Re: fusion and feet placement -90/90/

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,

That only goes to confirm what I have suspected all along. To SOME

doctors, we are nothing more than a slab of meat.......

Kathy

-- In , " Racine " <linda@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi Sharon...

>

> It always get to me as well. I think it's because I can imagine

what

> it would feel like to be awake and positioned like that.

>

> I think I've told this story before on here, but it's good enough

to

> repeat. Some years ago, I was discussing what happens during

> scoliosis surgery with someone who was about to undergo it. She

asked

> about being positioned on the table, and I described it, but

assured

> her that, through the miracle of drugs like Versed, she would

either

> not be aware that it was happening, or would forget that it

happened.

> She thought for a minute then replied with something like, " Can

Dr.

> Bradford take a hit of Versed as well? "

>

> I have to tell you that, in my experience, the nurses who position

the

> patients are usually very aware of a patient's modesty. When I've

> watched surgery, I've been asked to step out of the room while the

> patient is positioned. It's really given me a great respect for

> surgical nurses. Doctors are usually not nearly as concerned

about a

> patient's modesty. After one surgery I watched, the doctor whipped

> off all the drapes after he was done, completely exposing the

patient. :-(

>

> Regards,

>

>

>

> I wonder, am I the only one who finds

those

> > photos kind of daunting? Sharon

> >

>