An Aberdeenshire dad-of-two has been left unable to walk and requires round-the-clock care after suffering a stroke during surgery for a brain aneurysm.
Maciek Wojcik, who lives in Ellon, was rushed to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after collapsing at work in November last year. When he arrived, medics confirmed the 55-year-old had experienced a stroke as a result of an aneurysm on his brain.Maciek was given the choice of letting his condition play out or undergoing brain surgery - the most severe outcome being total paralysis or death.Maciek opted for surgery, which he underwent in February, but he took another stroke on the operating table, this one more devastating than the last.The marine electrician, who is originally from Poland but has lived in Scotland for 17 years, has now been left without feeling or movement in his left arm and is unable to walk - even with a stick - without support.Maciek's wife, Iwona, 49, told the Record: "When he woke up from the surgery and realised what was happening, he was absolutely devastated."He was blaming himself, worrying that he'd made the wrong decision to go through with the surgery."He felt it was the wrong decision.
It's been an absolute nightmare."After suffering the second stroke on the operating table, Maciek was rushed for an MRI which found a blood clot in one of the stents that had been inserted.Medics were then forced to repeat the procedure - but it was too late.The whole left side of Maciek's body had drooped, his speech was impaired, he struggled to move his arms and legs and his bladder was affected, meaning he had to go to the toilet every two hours or less.He was then transported back to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he spent three days on the acute stroke ward,
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