Fractured Trochanter

Well, quelle surprise.  After 2.1/2 years of pain, my xrays have revealed that the greater trochanter sustained a type 3 fracture during surgery.  This happens in 3% of surgeries, with 2% of those leaving the patient with intractable pain.  It is very difficult to correct (the broken piece being more than 2cm).  That has been poking into my soft tissue and I still cannot lie on operated side.  Further, the hospital has photoshopped the immediate post op xray.  they have shaded out the broken piece, and cropped the edges of the trochanter.  They never responded to my calls, never saw surgeon after op; he walked past my bed several times to other patients.  That op will go down on his numbers, yet it was NOT a good result.  I have to see a private surgeon re the other side who will assess whether the NHS op needs to be revised.  Sometimes apparently they use a claw to re-attach the bone.  In my case, the broken piece has been laying down new bone.  So you can imagine the pain grows exponentially with the size.  I would have preferred to lose a limb than go through the agony of that surgery and the (non) recovery.    I am getting quite unwell with the prospect of a new surgery on the other side, but at least the private surgeon has done 3,000.  My previous was around 80,  Check the surgeon's numbers I urge you.  You don't want someone practising on you.  My GP said they are so protected that you cannot do anything about a bad result.  They have insured the surgeons who do a poor job are untouchable.  I was operated on in a rush, last thing on a Friday afternoon.  My BMI was underweight, so I came out a skeleton at the most crucial time for healing.  I will be seeing my MP about the doctored xray and various other blatant unethical events  which beset me during and after the ordeal...

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