Murray

After having my appendix removed in February, I will never again go to Lakeland Regional Hospital. After I waited in the emergency room for six hours after having my appendix rupture, I finally was admitted for immediate surgery. The surgeon that was on call that night came in to talk to me before my surgery and to examine the area. He was complaining about how he got called in from his late night dinner and a movie with his girlfriend, even though he was the on call surgeon. After having a long and painful recovery, once the swelling went down, I realized that I had a huge hole in my stomach. I went to another general surgeon to examine the spot, and he said the the surgeon who did my surgery had messed up the fascia stitch and that I would need to have a reconstructive surgery to correct it. So thanks to my surgeon, I had to go through another, unnecessary surgery. Don't go to Lakeland Regional Hospital!