heavenboundiwillbe
Rant, Raves & Rejection
Feb 20, 2009
I guess my last few posts have been quite on the negative side.....this one will be no different. I am so disgusted and disappointed in the lack of after care I have received. I am almost 3 months post-op and I have only seen my surgeon one time since Dec 3rd. Well let me back up a little to the actual day of surgery. I was wheeled past my surgeon and I tried to say something to him and he just glanced at me and said "see you in surgery." Wrong again! I never seen him in the Surgery Room, the Recovery Room, Intensive Care Ward or in my Private Room. And to make matters worse, he was across the hall at my friend Brenda's room (we had surgery same day, couple hours apart) and NEVER even took the time to step over to my room to see how I was doing. Instead I was seen by a foreign House Dr whom I couldn't understand a word he said. Thank goodness they sent home my after-care on paper. From that point began the disappointment. I had a scheduled appointment for 2 weeks out, got canceled for emergency surgery. Had it rescheduled again 3 more times and they were canceled as well!! A friend of mine who is a Liaison for the Emergency room in my hometown (she is an RN as well) called my doctors office and told them that I was sick all the time, running temps and that my skin is very pale and ashen looking. She told them her credentials and how concerned she was for my health. They scheduled an appointment for me two days later. Now I thought we were getting somewhere.....NOT!!! They called 2 hours before I was to leave and canceled once again because of another Emergency Surgery!! Why is he having all these emergency surgeries??? I was also told on Thursday that a nurse would be calling me back to talk to me about what my symptoms are. Usually when I call to speak to a nurse or dietitian, it is days before they return the call, if they return it at all. But remember, THEY were the ones who were suppose to have her call me. It is now Saturday and I am sure you can guess by now, NO call! I have never been so disgusted and dissatisfied with a doctor and his staff as I am with this bunch. I feel like I was just another dollar sign, moving along the conveyor belt. My cousin told me this "A doctor is only as good as his staff." I wouldn't have understood that, but with this situation, I absolutely know what she is saying! Oh and by the way, my friend Brenda who had the surgery the same day I did, by the same doctor, she still to this day has not seen the doctor since her surgery. So see it is not just me, it is the whole office apparently. I wonder, has anyone else been treated so unfairly as we have?? As I said before, this isn't what I signed up for.......
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About Me
shelbyville, IN
Location
42.9
BMI
Surgery
12/03/2008
Surgery Date
Jan 10, 2006
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