Surgical Screw Pops Out of Woman’s Head 14 Months After Brain Cancer Surgery

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• Stephanie Faure says she discovered a surgical screw sticking out of her skull 14 months after brain cancer surgery

• She claims the doctor ignored her concerns and denied her request for a second opinion, saying it was a cyst

• Faure’s boyfriend removed the screw with tweezers at home and she plans to file a formal complaint against the hospital

A woman who experienced this brain cancer He said that during surgery 14 months ago, he woke up with a surgical screw sticking out of his skull.

“When I woke up, there was a lot of pressure in my head,” said Stephanie Faure of Saskatoon, Canada. CBC Around the morning of March 8th. “When I looked closer, I realized a screw was trying to come out of my head.”

Fourteen months ago, Faure had undergone surgery. craniotomy; It is a type of brain surgery in which part of the skull is removed to access the brain. Faure, who uses daily medication to treat brain cancer, had surgery to remove the tumors. Metal plates and screws were used to secure the skull back in place.

But he said one of the screws “probably became loose over time and came out.” It felt like it was being scraped from the inside.

He said he went to the emergency department at the Royal University Hospital and waited five and a half hours before being seen there. But when a doctor finally saw him, “he told me it wasn’t a screw, I was just seeing things and that it was a cyst It looked like a screw and he told me to go home.”

When Faure asked if he could see another doctor or nurse, he was allegedly told “He said there were other people who could help.”

When Faure returned home, her boyfriend removed the screw with tweezers. “He definitely wanted to show up.” he told CBC. “It was moving as the day went by, so it wasn’t too difficult by then.”

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Saying that Faure was dismissed for the second time by a healthcare official, Faure shared that the exacerbation of the intestinal disorder colitis was written off as “abdominal pain”. He did not specify whether there was a different medical provider; In this case, this time he could “kind of see it from the doctor’s point of view,” he said, “so you can see very clearly what’s going on. So it was even more frustrating that he was ignoring me.”

“They get paid a lot of money to do their job,” said Faure, who said he plans to file a formal complaint, “and that’s why he needs to do this.”

A representative for the Saskatchewan Health Authority said in an email to PEOPLE., The Royal University Hospital, which oversees the Royal University Hospital, said: “The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is committed to providing safe and accessible care to everyone across the province. We take concerns about patient experiences and interactions within our healthcare system very seriously. The SHA has established a confidential, patient-centred service through our Customer Concern Specialists to support patients and family members through a respectful process to learn how we can address all care concerns. The SHA continues to identify ongoing opportunities for improvement brought forward through the Customer Concern process. The SHA continues to identify certain ongoing opportunities for improvement brought forward through the Customer Concern process. “He cannot comment on cases or individuals and has no further comment on this matter at this time.”

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