Police are searching for a missing Scots man from the Edinburgh area. Shaun Nixon has been reported missing from the Craigmillar area of the city.
06.02.2023 - 08:05 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Humza Yousaf has apologised to a man left in agony for six years with severe testicular pain. The Health Secretary described the delay in patient Martin Brown’s treatment as “unacceptable”.
The 52-year-old’s condition is now so bad he can barely walk or spend time with his grandchildren. But last night, Labour’s health spokeswoman Jackie Baillie hit out, saying: “Instead of apologising, Humza Yousaf should actually fix the problem.
"After 15 years on the SNP’s watch, it is disgraceful that we have situations like this. This is clearly now beyond urgent and the Cabinet Secretary should ensure this man, and others like him, receives his operation.”
Martin was first diagnosed with the problem in 2017 - at the same time he was diagnosed with a kidney stone, a hernia and digestive illness diverticulitis. Of his four complaints, doctors felt dealing with his kidney stone was the most pressing but he said the following year he was referred to a consultant urologist.
But he claims it took three years to get an appointment. The agony continued as his testicle swelled and shrunk regularly causing him immense pain.
In 2021, he was given an X-ray in relation to his hernia and, two days later, a urologist examined the same X-ray and said there was minimal blood flow to the testicle and that it was half the size it had been in 2017. A lump was also detected in the middle of it and he was told it needed to be removed.
Martin said: “I wasn’t given any reason for the problem, I was just told the testicle needed to be removed. The pain is incredible, it is as if I am being kicked between the legs every time I move.
"The pain goes into my stomach like a steel rod. One of the first things the consultant said to me was, ‘I was meant to have seen
Police are searching for a missing Scots man from the Edinburgh area. Shaun Nixon has been reported missing from the Craigmillar area of the city.
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