Caritas Obstetrics and Gynecolgy of Naples Angela D. Flippin-Trainer, M.D. Medical Malpractice? Naples, Florida

On 8/13/2010 I went to the Hospital for a scheduled bladder surgery to help with an incontinence problem that I was experiencing. I spoke to my Doctor, Angela Flippin Trainer in a pre-op conversation and she explained what would take place. She said she would probably need to remove my uterus because my prolapse was so bad, then suspend my bladder in a mesh sling. She said I would spend one night in the hospital and would need about four weeks off work to recover. When I woke up after the surgery my oldest son told me that he could not spend the night in the hospital because he was under 18, so he called his father who was at home watching our three other children including an 18 month old and a five month old. When my husband came to pick up my son he saw Dr. Flippin Trainer and asked her how everything went.  She replied "everthing went well but she bled more than I would have liked". In the middle of the night I woke up with a fever and  as I struggled to get comfortable (I was catheterized) I realized that I couldn't move my right leg so I called for a nurse. My right leg was swollen and I had blister like bubbles on my inner thigh and vaginal area. The nurse applied a compress and the Doctor visited me the next morning. Dr. Flippin Trainer told me she would have the urologist on duty come and look at me. later that day Dr. Rivera came into my room and after a quick exam told me he wanted to fill my badder with a dye and take some pictures with a catscan type of machine. That evening after returning from the catscan a nurse came into my room and told me I couldn't eat anything else in preparation for a second surgery the next morning. She seemed shocked that I didn't know the results of the catscan and she went and brought them to me. The results indicated that Dr. Flippin Trainer punctured my bladder during my bladder lift surgery causing the urine in my body to have no outlet. She explained that this is what caused the swelling, fever and blistering. The next morning Dr. Flippin Trainer assisted Dr. Rivera in another surgery to repair the hole that she made in my bladder, to do this they needed to remove the mesh sling that I originaly came in for. After the surgery both doctors came in to speak with me and informed me that I would need to be catheterized for another week while my bladder healed, they also said that I wouldn't be able to have my sling procedure for at least six months. I needed four weeks off of work to heal, have numerous medical bills and ended up never getting my original procedure done. It took me over six months to feel well enough to confront Dr. Flippin Trainer about what she did to me. On 3/18/2011 I went to her office to talk to her and the first thing I noticed was a new, life sized mural of herself on the elevator door leading up to her office. Her office had a few patients in the waiting room but as soon as she noticed me she quickly escorted me into a private examination room where we could talk. I told her that I felt abandoned by her after my surgery and that I was disappointed in the way she handled my care. She quickly rebutted " Often times when a procedure doesn't go the way we want them to, patients blame their doctor". I told her she was out of touch with reality and she was the reason my procedure didn't go the way it was supposed to. I let her know that I had numerous bills because of her mistake and her reply was "I didn't bill you for your hysterectomy". I then reminded her that I went in for a bladder lift. She wished me good luck and asked who my new doctor was. After I told her, she attempted to plant doubts about my new doctors character and integrity by telling me that "he is an abortionist". Dr. Flippin Trainer is a pro-life Doctor that needs to realize that being pro-life means more than just caring about the unborn. She did not take my surgery or recovery seriosly, she was careless and has yet to apologize or even own up to her mistake. I just had my third surgery with my new doctor and I will be out of work for six more weeks. This entire ordeal with Dr. Flippin Trainer has turned my life upside down, and has taken an emotional, financial and physical toll on me and my family.