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St. Thomas Hospital

Nashville, TN

Timmy of Jamestown, TN August 26, 2008

In about 1991 I was sent to St Thomas for a follow up for two pacemaker operations done at Crossville Medical Center, Peformed by Dr Fayez Haidi. These devices eroded out to the surface of the skin six times with one having a faulty battrey after only a few months. None of these devices stayed in place.

I ran a low grade fever for seven years, Severe soreness of the chest, Severe depression,Anziety attacts.

I became fully awake during two fo these sugrys . For about eight years I was unabel to work because of constant dizziness chills due to fevers from infections, Due to these pacemakers eroding out of place.

Dr Petracek was about to install no 8 , when a Dr Clarance entered my room the night before the sugry and asked if he could give me some advice I said sure. He thought due to all the infections I was sure to die, He suggested removal. I suggested this to Dr Petracek. It was done, I had so much infection in the pacemaker aera the wound was left open to heal from the in sideout, It was terrible.

The economic damage was i could not work I lost a FHA home, My son and daughter went to bed hungry several times. It caused sever emotional damage to me. I still have not recovered from depression anxiety attacks Due to constant fear of death from a heart condition, that was never corrected.

I am not an educated man. In my terms it would be like a mechanic telling you need a transmission in your car. And after seven transmissions were bought and changed and you were charged and out of your car for seven years, Then were told there were nothing wrong with the orginal one and put it back in and it worked fine,

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