Well ifn' ya'll would have taken your mother to the hospital .........

for a procedure......... and when you are allowed back in recovery you find:

1. Her with a big fat upper lip on her left side
2. Container with one "real" tooth that somehow just FELL out during the procedure while she was under anesthesia and quietly sleeping.
3. Her with blood running out from beneath the bandage protecting the large skin tear on her left arm.

What would you do?

Excuses from hospital:

1. We put in a mouth guard - reason for huge lip
2. We don't know what happened - reason for tooth that "fell out"
3. Her blood pressure cuff tubing must have gotten twisted up with her skin when we rolled her over.

She has four of these exact same procedures in the last 30 days with no lip/tooth/arm problems. She is 87 but the skin on her arm is not loose and saggy to get twisted up with the cuff.

I think they almost dropped her or dropped her and got a little too rough with the tube they stuck down her throat during the procedure to remove the stones!

First thing I would do is call Richard Schartz(big time ambulance chaser). Second thing I would do is to move her to a new hospital real fast. and get a new doctor. Third thing I would do is have them rename the hospital after your mom because she's gonna own it.

She's back at the nursing home, they let her go home after all that! :(

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Originally Posted by crappiholic

First thing I would do is call Richard Schartz(big time ambulance chaser). Second thing I would do is to move her to a new hospital real fast. and get a new doctor. Third thing I would do is have them rename the hospital after your mom because she's gonna own it.

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Maybe dust off 'Ol Betsy and make sure she's sighted in good...

hate to even hear that, cn, hope she is doing well.

I think they should have to AT LEAST pay for the dental bill to implant a tooth to replace the one that mysteriously fell out.

CN I'd probly have been in jail for murder after seeing that... I hope all goes better and whoever did your mother like that gets what they deserve... I swear nobody gives a flip about anything anymore, including someone else's well-being...

I am sorry to hear of this CN. I do hope that your Mom does well and she is in my prayers.

Thanks for all the well wishes. She looks like she's been in a car accident! :(

That sucks CN!!!! I would definitely raise some he77 with someone! If the hospital wont give you answers then get an attorney.