I was referred to Dr venEEden by Emergency because of gall stones. He recommended that I have my gall bladder removed & referred me to Dr Bugis at St Paul's. Dr. Bugis opened me up, found that my gall bladder was bonded to my colon so sewed me up. He should have determined that from x-rays that were taken. He neglected to consider that his scar coincided with earlier surgery so I have a huge abdominal hernia due to the weakness. A skilled surgeon tried to fix it but found that Bugis had left bacteria in the wound. This surgeon removed 21 gall stones and said that would serve me for the rest of my life. The surgery to remove my gall bladder was unnecessary. I subsequently found that Dr vanEEden is actually a lung specialist so was not qualified to advise me.

Submitted Dec. 31, 2011