I had surgery 1 year ago Sunday. I was able to speak but even then begging for help in a couple of situations I was ignored. I wrote a 3 page letter to about 12 different individuals. They called to be sure I wasn't going to sue and that ended that.
Then they literally almost killed me when they put me in to control the pain. I was so high on pain meds I couldn't advocate for myself. I love my husband but he isn't medically in tune at all. Ultimately I was in ICU for 11 days and intabated for 7 of those days. Had he not finally stepped forward to demand a specialist I would not be writing this.
Someone I know works in a lab at a sister hospital if you could hear the stories you would wonder how any of us get out alive.