I went to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN in March of 2008 for what I thought would be a minimally invasive cervical spinal surgery. The surgery was supposed to be performed by the then Chief of Neurosurgery, Dr. William Krauss. The surgery was performed by a resident instead. I was left in severe 24/7 pain and my left side was paralyzed. My neck, shoulders, arms, hands and upper back feel like a severe blistering sunburn. I have no feeling from my knees down. I hobble around my house with a walker and have no sense of balance. Another doctor told me he is surprised I can walk at all because most people with an MRI like mine are quadriplegics. The surgeon did a fusion of C-3,4,5 and caused a stroke in my cord. They did a second 8 hour surgery the following day to do a laminectomy of the same vertebrae. That got me some movement but not much. I have been suffering horribly for over 15 years with no end in sight but my eventual death. I’m lucky my wife of nearly 48 years has stayed with me. I was a Doctor of Chiropractic before my life was ruined. My life was stolen and they get off Scott Free. I tried to get several lawyers to go after Mayo but none of them would try it. Mayo has 200 lawyers on retainer to protect them and make the many people like me disappear. Interestingly, most of this was never put into my records. They knew they did wrong so they started the coverup on day one. I certainly am no Mayo fan. They only allow positive words about themselves to spread only good. One person called it Mayo-naise. I recently found out about another person they maimed and he ended up in a wheelchair. There are many but, you will never know about it. If I could give negative stars, I would.
