Man who sliced through hand with mitre saw left in agonising pain after operations cancelled TWICE
23.06.2022 - 21:13
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An engineer who accidentally sliced through his hand with a mitre saw says he was told his injuries were 'serious' by a doctor - but then claims he was left in limbo after having his surgery cancelled twice at the very last minute.
Mohammad Aghababaei, from Cheetham Hill, was working in Prestwich when the horrifying accident happened last Wednesday (15 June). Trying to stop the bleeding, he wrapped a bandage from the first aid kit in his van around his hand and was raced to A&E at Oldham Hospital by his wife.
He says doctors told him his hand needed surgery because he had cut through '70 per cent' of the tendon in his hand, a connective tissue that attaches muscles to the bone. He says he was sent on his way and told to return the following morning for surgery - which never happened.
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Mohammad, 42, said: "It was so painful and bleeding, so I used the first aid kit in my van and my wife drove me to A&E at Oldham Hospital. They checked my hand, and the doctor said it was serious and needed surgery.
"They wrapped it up with a bandage, told me to go home and not eat anything or move my hand. I was given pain killers and they said they would call me the next morning.
"The doctor said to me I may have to go to physiotherapy for my hand movements afterwards. I would be out of work for at least a month, which is hard because I am an engineer and my hands are so important to me. They are my life and my income.
"I couldn't sleep and didn't eat anything until around 11am on the Thursday morning, when they called me and said the operation had been cancelled and they would contact me again as soon as possible. The day after was the same, I was