Paralyzed after surgery

[jchristin]

hey everyone...

thank you so much for all your wonderful posts.

My friend had surgery back in September and was eventually transported to another facility southwest of Berlin, one that specializes in spine rehab cases and where he was suppose to receive 'aggressive" rehab therapy. Ya...right. Real aggressive, NOT.

He is now flying home to Canada. Get this, because the hospital in consultation with Stenum wanted him released before Christmas, he was released two days after Christmas, when a paramedic from Canada was flown to Germany to care for my friend on his journey back home. That cost him --- out-of-his-own-pocket a huge sum of money. My friend cannot take care of himself, let alone on three flights back to Canada where he lives. He will immediately upon arrival be assessed at a Canadian Hospital and then taken directly to a rehab facility. Once Stenum and this other rehab facility learned that Canadian Health would pay for their patients rehab therapy, it was over and done for them. Just unload the patient onto the Canadian health care system and they can clean up the mess they caused.

What to do? Has anyone any contact information on past Stenum patients who suffered any kind of injury as a result of Stenum's doctors. If so, please privately message me the information. Even if they eventually recovered 100%, I would like to know how they did that and the time frame involved, as well as the costs to them.

Thanks
jchristin

[Maria]

I am so sorry to hear how your friend was treated/cared for and his current status still. I do hope he will continue to improve now at home and in Canadian Rehab system. I don't have any answers for you with regard to what you asked however just want to wish your firend all the best no matter how long it takes.

[dshobbies]

Words can't express my sorrow at your friend's condition. I think it's something we all feared prior to surgery and something thought about before deciding on whether to have surgery or not.

Regardless, I was warned off of Stenum by Willie B, who has posted here and if memory serves, his life was on the line at times. From him I found Mark and the rest is history. What, if anything, Stenum did to help him or what they claimed as their own culpability - I don't remember. Many think they have cleaned up their act but your friend is proof that this hospital is still risky - at least in my individual opinion.

Dale