Popular YouTube blogger and philanthropist Claude “Big Stone” Sinclair on Wednesday said he was disappointed on being released from hospital after it was determined that his body wasn’t strong enough to undergo a scheduled spinal surgery.

Sinclair, who has stage four prostate cancer, received an injury to his back in August last year after falling backwards inside St Andrew Parish Church Cemetery during filming for his YouTube page. The spinal injury worsened over time he said, causing excruciating pain which makes it difficult for him to walk or even stand for a few minutes at a time.

He said he was informed while at University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), where he was admitted since September 2, that his condition required surgery.

“I was taken aback, very disappointed and surprised. If I was to do surgery today, how come you sent me home. I cannot walk and my legs are swollen. The doctors recommended radioactive therapy. I am just wondering what is going on,” Sinclair said, and argued that he could have been kept at hospital for further observation.

“After the last two weeks and this morning [Wednesday] a team of doctors came in and said, ‘Unfortunately Mr Sinclair, based on the fact that your heart is just functioning at 25 per cent, and there are other conditions, they won’t be able to do the surgery,’ that’s what they said,” Sinclair told the Jamaica Observer.

He said that he was forced to visit his doctor after being discharged from hospital because of the severity of the pain he was feeling.

“Because I live alone, when I left the hospital I asked my friend to drive me to see if I could find someone who could stay with me at home. I started experiencing a lot of bad feelings and pain, so I had to come and see my doctor. When I got here my blood pressure was very low. I am currently seeking to go into another institution,” he shared.

“They kept preparing me for surgery today [Wednesday] because that’s what they told me. Twice, I couldn’t pass urine. Twice they had to change the catheter. It was nothing but severe pain. They asked me if I wanted morphine. I did a lot of morphine. That was the only thing that could stop the pain.

“They drew a lot of blood from me. I did two digital rectal examinations. The reason my feet are swollen like this is because I can’t sleep in the bed. When I lay down on my back I get a muscle contract. I had to sit up in a chair while I was there just because I couldn’t lay down,” he added.

Even as he praised the majority of doctors and nurses at UHWI for being “extremely nice”, Sinclair was adamant that he felt he was released too soon.

On Monday, Sinclair appealed to the public to donate blood at the nearest Blood Bank collection centre on his behalf to facilitate the surgery.

Claude “Big Stone” Sinclair points at his swollen feet on Wednesday.