Surgeons - Tazlady

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Hi Sandy,

I think that you experienced a common problem with surgeons:

that is, they cannot admit when a technique or procedure went

wrong...especially when it ends up with post-op pancreatitis.

From what I have read / learned, it seems that post-op

pancreatitis is suppose to be " proof " that a surgeon was

unsuccessful...in other words, " good surgeons don't let their

patients get post-op pancreatitis " (just like " good surgeons " don't

let patients get post-op infections). But we all know that

sometimes even good surgeons have unexpected and bad

things happen that are beyond their control.

I had my first AP event as a result of a good surgeon who had a

bad thing happen...but to this day he will not admit or face

it....even though he is the type to have no ego and is very much

down to earth. It is such an ingrained learning " paradigm " I think

that they can never admit it - even unconsciously.

I believe in my case, and probably yours, if they could have just

faced what was staring them in the face, we may have not ended

up with a chronic condition with life altering consequences. But

who knows, maybe not. But my great prod for wallowing in self

pity is when I think of his reluctance to face this resutling in my

misery and loss of certain dreams. My biggest complaint in my

case was not so much that something went wrong...but that he

wouldn't admit it enough to offer me timely and appropriate

treatment - that I was basically told the same thing you were. " the

procedure was a success, you SHOULDN'T be having pain and

weight loss, etc " . Well maybe I shouldn't but I did.

Laurie