Michael Haraschak

Performed my routine c-section for a breech birth. While on the table, after newborn sent to nursery, proceeded to have a long conversation with nurses about funny ideas for a sports bar. Very surreal; like I wasn't even there, and certainly like I didn't just give birth. Only had one other encounter after waiting a full day past my hospital release date, when he came into my room in L&D, hardly looked at me, and signed my papers to be discharged. Bedside manner was very lacking. Incision took a long time to heal, and years later, is still raised, red, uneven, has adhesions, and occasionally still hurts. Didn't realize how bad it was until I had a second c-section at a different hospital performed by an actual OB. That doctor remarked at the angry look of the healed scar incision, as well as inquired about its location, which is apparently unusually high and wide. If given the choice, schedule with a different surgeon, especially if for c-section (if he still performs them).

I have no words to describe my experience with him. Let’s just say the worst happened and all that was done by him was a huge amount of covering his own a$$. I had to fight to get the limited results to a specialist, and his reply was ‘I did more than my job with her.’ I have lived in terror ever since. Because he will not discuss this with me at all. My heart stopped on his table during a routine endoscopy. (I hope you see this doctor. Thanks for your quality of care and humanity )