- Perth father-of-two Steven Didmon was admitted to hospital in Bali on July 12
- He was to undergo a routine hernia operation when his heart stopped beating
- The 39-year-old went into cardiac arrest when he was given epidural anaesthetic
- He is now in Fiona Stanley Hospital yet to have the hernia operation he originally
A Perth man who is recovering in hospital after he went into cardiac arrest during a routine surgery in Bali says going overseas for surgery to save money isn’t worth it.
Steven Didmon was admitted to Siloam Hospital in Jakarta on July 12 for a hernia operation, but went into cardiac arrest when doctors gave him epidural anesthetic.
Mr Didmon’s sister Fiona Vojnovic told Perth Now doctors gave her brother CPR to stabilise him.
Perth man Steven Didmon who is recovering in hospital after he went into cardiac arrest during a routine surgery in Bali
The 39-year-old says undergoing overseas for surgery to save money isn’t worth it
He was admitted to Siloam Hospital in Jakarta on July 12 for a hernia operation, but went into cardiac arrest when doctors gave him epidural anesthetic
The father-of-two remembers going in for the check-up and speaking to the doctor before the operation before waking up in Australia.
He is now in Fiona Stanley Hospital yet to have the hernia operation he originally had gone in for.
It’s been seven weeks since the the 39-year-old’s heart failed as doctors were about to make their first incision.
Medical staff worked for two hours to save his life and spent the week-and-a-half in a coma on life support.
He is now in Fiona Stanley Hospital yet to have the hernia operation he originally had gone in for
Medical staff worked for two hours to save his life and spent the week-and-a-half in a coma on life support.
He soon showed signs improvement however relapsed when he was in the general ward.
His father Jeffrey Didmond said they had to quickly move him back to ICU where doctors found he had a lot of fluid on his lungs.
‘When his wife called me and told me that, I thought enough is enough. We have got to get him home. And that’s when we initiated the medivac to fly him back to Australia,’ Mr Didmond said.