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You may have read my story before but I’ll repeat it in case you haven’t. My stress test showed possible blocked arteries and the cardiologist asked me to come in. His name was Bhatia so I knew he was Indian or Pakistani. I thought about another oppinion and had a bad feeling about this guy but I guess I bought into the p.c. crap and stayed with him.

During the procedure 8 people had to hold me down the pain was so severe. I’d always been told there would be no pain. I found out later why it was so painful. The guy placed three stents then went to my wife and said “There were 3 blockages. I fixed them” then he went out of town.

I was placed in I.C.U. and he left me under the care of his partner who wasn’t even a cardiologist. She was Iranian. Shortly after being taken to I.C.U. one of the techs came in and said “That pain you felt? That’s what a heart attack feels like”. I had suffered a heart attack while the stents were being placed. That’s why they had to hold me down.

After two days I was released directly from I.C.U. to go home. I’ve since been told that’s a big No-No. The only instructions I was given was to take a Plavix and an aspirin every day. Two days later I went into cardiac arrest. The three stents had clotted. The cardiologist at the emergency room, and now my cardiologist, had to “adjust” the three stents and added a fourth one. And my heart suffered 20% damage. I reported this guy to the Texas Med Assc and the AMA and never even received a reply.

So, there’s your health care by “imported” doctors. Some of my family know this story and still support this health care bill.

And I can’t sue the guy because tort reform in Texas limits malpractice awards to $250,000 unless you die. Insurance companies will never settle when they know all they’re going to have to pay if they lose is $250,000. Bottom line is there’s no money is sueing. I’ve always been for tort reform but I think it went a little too far in Texas. Some of these doctors should be sued until they’re out of practice.