it started back in Oct 2006 i had a strange pain in my right side and everytime i ate it would get wrose it was late at night so i headed to the ER. after a 7 hour wait they tell me they “think” i have gall stones but sent me home with acid reflux meds.

then 6 months later i get that pain in my side again only now its alot worse and isnt going away i try and set up to see my doctor the soonest they could fit me in was 3-5 weeks from then.. so i go to my Er again this time they actually run tests and so an ultra sound and confrim yes i have gall stones here some meds and we’ll get back to you on when your surgery well be..

a week ago i went back to the ER i couldnt take the Pain.. they tell me there going to prep me for surgery to the IV and everything i tell them i react badlt the some pain meds and ignore me and give me morohine and end up sicker then i went in.. after 7 hours of all this they actually tell me “your gallbladder isnt infected anymore and you dont want a tired surgein, so we’re sending you home call and make an appt with your doctor and be happy in Canada you’d have to wait 6 months” i coudlnt beleive it they never even said it was infected ever till then … so now after many calls later here i am 6 weeks after this all started and still no surgery appt. they say that well be another 5-8 weeks.. and they’ll call me when they can fit me in.. i’ve been in total constant pain for so long now and i hate Kasier if i had the money i would go to another ER.. but i dont…

We called the assistant to the OB/GYN surgeon who was treating my wife, and tried to get an appointment. They were all booked up for weeks she said. That’s when my wife suggested we take a picture of the seroma and send it to the doctor. (I’m an employee at Kaiser, so I was able to find the doctor’s email addy.) What do you know, we got a call back the same day saying to come on in tomorrow.

We went in, and both surgeon’s who operated on my wife were there. (Both are respective heads of OB/GYN at 2 medical centers in SoCal, but one has had more oncology experience, even working at the City of Hope prior to joining Kaiser.) They were not too happy when they saw the seroma. The second surgeon asked my wife to recount the experience she had in the ER. She told them what happened, and my wife could tell the second surgeon was irrate because of his facial expressions and he was visible shaking. (Wow - maybe a Kaiser doctor who gives an actual damn?)

They proceeded to drain a large amount of fluid from the seroma. To this day, the damage done by the seroma stretching her skin is still there. She has a large pannus that pulls on the incision and it feels like a hot needle stabbing her. She can’t do anything around the house without being in pain. She’s had suicidal thoughts, and I even had to take her to the ER (no, not Kaiser’s ER) because she said she was going to kill herself. Since then she’s been on pain meds and anti-depressants. She feels like she must be craxy because no one takes her pain seriously, nor is willing to do anything about it.

Kaiser has also conditionally denied surgery to remove the pannus that has developed, stating the surgery is “cosmetic”. I say conditionally, because they’ve asked for more documentation. I don’t hold out hope that they will do the right thing once I send them the documentation they asked for. (BTW, I am on Kaiser’s self-insured PPO which is what they offer in their benefits package as an alternative to their regular HMO plans. It isn’t much better, except that I can sue Kaiser under ERISA and not go through arbitration.)

So if you are considering a job at Kaiser, understand that you are rolling the dice on your health and welfare, and that of your family. And the odds are stacked heavily against you.

Yes, we would be happy to tell your story if you’ll write it up for us. I did answer your emails but I have a feeling they may have ended up in your junk mailbox. I’ll try again.

They let My Beautiful unborn Child die because of their LAX, UNCARING attitude. Kaiser needs to be put out of business for good. I was told to go home and don’t come back unless I was bleeding or my water broke… my Baby died the very next day (I was actually at Kaiser twice in one day the day before my Baby died). She was past her due date, there has been no explanation as to why she died. She was a perfect little beauty, 7 lb, 13 oz. And they “lost” the critical records.

Look out Kaiser, here I come.

I would LOVE to share my story if anyone is interested.
email: elibug@aol.com

Kaiser is nothing but a scam.