@Lauren Of Emerald City posted:Do patients have to still consent to surgery when they are too sick to consent or not able to consent? Sounds like peoples parents/guardians cannot consent for them either.
And wow!! A vascular surgeon did yours??? I could not imagine! I did not even think they are even capable of something like that, that sounds like a big risk lol. Here in the U.S, its either general or colon surgeons that do something like that as far as I am aware of. Mine personally was done by a colon surgeon and it was Robotic Assisted. Do you guys have Robotic Assisted surgeries too? And was yours done robotically???
And yeah, that happens here in the U.S too. A lot of people do not like having multiple surgeries because after a while its mentally and physically draining. I definitely understand why people choose to have an end ileostomy to avoid all of that drainess. I was 22 when I had everything done so I did not know about how draining all of that stuff can be on the body until I went through it. I do not know if I would have done things differently had I known that. But I do love where I am at right now with my J-pouch.
And yeah, most people that have a mucosectomy done, typically have more problems too. Did you have a mucosectomy done or do you still have your rectal cuff??? I am not sure how the U.K does it, we have a mixture of that at the U.S. I personally have a rectal cuff.
Do you think the dental situation will get better in the NHS system or the UK system???
If a patient is admitted as emergency and severely injured or unconscious; then yes, the Hospital will act in the best interest of the patient without consent.
Parents, guardians and a next of kin can also give consent but should a patient refuse treatment or surgery; the Hospital can’t just ignore a patients wishes and ask the next of kin etc.
The Vascular Surgeon only removed my bowel and created the end ileostomy and both he and his female surgical assistant were very capable; it worked without complications for 9½ years and the Surgeons at St Marks were impressed by their handiwork.
My ileostomy was an emergency and the Vascular Surgeon was the only one on call at short notice, who was capable of performing such a procedure and I was too ill to care and just wanted what was making me so ill out of me.
My J pouch was created by the specialist at St.Marks.
Yeah. since the early 2000 Robotic Assisted Surgery has been available at NHS Hospitals, even at St.Marks although I’ve never heard of it being used for J pouch surgery.
I’ve no idea whether I have a rectal cuff or not or which technique is used over the other, so I guess it’s the same as the U.S; a mixture of either technique depending on circumstances or maybe a Surgeons preference.
With the Coronavirus fallout, an expected 2nd wave, a possible winter flu epidemic and separating from EU, it’s highly unlikely the UK Dental System will improve any time soon.
Otherwise: I too love where I am with my J-pouch.