i'm not sure how much you need ...i'll make them shorter in future. Thanks [/QUOTE]
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