Modbury Hospital — Attraction in Adelaide

Went to Modbury Hospital yesterday for a surgery. My op went well. But the treatment was not good in my opinion.

To start I went in with a nurse who was admitting me, and over the phone I was told my mum could come in with me before I went In for my surgery so this nurse asked if I had been given permission for her to be there which I said yes over the phone I was given permission. Then when doing a questionnaire she asked if I suffered from anxiety or depression which I replied no. Then she rudely commented then why is your mum here. Which I then just said well I don’t suffer from anxiety on a daily basis just when I’m going into something like surgery then she didn’t say anything else.

My next issue with this same nurse is that she asked if my weight had changed since last time I’d been in hospital which I said yes it probably has. Then she said have you changed clothes sizes at all, so I said no but I’ve fluctuated by 10 kilos up and down in the past and not changed clothes sizes. But even though I said this I was not weighed before my surgery. Not to mention she didn’t do any OBS on me which from my knowledge is common practice to do pre op observations.

The anaesthesiologist also asked about my weight and I told her it had most likely changed from last time but I still was not weighed. Then I went into theatre, every other surgery I’ve had has been at the Lyell McEwin hospital and every time I’ve been into theatre they put a warm blanket on me before I get knocked out which I find calms my nerves a bit. But Modbury did not do this they didn’t even ask me if I was cold which I was freezing which they would’ve felt that when touching my hands to put things in me.

The next issue was once I was out and in recovery they wouldn’t let my mum come into me at all. Which at the Lyell McEwin for other surgery’s they let her come in and sit with me while I was struggling to wake up and let her sit with me the whole day. Not to mention every-time she asked someone about me while she was waiting for me they wouldn’t tell her anything much. I personally wanted her in with me so she could help me get dressed and stuff but the nurses wouldn’t allow it but they didn’t really help me to get dressed. I couldn’t stand up without getting really nauseas. But they were pressuring me to get up and get dressed and go to the toilet.

When it was the afternoon they said last set of OBS and then they would let me leave then they did them and my heart rate was 90 something and so I said can I go now. Which the nurse then replied saying that my pre op heart rate was 60 something which is extremely low for me, my normal heart rate is 90-100. Which I told him but he didn’t care. But the thing is they didn’t do pre op OBS on me before I went into theatre so they must have done them quickly before I got knocked out when I was freezing.

So then after that he said he’d like to do 2 more sets of OBS and make me wait longer then when he did the last set I was watching the screen and my heart rate was really irregular I could see it go down to 55 and then up to 102 and then in-between in a short period of time. When the nurse noticed that he said he’d do my bpm manually which he did but didn’t mention it being irregular which I felt after and it definitely was. I also got my mum and sister to double check it when I did eventually get out because both are nurses and they both confirmed it was quite irregular.

Also I would like to ad when the nurse in recovery was doing my OBS he was putting the blood pressure cuff on the same arm he was putting the oximeter on.

So in conclusion I had a very uncomfortable visit here and don’t recommend coming here for surgery especially if you get anxious about surgery, the only person who made me comfortable was the surgeon who I had met before at the Lyell McEwin he was lovely and 1 nurse who comforted me whilst I was crying.

I found the Lyell McEwin to be much more professional, calming and accommodating to my anxiety when it came to surgery and all the other things they should do prior...

I wouldn't even give you a single star but there is no other option, this place has ruined my life, i went in for them to perform some basic surgery on my foot but they decided halfway through surgery to go ahead an preform some extra surgery that I never gave them the permission to preform so it was unauthorized surgery and they where not even prepared to preform it in the first place, when I was awoken from the surgery the first thing that happened was there was a nurse standing next to my stretcher and as I awoke the first thing I said was "so how did the surgery go" and she sort of looked glum and shrugged an said "aww well not that well" I said "Why not" an she said "well they went an preformed some extra unauthorized surgery" feeling quite spaced out an dizzy I said "well what the heck does that mean?" An she said "well they where unprepared to do it in the first place" I was like "what does that mean" an she said "well they might not of given you enough blood or oxygen an they could of given you too much anesthesia" I shortly after was asked if I needed a hand to go to the toilet as I had been unconscious for quite some time so I was helped into the toilet by several nurse an shortly after I woke up in their arms after my first ever seizure, it's now been about 4 years an I've probably had nearly 100 grand mal seizures an been in hospital well over 50 times for them an been induced into I'm not sure how many comas, I'm struggling mentally financially an physically an have had no help or acknowledgment from anyone, a doctor once told me after an MRI scan briefly that I now had an unusual spot in my brain since then I've asked many doctors about it an been shrugged off no one will tell me anything about it or help me get another MRI to see what's going on an what the issue is or weather it's gotten worse, but I can certainly say I have had an noticed extreme mental an physical struggles ever since, I used to go to the gym about 3-5 days a week an bench 100kgs now I've been banned from driving an struggle to get food an clean my house. the story is long an convoluted an very disturbing I'm devastated an I'm now a broken man with no help, hope or future, (edited) it's now been 1about 10 years or more an all the doctors have done is cover their tracks an medical malpractice, they have worked to destroy every last bit of my credibility even talking to services sa an stopping me from driving still to this day an I stopped having seizures after 6 years but still banned, they have actually told lies on many occasions theses people work to protect each other, if they ever say to you "don't worry it's a routine procedure" just remember halfway through they might decide not to follow it for no reason an if they stuff it up they are not held accountable an even if they admit it you won't get compensation unless you take them to court, this can be pretty hard when your seriously ill so you probably won't ever...

Absolutely appalling treatment!! I was told I had cancer and would need surgery and depending on the outcome, further treatment. I went for a follow-up appointment 2 weeks later to be told that I didn't have cancer. As I had had cancer twice before I was concerned to say the least! During that 2 weeks we told everyone the diagnosis which upset everyone terribly. Surviving cancer for the 3rd time seemed impossible. My kids (10yo & 14yo) needed counseling and I was considering ways to end my life so my friends and family didn't have to suffer watching me die. The specialist said she hadn't had a lunch break in 3 1/2 months even though she was running an hour late. Her shift at another hospital 20 minutes drive away finished at 1pm. The same time of my appointment at a different hospital. When I was called in she apologised for the wait and told me to 'blame the system'. The specialist 2 weeks prior said ' yes, cancer' she is who I've given the 1 star to. She was caring, gentle, compassionate and overall just brilliant. The second appointment when I went in I was told 'you don't have cancer' and they i could go home. They didn't need to see me again. In complete shock I went home and booked an appointment with my GP a week later. When I got there, he had heard nothing from the hospital at all! No emails, no reports, no calls, absolutely nothing!! Needless to say he booked me in asap for a second opinion with a private specialist. I'm just so pleased that I have a fantastic doctor who knows how to practice in a competent way and knows about duty of care.

Edit Turned out that the first doctor I saw was correct. The cancer had returned resulting in an urgent full hysterectomy. Thankfully I'm still around. Absolutely disgusting Modbury hospital. Obviously you think it's ok to play with people's lives like this. You could've so easily left my children to grow up without their mother all due to negligence and the pressure you put on your staff. I didn't have the energy to fight but I hope someone else has and is suing your arses.

On a previous visit, a few monrhs prior, I presented to the ED unable to swallow. I was told in was reflux (without any tests) given mylanta and shoved outside onto the sidewalk to wait for a cab that I had to call myself at 2am in the morning! After visiting a private GI Clinic I was given an endoscopy which showed eosophigal asthma and scarring. I would rather die than ever have to go back to that poor excuse for a...