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Scorecard for... Dr. William Wester Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery  Springfield, Missouri
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Overall score given by VYCHAN on 08/05/12
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MY WIFE HAD HER FIRST KNEE REPLACEMENT BY THIS DOCTOR. HE IS HARD HEADED, ARROGANT AND WON'T LISTEN. BECAUSE OF SOMETHING SHE WAS GIVEN AT THE HOSPITAL DURING HER STAY CAUSED HER TO BE ALLERGIC TO ALL PAIN MEDS. SHE HAD TO GO THROUGH ALL HER HOME RECOVERY WITHOUT ANY PAIN MEDS. THE PHARMACY TOLD US THAT THE WARFIN SHE WAS TO TAKE WAS REACTING WITH HERE THYROID MEDS. THIS DOCTOR CALLED THE PHARMACY AND TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS A DOCTOR AND THE PHARMACIST WAS JUST A PHARMACIST!! NOW WE WERE STUPID TO GO BACK TO HIM FOR THE OTHER KNEE. THERE IS A SOLID MASS GROWING BEHIND HER KNEE AND HE WANTS TO IGNORE IT AND IT IS CAUSING MY WIFE NOT TO BE ABLE TO WALK VERY FAR AND IF SHE DOES HER WHOLE KNEE SWELLS AND HER LOWER PART OF HER LEG AND ANKLE BECOME VERY PAINFUL. SHE SPENDS HOURS IN BED JUST TO KEEP THE PAIN AND SWELLING DOWN AND IT ALSO KEEPS HER AWAKE ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT WITH ACHING. NO OTHER DOCTOR WANTS TO TOUCH ANOTHER DOCTORS PROBLEM. SO, WE'RE STUCK. WHERE DO YOU GO AND WHAT DO YOU DO?? Additional comments posted on 01/17/13: AFTER MANY VISITS TRYING TO FIND THE TROUBLE EVEN GOING TO E.R. WITH SWELLING OF THE KNEE BEING UNSTABLE AND CAUSING HER TO FALL. WE SEARCHED FOR ANOTHER DOCTOR TO LOOK AT IT. WESTER ONLY TOUCHED HER KNEE 2 TIMES AFTER THE SURGERY. IT TOOK TRYING 25 OTHER DOCTORS IN MISSOURI BEFORE WE FOUND A RECOMMENDATION TO GO TO COLUMBIA. AT FIRST SIGHT THE DOCTOR KNEW SHE HAD A BAD INFECTION. SHE HAD TO HAVE THE KNEE TAKEN OUT AND A TEMPORARY ONE PUT IT. SHE IS ON I.V.'S 2 TIMES A DAY WITH ANTIBIOTICS FOR 6 WEEKS. THEN TESTED TO MAKE SURE THE INFECTION IS CLEAR BEFORE SHE HAS TO HAVE ANOTHER KNEE REPLACEMENT. ALL THIS BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T EXAMINE IT OR RUN ANY TESTS OR XRAYS OR ANYTHING. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS DOCTOR TO ANYONE FOR KNEE OR HIP REPLACEMENT. MY WIFE COULD HAVE LOST HER LEG OVER IT. Additional comments posted on 01/17/13: AFTER MANY VISITS TRYING TO FIND THE TROUBLE EVEN GOING TO E.R. WITH SWELLING OF THE KNEE BEING UNSTABLE AND CAUSING HER TO FALL. WE SEARCHED FOR ANOTHER DOCTOR TO LOOK AT IT. WESTER ONLY TOUCHED HER KNEE 2 TIMES AFTER THE SURGERY. IT TOOK TRYING 25 OTHER DOCTORS IN MISSOURI BEFORE WE FOUND A RECOMMENDATION TO GO TO COLUMBIA. AT FIRST SIGHT THE DOCTOR KNEW SHE HAD A BAD INFECTION. SHE HAD TO HAVE THE KNEE TAKEN OUT AND A TEMPORARY ONE PUT IT. SHE IS ON I.V.'S 2 TIMES A DAY WITH ANTIBIOTICS FOR 6 WEEKS. THEN TESTED TO MAKE SURE THE INFECTION IS CLEAR BEFORE SHE HAS TO HAVE ANOTHER KNEE REPLACEMENT. ALL THIS BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T EXAMINE IT OR RUN ANY TESTS OR XRAYS OR ANYTHING. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS DOCTOR TO ANYONE FOR KNEE OR HIP REPLACEMENT. MY WIFE COULD HAVE LOST HER LEG OVER IT. |
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