Woman suing doctor at Houston Methodist for trying to cover up operating on the wrong foot 

What happened to the practice of using a marker to draw on or initial the agreed upon area of surgery prior to going under anesthesia? It was meant to keep things like this from happening.

This is scary.. you would think every patient would be top priority for any doctor/nurse you go too and this woman just fell victim due to lack of patient care

Imagine the things we can't see that they aren't owning up to 😢

What a careless doctor, how can she operate the wrong foot?

I remember when my old neighbor Betty Casarez was gonna get knee replacement surgery for one of her previous knee replacement surgeries that in time had worn out.. we chatted when she come home from the pre-surgical labs.. I noticed she had "THIS LEG" written on her thigh in permanent Black Sharpie.. she was a retired nurse.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

That doctor needs to be held responsible and liable. He needs to pay millions and lose his license to be able to be a doctor working with patient's and the hospital is responsible for hiring the doctor and the nurses that tried covering up the wrong foot surgery. Shame on them. It's wrong and illegal to cover up their wrong doings and making it worse on this innocent woman.

She has a friend named Bob Sackamano that went to the hospital for a hernia operation...now he just sits by a window all day saying "my name is Bob."

I would accept medical advice from a witch doctor with a bone through his nose before listening to doctors in the states because they will zip you up in a bag for a paycheck.

This is so much more common than you think

Why I don't trust the health care system anymore "at all"

Omg. Medical lawsuits usually take the side of the hospitals im so mad for her

Prayers ❤️🙏🏽❤️

I wonder how many malpractice suits have been filed against the doctor who did the operation if she did that now chance’s are she’s either did it before or she will do it again

My mom died from septic blood five days after foot surgery then came home passed her blood got toxic and she had a nurse 😢💔💔🙏😢 boy I lost my ❤️💔😢

Mrs Linda omg so many years of not seeing you and seeing you like this hurts me, never do I forget how much you like tamales and I would make them for y'all, hope you read this.

No integrity at all. SMH

I understand what happened was wrong but if you are getting the other foot done anyway! even if they had done the left foot first she may still not be able to do what she did before.

The surgeon was suppose to have marked and initialed the correct foot as part of the pre-op procedure. Altering a medical document is illegal! (Side note: Although it was a medical error, if she needed to have the bone spurs removed from both feet any way, then I don't understand why she's so upset.)

"The Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, and Wrong Person SurgeryTM Guidance for health care professionals" standards by Joint Commission Accreditation - what happens to this protocol? Desensitized?

The Doctor is supposed to mark the area where surgery is going to be done while the patient is in pre-op before any medication is ever given. Marker pens are part of every pre-op pack. So what went wrong? Was the Doctor to arrogant to mark the correct foot?

When I was in the hospital to have my elbow operated on the nurse prepping me for surgery marked my elbow with an X on the one to be operated on..But even if in her case the nurse marked the wrong one the Dr should have caught it looking at paperwork, if they prep that way.

Should have gone to Dr Beaver at Memorial Hermann.He is the best!!!

This sounds like the doctor must have smoked a bowl before operated on the patient LOL

I was going to have my infected bursa removed from my left elbow. When I went in for the surgery they were reviewing the paper work with me and they had put down the wrong elbow. you would think with all those years of school doctors should know left and right. the patients left and right!

The doctor and the staff should've just gathered themselves and owned up to their mistakes. They made several, the worst being what they were trying to get the spouse to sign for after the surgery. Even with all the right measures in place humans make mistakes and even the best computer sytems suffer glitches. She had spurs on both heels, both heels needed surgery and would've been operated on eventually, one before the other, so that she could at least get around with a cane after each surgery. Was there a complication with the first surgery or did it go well? She complained about not being able to ballet dance but was it the spurs on both of her heels preventing her from dancing or is she blaming it on the fact that the Rt heel was done before the Lt. I couldn't understand what that bit had to do with this story about a medical error.

Was the foot operated on at the wrong time, or was the surgery botched all together?

Years ago I heard that someone in Florida went in to have a foot amputated and they did the wrong one.

Both feet needed done. So. But yes there is supposed to be a timeout before and the foot is supposed to be marked before any sedatives with the patient and the doctor

This isn't a isolated case a few years ago a NBA player had the same thing done to him the doctor operated on the wrong leg, and I hope he sued the doctor and the hospital. Prayers for anyone else that has been done like this.

Yep they do cover ups

They have to SEVER the TENDONS to get to the bone spur, to remove it for that surgery, then re-attach the tendons and hope for the best. I would be livid if they did that on the wrong foot.

The doctor screwed up and should be sanctioned severely. That said, if she had bone spurs on both feet, and they did the wrong foot first, how does this destroy her life? Doesn't it half fix her issues?

Naaa man this is unacceptable. Now yes it will be denied at first. Then it will go for trials. The reason, is to have more valuable support from the jury. That way Methodist doesn't come back. Is part of the process. If first was accepted in the beginning and awarded to the client. Methodist will come back and get their money back. My question is how her signature was on signed copy that shows it was changed? The question is was it signed before or after the change?

Sad what they did, but this lady acts as if her life is over. In 6 weeks you will be back on dance floor.

Poor lady. They usually mark the area. These things happens a lot.

Show the doctor.

I had these surgeries on both feet, it never works because the Spurs regrow even bigger. Cheers Rosemary Perth Western Australia 72 yrs

so how did they do the wrong foot when she had the problem in BOTH FEET, she was having the left foot first,FIRST, which means that they would have been doing the second one after 🤔

It is a serious error but the foot they did, did need the surgery, too. It's not like it was a healthy foot to begin with but yes, she should be compensated. So, why can't she get around after healing now? If they did the other foot first like they were supposed to, would she get around any different now. I understand her dissatisfaction but don't understand the problem healing if the other foot needed it also.

How is this ruining her life? She's getting both feet done anyway. Be happy you live in a time where this procedure is even possible.

It is the patient's left foot not the dr's left foot looking at the patient. When I have had surgery in the past they always mark the area before surgery while I am still awake. Bet the surgery place is looking at it, well both feet need done anyway so no problem.

I had a friend who had breast cancer they took the wrong breast 😢she ended up dying

Wow! That’s scary… and to try to change it in writing after realizing the mistake is unacceptable! I hope she wins this case and this podiatrist KRISTEN BIEL looses her license and her job!

So the Dr. fixed the bone spurs on the wrong foot? That's bad but, shouldn't that foot be better? And why did this lady not get the other foot done by a different surgeon later on?

Woke Doctors: Are you sure your right foot doesn't identify as the left? 😮

I went to the hospital over something going on with my heart, they did the dye test, I was fine, but then came into the room wanting to do a swab for pneumonia, after I turned down the vaccine. I was healthy no breathing issues, no fewer etc., they wanted swab me for pneumonia next. I believe they gave me pneumonia at that hospital because a week or so later I was at the doctor with pneumonia. I believe if you are not sick these days when you go in, you will be sick when you come out lol.

Wow this is awful 😢

I'd struggle with every step too if I weighed that much. You had them in both feet and want both feet operated on. You have no case, get the other foot done and try eating a better diet to lose all your excessive weight. Then you can get back out there Gramma and line dance, now turn off the fake water tears for your bogus lawsuit.

Glad ur sueing those Methodist foneys,this is and downright disheartening,they just think there too good for anybody especially Willowbrooks location,you'll win ur case

They'll settle.

If you want to be seen by a doctor that cares about helping people - go to a third world country. If you want to be seen by a doctor that cares about how much money they can make off of your suffering - U.S.A. all the way!

This is practically the only medical malpractice case a lawyer will take in Texas (Cut and Dry) due to the $250,000 cap.

And her husband lied to her lol

i think this happens all the time. left, right. get it correct doc.

Well, you were going to do that foot anyways!

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Cha-Ching!

There is so much wrong with for profit corporate health care but as a patient you must also do your part. By my estimate you are double your recommended body weight. That extra weight can contribute to bone spurs / foot problems and joint problems. Show a little self love drop the extra weight work out and you will see progress in your health!

O heck to the nah smh

Masks do effect your abilities and WM has or at least had a strict mask policy

I just don’t understand how this effected her way of life? She had bone spurs on both heels before her surgery. Wasn’t that affecting her restrictions? I get that the Dr operated on the wrong foot and that should have never happened, but…….

If doctors and nurses could get ample rest and time off as well the accident's that they do would do down and the malpractice suits will go down as well.

was it a diversity hire?

She’s hoping her lawsuit keeps her paid. Loose weigh

Pretty sure her other foot was messed up too with all that weight she puts on it. All the drinking and bad eating caught up with you girl

I thought you can't sue malpractice