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I found out right after having major brain surgery that a resident in training had performed my surgery without my consent. That Dr. Asher my original surgeon who was to perform my brain surgery had not performed it. That Dr. Asher just left this resident in training to operate on me during a major surgery. That just shows how much Dr. Asher cared for me as one of his patients. I put my trust in him as well as Atrium Medical Center only for that to happen. How I found out about this resident in training performing my surgery was by pure coincidence. Once my brain surgery was completed I was being moved to ICU. At that time I hear a male's voice say; "She fell off the stretcher!" Then I heard a female's voice reply; "What?" Again, the male's voice sounding anxious stated; "She fell of the stretcher!" The female's voice replied; "Oh, no! anxiously replying as well. It did not seem as if much time had passed when I heard the same male's voice say; "This is my last residency." Then I could here a group of female's saying; "Congratulation." I'm assuming they didn't realize I was alert due to the conversation they were having over my head. When my family and friends were finally able to come into ICU and visit with me. I let them know all that had transpired. While a friend of the family was visiting they sked the nurse what had happen to my forehead. The nurse said that she would let the doctor know that he had questions, but no one got back with us. You will never know how scared I was for my family to leave me there by myself. The fear from having my own surgeon pass me on to a resident in training for my major surgery without my consent. To being dropped off the stretcher right after brain surgery. Having blood coming from my forehead that had nothing to do with the area in which my incision was. To a nurse being aggressive with me when I complained about something cold running down my forehead after surgery. From begging to be taking off the high dose of morphine while being in ICU. To quickly being moved from ICU into recovery when asking about being dropped after surgery. To being released from the hospital the same day of being put in recovery. When asking once again about being dropped after surgery. To making a complaint with the hospital. Letting them know I have scars that would indicate I was dropped. For the hospital to do a "so call" investigation for what seemed like a thirty minute time frame. To call me back to say that they didn't see any evidence of a fall occurring. I told the hospital there were so many cameras that I witness, especially in ICU. For them to come back with another cover up to say the cameras were not working that day. So, I told them I would send them the pictures of the scars on my left arm, left leg, forehead, and my top lip. For the hospital to say that's ok they didn't need them. I wanted answer so bad that I couldn't wait for the follow up with Dr. Asher. Which I would have never had the follow up if I wouldn't have called to have a follow up appointment scheduled. Once I addressed my concerned to Dr. Asher he told me the bruises came from laying on the operating table during my surgery. When I told Dr. Asher that all the scars were on the same side in which the surgery was done. That all of the scars were on the left side of my body. His reply was; "I don't know what to tell you." Then I asked him; "How would I have known the residency in training was in his last residency, if not for me hearing him say it? At that time I could tell the conversation was over due to there being no response from him. I can imagine how many patients this has been done to. That they allow the residents in training to practice on patients without the patients consent. Plus, how many patients have loss their lives because of it. It was nothing but the grace of God I didn't die from falling that hard straight after brain surgery. I can imagine what they would have told my family was the cause of death. So much in between happen that the nurses and doctor know about, but they will continue to...

Once you're under anesthesia the doctor that you thought would be performing your surgery is not. Start doing all that you can for yourself, or your family member to ensure the doctor that is suppose to perform your surgery will be doing so. Atrium is so good at switching your surgeon while you're under anesthesia for a resident in training to practice on you without your consent. It wouldn't be a problem if Atrium would let you be a part of an important decision. I'm assuming they realize a lot of people would say no. It truly does baffle me how my original surgeon didn't care enough to ask me if I would be ok with a resident in training practicing on me. Especially performing such a major surgery. It's not like I had thumb surgery. I had a major brain surgery. They chose that time to have a resident sneak into the operating room while I was under to practice on me. So they made such a life changing decision without my consent. I can only assume that it continues to happen to so many innocent people while the personnel that work for Atrium continue to go home and sleep without a guilty conscious at all. As long as they have a job. I question how they go about choosing who will be surgically practiced on. "Is it the ones whose life doesn't seem of any value to them?" Every night I go to sleep in pain, and every morning I wakeup in pain all because a resident in training was allowed to practice on me during my brain surgery. Oh, to go day to day experiencing what I'm experiencing after my brain surgery. I wouldn't wish what I am going through on anyone. Not even the resident in training who did this to me, nor the doctor, or nurses who allowed this to...

A Children's hospital should have their best in front. I was met with a security guard named Andrews. I explained that my son had LIMB LOSS, we had brought him from another hospital on morphine and needed a wheelchair. All of them were locked outside. He had ZERO INTEREST in moving with little more than a snail's pace. Another nurse ended up bringing a wheelchair. The ATTITUDE of this man.....put him on some other floor. Not the main entrance to a children's ER. He had the urgency and personality of stale bread. Do better Atrium. By the way, I will be leaving a POSITIVE review separately for the rest of the medical staff that treated my son with the urgency that the...