“I used to have to sleep every afternoon because of fatigue. I felt drained. Since the operation, I’ve been able to stay awake all day, and I’m sleeping much better at night.”

Mary, from Kildare, is a pleasant woman who always has a kind word to say. Staying positive wasn’t easy when it seemed like she would never get the treatment she needed. “I was waiting four years for a hip replacement. I was told it was my spine, then I was told it was my discs. I couldn’t get a straight answer. Finally, I was told it was my hips. I was in agony, and I had to use a motor vehicle because walking was too painful. I was just given more and more painkillers, treating the symptom, not the problem. Most recently, I was given morphine patches, but they kept falling off. I didn’t want them, but they kept falling off.”

In pain and feeling exasperated, I rang to see where on the waiting list I was.

“‘You won’t get seen this side of Christmas, and you might not get seen next year.’ I broke down; I couldn’t take it. I had no life, I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t do anything. By the luck of God, my doctor mentioned Healthcare Abroad to me. I got talking to Sorcha, Chris, and Paul. That was the 16th of October, and on the 3rd of November, I was here.”

“You know, it’s just something else—the hotel, the hospital, the drivers—they do so much for you. Everything is so precise. You’re taken for physio in the morning and the afternoon. I don’t feel any of the pain that I did before, just a little bit from the stitches. The aftercare has been excellent, with regular dressing changes.” “I used to have to sleep every afternoon because of fatigue. I felt drained. Since the operation, I’ve been able to stay awake all day, and I’m sleeping much better at night.”

“I’m looking forward to getting back to doing the things I used to do before the hip pain.”

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