Spine Fusion Tuesday L4 L5 with cracked facet removed and conjoined nerves

Spine Fusion Tuesday L4 L5 with cracked facet removed and conjoined nerves. You all helped me in the past with two TKRs and I was astounded by the help I received. Both instances were a success and the facility I had them done at was top notch.

I had quite a different experience this time I’m Nashville at another group nearby my previous facility. I got a second opinion with a highly recommended Dr. but never expected the I have had to go thru. I have Psoriatric Arthritis and had to go off my Biologic for two weeks before and now two weeks after. That caused me to have to be readmitted my last knee surgery as my inflammation became so bad, my oxygen plummeted. I had my Rheumy write a letter to let them know this along with a prevelance of TIAs where my vision will go double - cause unknown. I saw TKR pain my husband was in after the same back surgery and he is in good health so I was terrified of being sent home the following day.

After I woke up in my room around 3:30 I was alone. I did not mind but during the next two hours began to feel panick as the pain was starting and I could not move. About an hour later I tried to call for a nurse. I realized after 30 minutes my bed, lights, nurse button was not working. 4 hours later still no one had been by to check on me.I finally heard someone in the hall and yelled for help. When the nurses came in I was irate, my plug was out of the wall. They apologized and I did too. I did not want to be labeled a pain. The damage was done.To make a long story short, I got no sleep that night due to the steroids during surgery and them failing to note I take Ambien for sleep issues so even though I brought mine from home they refused to give it to me.

The next day, I could tell they wanted me gone. They were short staffed and had to fly in a nurse the night before and they do assembly line surgery and needed the bed. I had to prove I could walk well enough to go home. While testing I became weak and shaky the room started spinning. I asked to please let me go back and lay down. When we got back I was told to get up and walk on my own periodically - with no one there with me! Is this insane? I also was told I would not be seeing my Dr before I left as he was busy. He was one floor above me! I had a few questions and had lost a good bit of blood. My chart said I was anemic yet no one mentioned it. I assume that is why I was dizzy. Yet one of the nurses came in and asked me about my head spinning earlier and wanted to know if perhaps I was “ just mad” from the incident of the day before! I could not believe it! It continues to get worse but I’m home and in excruciating pain 5 days later. The medication I was given can be taken every four hours but within two hours I am bowled over by pain. I also spent the day before surgery at the ER with a kidney stone which has not passed so I am having urinary accidents all day long with the gripping pain of the stone in the front and my back surgery pain in the back. The worst part, my Dr refused to prescribe any other medication. I have no faith in him, and Im Terrified to go to my follow up in a month. I’ve been treated like human garbage once the nurses started talking about me, and my Dr did not even have the co passion to come by and see me the next day nor did anyone follow up to see how I was doing. I made a huge mistake and am humiliated and scared that I will not be treated with any compassion or dignity going forward. I was so kind to everyone I encountered and so appreciative of the staff. There was so much more that occurred and instead of getting better I’m angry, humiliated and can’t stop crying. I have been having nightmares and just wonder why anyone would be so vindictive.