I have very mixed feelings about the experience I had there as well (see Charité Mitte review). I…read morewas taken in on a Wednesday morning for surgery scheduled the next day. I arrived at the appointed time, I think 09:00 and waiting for approximately 2 hours before I was attended to by the intake nurse. They set me up with the anaesthesiologist and the assistant doctor on rotation. According to the anaesthesiologist whom I saw at approximately 17:00, my surgery was scheduled for approximately 13:00 the next day and that the chief surgeon was going to do the discectomy and fusion of Cervical spine 5 & 6. The nurses then made their rounds for the evening and somehow I could tell that maybe something was going right. I asked the nurse and he said that I wasn't on the operating schedule for the next day at all. He had just reviewed the updated list... So, one more day in hospital with nothing to do. They then told me that I was scheduled for the Friday, first thing. I fasted, showered with the special soap, laid in bed and waited and waited and waited. Finally, someone came at about 17:00 to tell me they wouldn't be able to operate on me. I was soooooo hungry that I virtually had no energy to get out of the bed to get some food. I proceeded to eat, get dressed and pack a few things to take home with me for the weekend. I was meant to get approval but they screwed me around so much I just left. I needed to get some sleep. They then phoned me at home and said that since I had been rescheduled twice they would put me in first thing the Monday morning and that I'd need to be back in hospital the Sunday evening. We did all the preparations again but this time, they actually did operate. I don't remember much of the rest of that day but the following morning there was a good of doctors with the chief and they were mainly mumbling amongst themselves and wouldn't answer any questions whatsoever. They said we'll be back but never came back until late that afternoon, they asked if I would go home. I said absolutely not. I was still in a lot of pain. Then they came back and said they would move me to another location in Steglitz, had me pack my bags with the help of a nurse. Then later said, no sorry, you're staying right here. The nurses were generally okay as were the physiotherapists. I think about one week later, a weekend doctor came in (Dr. Finger) who answered all my questions and was very patient. I saw him once after that in my 3 month follow up. They may be good but they need to learn that their reputation may not last long if they don't treat patients a bit better.
