Woman 'in unbearable pain' after 'unbelievable' blunder during surgery at Cardiff hospital

A woman has spoken out on being "dropped" from an operating table while unconscious and undergoing surgery at the troubled University Hospital of Wales. The patient, in her 50s, feels the hospital has downplayed the incident in its communications with WalesOnline.The fall happened on June 5 while the patient was under general anaesthetic for the removal of her gallbladder but had allegedly not been securely strapped to the table. We published a story on the incident after a hospital whistleblower informed us of the "unbelievable" blunder. They claimed the patient was fortunate not to have suffered a fatal injury.Now the patient has spoken to us about her experience. She contradicted Cardiff and Vale university health board's characterisation of the incident, including its claim that she su