Woman says she was given breast implants without consent following double mastectomy
"I felt shocked and very upset"
"I felt shocked and very upset"
"I felt shocked and very upset"
- Donna Finegan-White, 44, says she was given breast implants without her consent following surgery for a double mastectomy.
- The double mastectomy occurred in October 2014 at Great Western Hospital in Swindon, Wilshire, England.
- Donna sued the hospital, and the claim was settled outside of court.
A woman sued a hospital in England after she said she was given without her consent following surgery for a double mastectomy.
Donna Finegan-White, 44, of Swindon, Wiltshire, says she elected to have the 바카라 게임 웹사이트 which took place in October 2014 at Great Western Hospital in Swindon 바카라 게임 웹사이트 in order to reduce her risk of following a history of the disease in her family, according to .
Finegan-White's mother was diagnosed with, treated for and survived breast cancer at age 50, and her aunt died from the disease at age 50.
After the surgery, Finegan-White said she woke up from anesthesia to discover she had been given breast implants without her consent.
"I expected to come out of the surgery risk-free of breast cancer and without permanent implants, as this is what had been agreed upon," she told the . "Yet, I woke up with implants, which I had never signed for in the consultations with the surgeon." Finegan-White added that she "felt shocked and very upset and frustrated, as it was completely unexpected."
Finegan-White said the implants were larger than the breasts she had , and she had to seek medical help several times for severe pain and swelling in her breasts, as well as for a "severe psychological reaction," during the years after her mastectomy.
She finally underwent surgery to remove the implants in February 2016 only to find she required subsequent emergency surgery to remove a life-threatening blood clot that developed following the removal of her implants.
Finegan-White sued Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust following the ordeal. "We put a great deal of trust in medical staff, relying on them for expert care," Finegan-White said. "I just feel totally let down and angry by the care I received."
Officials with the hospital denied staff acted negligently, but said the incident and issue of whether Finegan-White consented fell below "reasonable standards." The claim was ultimately settled out of court.
"What was meant to be an operation designed to reduce the risk of Donna being diagnosed with ended up causing her much unnecessary distress and suffering," James P, a medical negligence lawyer who represented Finegan-White, told the Daily Mail. He also asked the hospital to realize "the importance of ensuring policies and checks surrounding patient consent are upheld at all times.바카라 게임 웹사이트
"I suffered a great deal of pain and trauma for months because of the implants that never signed up for," Finegan-White said. "By speaking out I hope my story reminds hospitals of the importance of upholding patient consent."