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West Suffolk Hospital


Permanent injury received

Permanent injury received From contaminated surgical equipment. I received a urinary infection , resulting in renal failure and septic collapse from a sisoscury examination of bladder cancer. On admission to hospital I was operated on during the procedure I was anaesthetised by epidural in my vertebrae. The contaminated equipment introduced E.Coli infection resulting in ulceration L3/L4 . Every day I suffer varying levels of extreme pain and walking from room to room in my home requires more than gritting my teeth, prior to hospital experience I was fully active. Since then every action is an effort of will. I am only here as I refuse to die.