Over the past year, hundreds of you have asked Whistleblower for help. While we can't investigate each tip, we want to share more of what you tell us. In 2009, we started publishing a few tips each week to stimulate online discussion and create ways for our readers to help each other. Unlike our news stories, we have not verified this information, so we do not include the names of the parties involved. If you have a tip, send it to whistleblower@startribune.com.
After having shoulder surgery, a St. Paul woman was shocked when her front tooth fell out an hour after the procedure. She asked the hospital if it was caused by the breathing tube she used during surgery, but was told there weren't any problems with her intubation.
"I'm not going to take their word for it," she said. "I'm not looking for gobs of money. I just want to be restored."
She previously had work done on her teeth, but her doctor asked only if she had dentures before the procedure. The hospital declined to pay for the damage and told her losing teeth is a known surgical risk.
This isn't the first time Whistleblower has heard from someone who lost a tooth after surgery. Has this ever happened to you? Did you know it was a risk going into surgery?
