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Initial Complaint
09/13/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Service or Repair Issues
- Status:
- Unanswered
Experiencing severe back pain and identified as needing surgery. August 19, 2022 ******************** ********************** (***************************** Hospita/SW Pain) did a back injection to relieve pain. It did not last long, so I did another injection on September 2, 2022. After the injection I experienced very severe headache that was unbearable. It began shortly after leaving the **************** It was so severe that I was in tears and had to rush to Emergency Room. The Emergency staff contacted Dr. ********************** and spoke with them about the procedure. He told them that he did it 'with a Catheter' and caused a puncture that caused a leak. I spent a few hours and was treated with a number of pain relief meds. The headache subsided a to a tolerable level so that I could be released. I was told that I needed a 'Blood Patch' to fix the puncture. I went to do the 'Blood Patch' September 9, 2022. It was performed by Dr. **********************. Almost daily I continue to experience persistent headaches starting at the upper back of my head, down to my upper back area. I'm not sure how relevant this is, but before my Catheter procedure, Dr. ********************** reviewed my Xrays and told me 'I don't know why you want to do this; it's not going to help. The only thing that's going to help is Back Surgery. He said 'let's just give it a try'. Dr. ********************** billed me a total of $1,065 for the three procedures. I tried to negotiate with him because of the failed surgeries and he never responded. I filed a complaint with the ***** ************** and like so many 'in your face'-- clear cut cases -- they did not take any actions against Dr. **********************.
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Customer Complaints Summary
1 total complaints in the last 3 years.
1 complaints closed in the last 12 months.