So Im in my 5th year here and so far, my experience with the medical system here in Switzerland has been mostly positive. I needed an emergency surgery that went fine, all I can complain about was the lack of stronger pain management and follow-ups afterwards. I also think I got lucky with our local doctor here in the village that is an expat with great skillset and understanding! However, I have within 2 weeks heard really scary things from the few Swiss people I talk to. In one case, her husband got a brain tumor that the medical system completely overlooked until it was really severely affecting his abilities. At the hospital, they failed the surgery leaving him deeply impaired and handicapped. He can no longer walk or talk. After the surgery, they also over medicated him directly causing him to develop epilepsy. She said this has been confirmed by several other doctors afterwards. I asked why they don’t sue, and she explained that there’s no point to do so here in Switzerland. Especially big hospitals like this one. The next case was with a lady in her mid 30s, that told me that she sadly developed cancer and the radiation treatment left her completely infertile. The doctors or hospital had not once told her that there was A possibility to save her eggs, so she never had a chance to do so! She only found out afterwards that during those weeks prior to starting treatment, she could have done that. She also told me that there’s no point trying to sue. This is absolutely terrifying to me! Both these cases should never happen, but the scariest part is that they just seem to accept the situation. Is this actually how things can be here? I understand they might have gotten unlucky, but this just paints a really scary picture for me. submitted by /u/Obegripligen
Originally posted by u/Obegripligen on r/Switzerland