After discectomy and a laminectomy , disc reherniated Posted: 10-01-07 18:31pm
I believe I have talked to some of you on
the "other" forum so I hope my history
doesn't become too tedious for you.
Back in 2001 I was in the habit of walking
everyday about 3 miles or so and started
experiencing pain in the sciatica...then
one morning woke up in agony which cont.
day and night for 4 days. Couldn't sleep,
lay, stand, sit...I just kept moving and
moaning. Went to the chiro and as soon as
he touched my back I flew off his bench
and scared the bjeebers out of him so he
told me I should go to emergency. I called
my Dr. and since by now I was losing the
feeling in my calf and foot she agreed
that I should go. Once they did an xray
on me they said my disc was herniated and
they called a Neurosurgeon who said to
admit me and get me a MRI asap. They gave
me Percocette which had me vomiting all
day and bawling and moaning and
shaking...what a time. Within 3 days I
found myself in the operating room and
would have been glad to have them cut my
leg off the pain in my thigh and calf was
so bad. I didn't know it then, but the
Neurosurgeon who did the surgery was the
worst one in town and he did a terrible
job and treated me terribly. I had a 10"
cut and was given no aids for walking, no
PT, no special toilet seat, absolutely
nothing. If my husband wasn't there to
hold me up or support me when I had to use
the bathroom I don't know how I would have
survived. I was told by the nurses NOT
to ask questions (he didn't like that) and
on day 3 he told me he was discharging me
and I asked him what I should be doing and
he said "If it hurts, don't do it". I
rec'd no prescription for pain although I
was still in agony. He just told me to
make an app't to see him in 6 weeks, and
to call my GP if I wanted pain meds.
Anyhow my recovery was long and tortuous.
I later found out that he had done a
discectomy and a laminectomy - removing 3
vertebrae. I believe someone referred to
this as the "roof". Anyhow after 6 months
I had another MRI and found that the same
disc had reherniated.
I made up my mind there and then that I
would NEVER let him touch me again. He was
totally incompetent and rude.
I will continue my tale of woe later, as
my husband just got in from hunting and is
looking for his supper.
Mare
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 10-06-07 04:27am
Have you considered a malpractice suit?
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jimare
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Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 43 Location: ,
Malpractice Posted: 10-06-07 23:36pm
Yoga
Actually I never thought about it.
Malpractice lawsuits are not all that
common here...anyone I know that went
ahead with it was still fighting for some
sort of satisfaction after three years or
four years, and usually they give up in
discouragement. The Neurosurgeon who
operated on me is no longer
operating...moved in to
administration...Also..that was 2001...a
little late for that now.
We have a friend who was refused entry to
the hospital during the SARS scare and he
ended up dying (lungs closed from some
sort of virus) within 30 minutes of being
turned away, and his widow is still
fighting for some sort of compensation. A
Dr. had looked at him and told him he had
strepp throat (just from a quick look) and
said to fill a prescription which he gave
him, and sent him on his way. He got
outside the hospital and couldn't breath,
so tried to go back in and the security
guards wouldn't let him in...said he had
had medical attention and to go home, and
the Drs. and a couple of nurses said "Just
get your prescription filled...you'll be
okay". His mother picked him up and
brought him to his house where he started
turning blue, fell on the floor and died.
So you see, here in Canada, it isn't the
same as in the U.S. I imagine if you are
wealthy and can afford a high-priced
lawyer you might get somewhere.
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MinnesotaDave
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 12
And People Want Universal Health Care. Posted: 10-24-07 07:50am
I always hear people bragging about
Canada's Health care system. From what I
see on these boards I would never want
Universal Health care.
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Marie B.
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 230 Location: Ohio
Universal Health Care Posted: 10-24-07 18:06pm
You are a smart man there MiinnesotaDave.
Universal Health Care is definitely not
what Hillary claims it to be. You can bet
she and hubby will never come under what
she is trying to impose on the US. The
numbers of people coming to see our
doctors and using our hospitals for help
with their health is huge.
Marie B.
