This was a medical negligence case on behalf of a 49-year-old female client. Our client had been suffering from abscesses on her liver for approximately 2 years. She had undergone 3 drainage procedures but unfortunately, these had not been successful in the long term as the abscesses kept returning.
By July 2010, our client was again feeling unwell and was admitted to the hospital. She provided the hospital with her Hormone Replacement Treatment medication, Climagest, which she had been prescribed by her General Practitioner.
Our Client had been taking this medication for approximately 12 months without any problems. Climagest has varying levels of hormones during the month and it is, therefore, important that the tablets are taken in the correct order. The monthly strips of the medication are clearly labelled with the relevant days for this purpose.
Within a couple of days in hospital, our client began her period, which was approximately 2 weeks before she was due. She bled for just over a week, which frightened her as she had never suffered from breakthrough bleeding before.
Our client became very emotional and was crying a lot more than usual. She suffered from abdominal cramps, which felt like menstrual cramps. The doctors at the hospital told our client that they did not know if her symptoms were being caused by the abscess or her menstrual cycle and they were unable to explain why she was bleeding so early. This worried our client even more.
When our client was discharged from the hospital, it was found that the Climagest tablets had been administered to her in the wrong order, which affected her physical health and emotional well-being.
Once at home, our client took her tablets in the correct order again and fortunately, her menstrual cycle returned to normal within approximately 3 months and she has had no lasting symptoms.
The hospital admitted liability for administering the medication incorrectly and we have recovered the sum of £2,500 by way of compensation for our client.
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