VirginiaCusick

In 2010 I had a total hip replacement. I REFUSED to sign the paper that gave permission to allow students to participate and observe the surgery. AFTER I was given midazolam and several other drugs a nurse asked me to sign that form and my first response was to say no...she then told me to sign it again and I did; my boyfriend was present and witnessed this fact. In my opinion I did NOT give "INFORMED CONSENT" since I was drugged and then, IMO I was FORCED to sign this paper. I also was getting a general so I don't understand {nor was I informed} that I would get an amnesia drug--I would have refused the surgery had I known. I have lupus, MS and several other major medical problems. I had aphasia after the surgery and it took me months to find out what happened to me; I have lost a lot of my memories since before and after the surgery, early alzheimers {midazolam eats the hippocampus} and when I confronted the surgeon for giving me alz with the use of midazolam he laughed and said, Yes, we gave you alz with the use of versed but it is chemically caused so it's different--I also have a witness to that statement. I am a childhood sexual abuse survivor and I think I have the right to limit my body exposure, I have a RIGHT to some modesty. It has been 4 years since my surgery and I STILL experience amnesia bouts and still have some aphasia. I have been in terrific pain with my hip implant and the insurance refuses to do an MRI or CT scan to see what the problem is but they have no problem keeping me on pain meds 24/7; I have NO LIFE at all due to all this and can't find an attorney since Good Sam OWNS the state of Oregon or as the attorney's tell me, we all depend on G S for our income and most of us are on retainer with them so they are unwilling to even listen to my story. I have all my medical records and some of this crap would make you scream. Giving me insulin w/o taking blood sugars even tho I never had insulin before & no one was waking me up to eat for 3 days, allergy to Tylenol {noted on chart, due to liver damage from lupus} but nurse writes that since I refused to take the pills they just gave it to me in a suppository {in b & w on the chart notes}, the use of a polar ice machine even tho I have reynaud's & nurses note that I was screaming the ice was burning me {she did not take it off, just noted I was screaming about the burning} no checking skin for burns, a pillow case for insulation on the polar, u/a hat in toilet was being used by 3 people and was overflowing how can anyone check my output,{I also have kidney damage} after removal of the catheter?? The list goes on forever and most of it is in my chart, all but who the student was that put me in this hell on earth of a body. With all of my medical probs I would never have guessed that they would turn a student loose on me. Now all I do is sit and wait to die, I have no brain left, my bilateral AVN will go untreated since I can never trust the medical community again and my second hip is almost gone, the pain of the implant after 4 years makes me pray for death at least once a day, I can't die fast enough. Informed Consent? No, you can't drug a person and then have them sign a legal paper but you CAN get away with it if they can't find an attorney.