Surgeon Fired!

I had my wls surgery  on Sept. 15, 2009. The next day,  I told the surgeon, Dr. Brader,  that something let go and went down to my pelvic area.  He and the technician blew me off.  That night,  I started to have complications(fever and purple fluids coming out of my drainage tube and catherbag) and was sent home the next day.  Within a day or two, a visiting nurse came by and call Dr. Brader.  She tried to tell him that my symptoms were getting worse.  Still didn't listen.  A couple of day later,  she called the doctor and told him that I needed the hospital right then and there.  I was admitted.  Dr. Brader called my husband and told him that if I hadn't gotten into the hospital when I did, I would have been dead.  He thought a stitch broke.  Within the next 3 1/2 months,  I underwent 3 more operations to correct the original wls.  and spent the next 6 1/ months in hospital and nursing home/ rehab.  I lost 10 months of my life  and there were serious problems to my marriage because of it.
Today, in the paper, HE WAS FIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I just wonder how many other people he screwed.

Lawyer up.

I have been in contact with a lawyer as we speak.  I did call him up today to let him know about the article in the paper stating that he was fired.

Good. Be sure to follow his advice regarding what you say on the forums and other Internet locations, okay?

I would listen to Elizabeth.

My mom had a rectocele surgery some years ago and the surgeon blew her off when she started having issues. She subsequently ended up having a lot og problems with her bladder and privates. Ah-hem.... anyway he has had numerous complaints and 14 yrs later she is still having problems. Anyways, like said before, lawyer up. My mom didnt and she wishes she had.

In contact with one and call to inform them of the article in the paper.  Thank you.

Thank God you are okay..I agree with Elizabeth.

You have to read this link.  It is the court documents for a case (Alan H. Brader, Appellant, v. Allegheny General Hospital. *, 167 F.3d 832 (3rd Cir. 1999) of when he got fired from another hospital for basically killing people by not following the correct protocol.  He had a mortality rate of 52% when the other surgeons in the unit had a mortality rate of 10%.  You are lucky to be alive.  

From the document:

" The record portrays Brader as a disruptive force in the hospital. Not only did he cause friction between the cardiothoracic unit and the trauma service, but he also told orthopedic trauma surgeons that they were not using the proper procedures for certain traumas. As a result, Diamond had to intercede to "calm the waters." Brader allegedly made derogatory statements to nurses, but at a meeting organized by Diamond to address the issue, Brader refused to act in a conciliatory manner. Diamond testified, "It really was incredibly unpleasant, time consuming, and literally every day there was a new nightmare of some kind" that he had to solve."

AND

" Diamond reviewed and compared the AAA procedures performed by Brader and the other surgeons. He concluded that Brader's operative record reflected deficiencies in skill, as well as "unconscionable" judgment. "  

It goes on to say " Of greatest concern ... was the fact that of the twelve ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms there were a tremendous number of complications.... The mortality rates for such cases can be quite high. However, the thing that concerned us most was that there were many complications and many maneuvers in what we would consider poor surgical judgement.... "

The guy is a **** surgeon.  I am really glad you are doing ok!

Okay, SOMEONE needs to prosecute this guy. He really needs to be barred from ever practicing medicine again, much less doing surgery.