Patient Harm, Lack of Informed Consent, Overtreatment, Medical Errors
* Didn't record a med the first time, so they double-dosed me, then told the DOH it "didn't happen."
* Gave me 38% more propofol than the maximum dose listed by the manufacturer.
* Used consent forms I signed for the original procedure to cover themselves for the new procedure. I was awake and not in the OR when the procedure changed; they could have informed me.
* Had me sign anesthesia consent forms before I talked to their anesthesiologist. Form doesn't reflect state law regarding party responsible for informing patients.
* Didn't inform me of anesthesia risks/benefits/alternatives for the procedure--either methods or meds. Without asking me (as in, made decisions that should have been mine), their anesthesiologist chose the most aggressive method, general anesthesia. He also started meds before assessing me and one of those meds he said he doesn't use on himself. The surgeon, a lithotripter tech, MWSC and the anesthesiologist all later told me it can be done unsedated (just pain meds). General anesthesia makes the procedure "quicker"--which is more profitable for everyone but me.
* Six of the meds I was given were not medically necessary (according to MWSC and their doctors), most were without my knowledge and most (if not all) doses were higher than needed. It took me about a year and a half to recover from an adverse reaction I had to one them.
* Didn't tell me a technician does most of the work. My legs were spread while he worked on my pubic area for 35 minutes, but I never saw him, only his name in my records afterward. I initialed "no" on the consent form for having technical support persons in the room.
* When I asked for my records, they sent pieces. I asked 5 times and reminded them of HIPAA before I got them all.
* Anethesiologist was disciplined by DOPL for his actions in my case.
My opinion about my experience: MWSC was rushed, paternalistic and prioritized profit. Behind the smiling faces, my patient rights were being disrespected, I was receiving dangerous "care", and O.R. time and case turnover (RVUs) were put above my needs. If you have a procedure here, good luck. read more