Robert Ellis

Review of Carolinas Medical Center

I went in to this hospital for elected surgery. I...

I went in to this hospital for elected surgery. It was for a TURP on my prostate, also known as a roto-rooter. My prostate is 4x's bigger than it should be and it was crushing my urethra and blocking the flow of urin. The hospital was made aware of this surgery 3 months in advance of the actual surgery on August 20, 2015 by my urologist surgeon.

I went in for a routine 2 hour surgery and did not leave until 9 days later. The main reason it took so long was that the hospital ran out of my blood supply, o-, during the surgery and put 4 units of o+ blood into my veins to keep me from bleeding out and dying. They also put in 4 units of the correct blood, o-.

I could have stored blood for this operation. There was plenty of time for this but nobody seemed to think this was a problem. Even though I already have bladder cancer, I am 71 years old and my prostate probably was cancerous. No one told me to store blood just in case there was a clotting problem. No. They waited till I was bleeding out in the recovery room, having convulsions and almost dying before realizing the blood bank would give them only 4 units of o-.

I spent 4 days in ICU while my hemoglobin score dropped from 13.5 to 5. I was in intense pain and they were very stingy with the pain meds to the point that I was hallucinating and losing my mind. I spent 4 days in Tower 4 recovery area before being discharged to a rehab facility for 7 more days of misery.

I will never use this hospital again. This is a true account and can be verified.