Re: Surgery complete= you're healed

[Guest guest]

> Kathleen, I could not agree with you more. I have heard those exact words

> twice this year alone.

> Thanks for letting me know I'm not the only one, with an idiotic

> neurosurgeon.

>

>

> Charlotte NC

I heard that one myself from my first Orthopaedic Surgeon. He actually told

me to my face that he was tired of going into my back. Imagine that! Hell,

he was the one who kept things screwed up in my back not me. I am glad that

I no longer see him. I did get a bit of gratification as I heard that he

had to have back surgery himself last year. That made my day and I do hope

that he now understands how his patients were feeling and will now be more

compassionate.

I have a new Orthopaedic Surgeon now that has only done x-rays on me and

actually refuses to do an MRI or a Cat Scan on my back. I had rods placed

from T-12 to L-4 with Titanium cages at L-3. I have scoliosis which is now

contained within those rods. It starts at L-3 and goes up to about T-12.

My last surgeon put in the rods and cages. I was actually able to stand up

straight for once. Now though my upper torso is angled to the right. No

reason for this that I have found out and this new surgeon won't bother to

check. My legs are getting worse by the day in being able to walk anywhere.

I have a wheelchair now but can't lift it in and out of the car unless my

wife does this for me. I still have numbness in both thighs and across my

low back around to the front of my right abdomen area. It's great to know

that this guy won't do a thing to even just let me know what is going on

with the back. Not to mention my blindness which is making me a very

hateful person because of that anesthetist.

Oh well, guess I need to just say Que sera sera eh?

Best Regards,

Vasko

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[Guest guest]

Dear Kathleen,

I had three foot surgeries and the doctor finally said " I have

done as much as I can surgically for your pain. " He was maybe a little

humbled because the 3rd time in he found considerable damage he missed

the first time. In life I push myself, I have 4 young children, a six

year old in a wheelchair and must help him. So I suppose anyone

looking from the outside could not imagine what people like us go

through. Saw a funny commentary on " Star Trek, Enterprise " , the

patient reacted " Ow doc, I thought you were not supposed to cause

pain! " The doctor responded, " First I am not supposed to do harm but I

can give you as much pain as I like. " Sort of the motto for physical

therapists. Al

> Hi,

>

> In my many years of dealing with chronic pain and many surgeries I

have found

> a constant thread. When dealing with speciality doctors they

generally have

> the outlook and attitude of " I've done your surgery so therefor you

are

> healed " . When I have come back to their office over months of post-op

> healing they are baffeled and at a loss. Generally saying " Don't

know what

> to tell you, everything looks surgically correct. " This has

happened more

> times than I can count. Now there are doctors that do stretch out

of the

> confines of their training and see each patient as an individual being.

>

> Just my 2 cents worth.

>

> Kathleen in Calif.

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