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A woman “wide awake” during heart surgery after being given the wrong medication has agreed to £32,000 in damages.
Patricia Otty, 77, was haunted by her heart valve replacement op, suffering nightmares in which she was “choking and experiencing excruciating pain”.
And three months after being discharged, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
She said: “I had a constant sense of dread and anxiety and I became terrified of everything – especially medical procedures. I was vomiting with fear ahead of one of my heart scans after the op.”
Pat had heart issues, including aortic stenosis and atrial fibrillation, when she was admitted for the op at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, in April 2017.
www.mirror.co.uk
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Patricia Otty, 77, was haunted by her heart valve replacement op, suffering nightmares in which she was “choking and experiencing excruciating pain”.
And three months after being discharged, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
She said: “I had a constant sense of dread and anxiety and I became terrified of everything – especially medical procedures. I was vomiting with fear ahead of one of my heart scans after the op.”
Pat had heart issues, including aortic stenosis and atrial fibrillation, when she was admitted for the op at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, in April 2017.
Woman left 'wide awake' during heart surgery after being given wrong medication
EXCLUSIVE: Patricia Otty has been awarded damages after a bungled heart operation in which she was wide awake has left her with nightmares and post traumatic stress disorder
www.mirror.co.uk
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