My dad recently had open heart surgery. He had a breathing tube in for approximately 16 hours after surgery. When it was removed, he was forced to eat a liquid diet. He choked because he was unable to swallow correctly. The fluid went down into his lungs. The hospital provided therapy (speech) to teach him how to swallow again. He was released from the hospital and is still being provided with speech therapy. He is still having problems with swallowing solid foods. I am concerned about any long term problems with this. The hospital did not admit to any wrong doing, of course. However the therapist may have talked with my dad about the reasons for the problems. Just curious if he has any recourse. Thanks for your time.
