Again, thank you everyone for your support and thoughts they are much appreciated!

Pachyderm:
I definitely feel that way, the problem is that little waver you sign before going into surgery, the doctors and hospital are pretty much untouchable with that. In signing it the patient is agreeing to any and all the risks right up to and including death.

An interesting note; I recently discovered an article interview of an ex-hospital administrator / Doctor. He suggested taking a sharpie marker and crossing out all the areas you do not agree to then sign it. If they tell you they cannot perform the surgery without the proper waver you ask them to then please provide you with a hospital letter saying they refuse you medical care.

I only wish I had known this nine months ago.

I am hoping to find opportunities to go out in public and share my story and alert people on some of the dangers of hospital care and ways to help prevent medical errors and mistakes.

Here’s another statistic offered by the Doctor / administrator in that article. “In the United States, more than 2 million people are affected by hospital-acquired infections each year, and a whopping 100,000 people die as a result.”

Calista+12:
I am just now becoming aware of some of these possible emotional after-effects. Especially in light of my long drawn out procedure, I’m sure I’ve been affected in some of those ways I will check into it more on line, again thank you the info.