Summary
This series of blog posts is written by a patient who experienced life-changing complications after surgery went wrong. In her posts, they explore the psychological needs of patients following healthcare harm, which are often overlooked during physical rehabilitation.
"I believe that the emotional support given to the patient during those first few weeks can make a significant difference to their long term quality of life. That’s why I decided to write this blog, to give constructive feedback to help medical professionals learn from my experiences."
Content
Blog posts:
- It's about acceptance
- Put yourself in these scenarios
- Sorry - one important word
- Reassuring the patient
- My turn to apologise
- Emotional support
- Making ICU a bit more bearable
- Not what I wanted to hear
- Helping the patient forgive
- Not my fault either
- How time heals
- Psychological benefits of prehabilitation
- Talking to an independent person
- Be kind to angry patients
- Emotional intelligence
- Difficult conversations
- Forget-me-not
- Surgeons' coping mechanisms
- Showing his vulnerability
- A safe place to talk
- Social media
- My coping mechanisms
- Trusting my surgeon again
- Reconciliation
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