Re: second surgery

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I cannot remember anyone who had as bad a time with the second

surgery as with the first, not that everybody has a bad time with the

first.

Do your docs know WHY you had such troubles? Did the hospital or its

care have any role in them? If so, I'd try to go to a different

hospital the second time around. If not, I'd trust the same one again.

As for the ortho... Well, I'm in no position to allocate blame.

Since you say it makes you feel better, I will tell you that there

was someone here, a few years ago, whose surgeon actually misplaced

her lower jaw twice. She finally had a third procedure, by a

different team, which fixed her troubles, far as I know. In that

case, I encouraged her to seek legal help, since the guy tried twice

and got it wrong. I don't know whether she ever did.

I will tell you that my surgeon was inclined to disbelieve me when I

told him this. He kinda shrugged and said, " Well, I guess there's

something to be said for honesty. "

He couldn't believe that a surgeon had actually fumbled that badly,

twice.

But yet another member had surgery by one of the leading " name "

surgeons in the field. You've probably seen him on the TV news, doing

facial reconstruction In her case, she had complicated, congenital

trouble in the joints, and did not blame the surgeon. Finally she,

too, got her fix from a third procedure by a different surgeon.

I hope and trust that your road will not be so difficult. These

instances are indeed rare -- so much so that my surgeon found it

difficult to believe.

Cammie

> ---

> Is surgery just as bad the second time around? I had septoplasty

> with the first one, so I don't suppose I would have to deal with

that

> again, but I had a horrible experience with the first surgery (in

the

> hospital 5 days with fever, couldn't keep liquids down,on oxygen

> because I couldn't breathe, etc.). Have you heard if it is easier

on

> number two?? And that is EXACTLY why my ortho hates me. He would

> never accept responsibility for the failure of my surgery but

instead

> blamed it on the surgeon. She accepted responsiblity for her part

> and tried to make ammends but he never has. His

professional " toes "

> were stepped on and he didn't like it. I don't see him

contributing

> poo to a second go-round. And my braces were $5000!! In addition,

> my surgeon is only pitching in HER fees, not the hospital or

> radiology or anesthesiology (my last surgery was $30,000 and

> insurance paid all but about $8500). Whoa! Thanks for sharing

your

> friend's experience. It helps to know I'm not the only one out

there

> who got messed up.