Man sad after waking up in hospital only to see they amputated the wrong leg

A 48-year-old man, Jason Kennedy, was left in shock after waking up from surgery to discover that doctors had amputated the wrong leg.  

Jason had undergone surgery at Grace Hospital in Manitoba, Canada, to remove his right leg due to a bone infection.  

It was also reported that he first sought medical attention at Seven Oaks General Hospital in October after experiencing pain and bleeding in his right foot. Days later, doctors decided that amputating his right leg was necessary, and the procedure was scheduled for October 31st.

“I was just wondering if this was a bad dream. The pain is still in my [right] foot and it’s there right now as we speak.”He said it in a part

A representative of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority stated that, due to patient confidentiality, they can only share limited details about this “complex clinical situation.”

“Members of the care team have personally met with the patient to offer their sincere apologies and to discuss next steps.” The spokeperson said

Kennedy revealed that the surgeon, along with two colleagues, apologized to him for the mistake. 

He has since spoken out to raise awareness about such issues and has come to accept with the fact that his left leg is gone forever.

“I knew right away it was my left leg that was gone and I thought, ‘this can’t be happening.

“All I could do was think, why is this happening to me?…..I was under the impression it was going to be my right leg because that’s where the worst pain is. And my first thoughts were forgiveness is in my mind, I could forgive a person easily because I learned from my family like my mom and my dad and my grandma. I learned from them how forgiveness is important.”

Kenndey mother on her part said: ” “He said, ‘mom, there’s something I need to tell you.’ He said, ‘I didn’t want to tell you when you had to travel home.’ He said, ‘they cut off the wrong leg’.”

 “He needs to be compensated for what has happened to him.”