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I
wanted
to
make
it
clear
that
the
doctor
who
scheduled
my
moms
surgery,
and
rescheduled
her
surgery
repeatedly,
made
it
clear
to
our
family
that
saving
her
life
was
really
not
a
priority.
On
Friday
morning,
October
2,
2020
my
mom
was
admitted
to
the
ER.
Her
aorta
was
dialated
twice
its
normal
size.
They
gave
her
pain
meds
and
blood
pressure
pills
to
keep
her
aorta
from
tearing
.
Mom
was
scheduled
to
have
a
Stent
placed
into
her
aorta
that
Friday
afternoon
since
she
looked
like
she
was
doing
well
and
was
coherent.
However,
her
surgery
was
delayed
for
Saturday
morning
instead.
Then,
Mom's
surgery
was
rescheduled
yet
again
for
Saturday
afternoon,
and
apparently,
surgery
isn't
done
on
Sundays!
I
questioned
the
many
delays
in
her
surgery
and
the
response
I
got
from
nurse
Joy
was
that
she
looked
like
she's
doing
well.
I've
been
messaging
back
and
fourth
with
mom
and
she
complained
she
was
in
a
lot
of
pain.
While
my
mom
struggled
with
pain
through
Friday,
Saturday,
and
Sunday,
her
surgery
was
finally
scheduled
again
for
early
Monday
morning.
However,
the
doctor
had
pushed
it
back
again
for
later
that
afternoon.
These
delays
were
quite
tiresome
and
very
frustrating.
Sadly,
Mom's
aorta
tore
and
she
went
unconscious
Monday
morning,
and
passed
away
with
an
aortic
dissection
and
hypertension.
Had
the
doctor
decided
to
do
her
surgery
when
scheduled
in
the
first
place,
her
chance
of
survival
would
have
been
greater.
It
wasn't
made
clear
why
the
constant
delays
(5x),
but
my
family
and
I
spoke
to
several
other
doctors
from
other
hospitals
for
their
advice.
Her
"surgery
shouldn't
have
been
delayed
for
as
long
as
it
was,
due
to
the
size
and
enlargement
of
her
aorta".
Also,
we
were
told
that
If
it
were
left
untreated,
about
33
percent
of
acute
type
A
patients
die
within
the
first
24
hours,
and
50
percent
die
within
48
hours.
With
that
said,
my
mom's
surgery
was
delayed
for
more
than
a
72
hour
period.
Too
bad
for
the
excess
delays.
Makes
me
think
twice
about
the
doctors
who
work
here.
They
take
a
gamble
on
peoples
lives
when
they
delay
surgeries
constantly
and
without
good
reason.
A
life
could've
been
saved
and
It's
a
shame
that
we
couldn't
be
there
to
advocate
for
mom
due
to
the
strict
covid19
restrictions
too.
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