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As you recall from my previous post "The Beginning", we had no choice but return to Germany because of our 18 months contract with T.I.

How I made that trip from Dallas to Germany, my memory fails me...or rather, I block my memories. The agony of excruciating pain was so torturous, that I do not allow myself to remember. I was on heavy narcotic pain medications. I couldn't sit. I could barely make it to the bathroom from my seat...
But I was lucky: there were three seats open in the back of the airplane and the stewardess let me lie down on them. 
I could not sit even after overdosing on oxicontin...

THIS is how I made it back to Duetschland. I prefer to trick my mind into "thinking" that it was not me but someone else...

We were back in Germany. The trip left me so bad off that I couldn't even get out of bed for 3 months. I honestly thought that I would die - the pain was intolerable. After being in bed for 3 months, I had a severe case of disc rupture again. I was bent over unable to stand up straight. My husband had to order an ambulance, to take me to Munich.  I ended up having a SECOND minimally invasive surgery with abrasion in September, in Munich at the 'AlphaKlinik'.  It helped remove the electro-shock pain,  but left me in bed for another 3 months. The surgeon ( a very nice German by the name of Michael Schubert ), explained everything he was going to do, and why, and what the risks were.  We were very impressed with the upscale AlphaKlinik and its English speaking staff.

It will be hard to comprehend the events that  happened after my 2nd spine surgery.
I thought that I was on the bottom of bottoms already but I didn't know that it was still...ONLY THE BEGINNING.

• In January 2006, I would end up with a surgery done on my healthy knee in Munich. It was undisclosed/undiscussed procedure called shaving chondroplasty - a very controversial procedure according to the medical community reports (see below link with numerous published studies). The arthroscopic surgery was supposed to be a diagnostic test to check my medial meniscus. The surgeon shaved my healthy cartilage (per every doctor we showed the operating video to, numerous emails from surgeons, and per official German investigation  by BLÄK - Bavarian National Physician Chamber - report) using an RF thermal shaving probe. The procedure caused cartilage necrosis. 5 years later -I cant use my knee. It is ruined for life...The same clinic in Munich was shut down soon after, when a dozen of German citizens sued it for inappropriate surgeries done in a spine department. German news were also saying that co-owners of the clinic, including my knee surgeon,were investigated for embezzlement of clinic funds. LATEST NEWS:  Toft disappears from Germany, AFTER court order insolvency.
  "Allegedly Toft is in London or Moscow.  Whether his attractive Indian wife Sveta accompanies him, is unknown. A neighbour of Tofts Penthouse dwelling  „We did not see both since July. Their garage is empty. “ 06 Sep 2010
  "Bei uns meldet er sich gelegentlich, aber wo er genau steckt, wissen wir auch nicht." "To us he announces himself occasionally, but where he is exactly, we do not know also." - Toft's lawyer.(tz-online.de article) See for proofs, details, reports and media: ShavingChondroplasty 
• In October 2006, I would end up with an oversized artificial disc ProDisc in my spine, done in Straubing: the surgery that I was not even qualified for according to the multiple written reports and emails from TOP ADR spine surgeons in France, USA, Netherlands, UK, Germany and official German MDK investigation report (available for authorities). PRODISC_Dr.Bertagnoli
• I would be left lying in bed in severe pain for the whole year. My surgeon from Straubing would deny any problem and leave me with no help (emails as proof). I would be told by top surgeons that I needed a revision but it would be impossible to find anyone who could do it back in 2006 on ProDisc as the removal of Prodisc device is considered to be life threatening in every case... Glimps Of Suffering
• After at least a hundred emails to doctors, when my husband finally found two surgeons in Germany who were familiar with the ProDisc revision, I was refused medical treatment in Germany based on my USA citizenship...not even a treatment but a simple consultation. The basis of denial was:"Sorry, we do not treat American citizens" (emails from those clinics are available as a prove). We thought it was a mistake. We explained that we are not on medical tourism: we resided in Germany, we worked in Germany, we paid German taxes and pension contributions into the system, we had German health insurance...We proposed to pay cash upfront and sign any papers. We were told that they do not treat American Citizens. PAGE 5
  
  
  
• We contacted EU - Mr. Peter Bosch, {Head of Unit, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom andSecurity} (emails available) and we were told that there is a Law prohibiting a discrimination based on race, nationality or  gender. But we were also told that there is a loop hole and non EU citizens, i.e. Americans,  fall through it. There was nothing we could do about it. My husband let T.I. managers and HR know about it. He was ignored. PAGE 5
  
  
• Eventually, I was brought by my heartbroken husband to USA, on a lie-flat seat, non-stop flight, spending nearly all our life savings ($130K) in hopes to correct what was done with my spine...Our lives were already ruined. PAGE 7


• While I was still recovering after a massive surgery trauma, while I was still in a wheel chair in LA rented apartment, I was terminated from my job (while I was on disability). I was not aware about it when it happened as the letter of termination was awaiting me in Germany (conveniently for my company, I suppose, as they knew I was in LA recovering), in my mail box. I chose not to complain then. 
  


• My husband was begging in multiple emails T.I. to allow him to transfer back to USA. He was ignored. My husband let T.I. know about a discrimination of its employees in Germany due their USA citizenship. It was ignored. My husband interviewed with another company in CA and got a superb offer. We returned to Germany to pack and leave but... All the sudden, after my husband talked with the visiting upper HR manager from Dallas and told him that we were being interviewed by journalists, TI "let" him to transfer back to USA, saying that they have a job for him...But, that we had to pay our own way back. We were happy to do so -  even though our contract says TI would 'repatriate' us if either of us losses our job due to circumstances beyond our control (contract is available as proof). We  didnt realize that paying our own way back meant a "trap". My husband dropped another company's offer, $34K more than TI proposed, plus all relocation costs and stock options, and we moved to USA, paying $27K out of pocket for our transfer. He was glad to continue working for TI.  Its called loyalty. 


•  My husband was terminated by Texas Instruments soon after our arrival to USA with a refusal to give him a performance review.  He begged to do any job, any wage...
  

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