"Testimony #11: A Hysterectomy Nightmare at UT Athens

Last year, I had a hysterectomy at UT Health Athens, and it was a disaster from the beginning. When I went in for my pre-op labs, they had lost all of my paperwork. I had to personally reach out to the doctor just to get things resent.

The morning of my surgery, registration handed me post-op care instructions—for an outpatient surgery. I was supposed to stay overnight. When I refused to sign, the staff insisted I was wrong and said I’d be going home. I stood my ground until they finally called my doctor, who confirmed I was inpatient.

After surgery, I was placed in a room where, honestly, nothing worked. I called it “the leftover parts room.” Turns out, because they marked me incorrectly, there were no real beds ready for me. I didn’t get dinner until almost midnight, and my catheter, which was supposed to be removed by 4 PM, wasn’t taken out until I finally got food—also around midnight.

The next morning, I told the doctor everything that happened. He ignored it. When I got home, I started having trouble peeing. It felt like my bladder was always full, but I could barely go. My PCP found blood in my urine, and the surgeon told me it was probably a UTI—without even waiting for lab results.

I kept texting his office, telling them something wasn’t right. They brushed me off. Fast forward over a year: I still have blood in my urine. I’m anemic again and back on medical leave. I’ve had to get iron infusions twice now. I finally found a new PCP who’s taking it seriously—he’s ordered scans of my kidneys, bladder, and appendix to figure out what UT ignored.

I will never go back to UT Athens."

Guys think about how in 24 hours we have received 11 anonymous stories of hell at UT. Why are we waiting? Something needs to be done!