"Lack of judgement and care"

I was diagnosed with having Lipodermatosclerosis by Dermatology at Ninewells Hospital Dundee and referred to their outpatient specialist vascular clinic for regular appointments of wound care supported by ultrasound scans and ultrasound-guided foam injections. I was eventually referred back to Dermatology where it was decided that I would benefit from triple compression therapy supported by twice weekly appointments at my local CCATS wound care clinic in Auchterarder.

Until a few months ago things seemed to be positively progressing whereby the wound on the outside of my ankle had healed and the wound on the inside of my ankle was rapidly closing. However, during one routine appointment the nurse declared that the wound on the inside of my ankle was healed and no dressings or anything else would be necessary, just the application of a cushioned adhesive pad to protect the healed area and the triple compression re-applied. At my next appointment one week later and with a different nurse, they commented that the wound was very wet and this was attributable to the wrong dressing causing excess moisture.

Since then, the healing process has has somewhat reversed itself resulting in wound enlargement accompanied by increased discomfort and pain. It is disconcerting to experience a lack of judgement and care which has caused me harm but has also undermined all the good efforts of the rest of the CCATS team.