Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 I just remembered something in a post that I meant to respond to...... Someone's doctor had mentioned that the success rate was about 95% for decompression......something along those lines anyway, I didn't go back and look. Am I alone in thinking that that's a bit high? I mean, I know that those in the group still experiencing post-op difficulties (some more than prior to the surgery, like Rick) are among the minority, but really, 95%? I always thought that it was more like 70/30. I know that it's all still in debate, even by the doctor's.....I just think that when making a decision like this, to have the decompression surgery, people really need to be informed about the " what if's. " I wish we were!! Our nsg was overly optomistic, too. My two cents! (Please don't ask for change! *G*) Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2000 Report Share Posted March 12, 2000 Dear Wendi, I agree with you I think that 95% success is off the wall. There are LIES, DAMM LIES and STATISTICS. I could be included a success, they corrected my gag reflex loss with decompression surgery, but the price was unacceptable in all the new symptoms I acquired. Regards from Manchester the in UK not NH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2000 Report Share Posted March 12, 2000 There is no way that a NSG can predict the outcome of a surgery for a patient. Each of our bodies (and brains) react and heal differently. Chiari manifests itself in so many mysterious ways that there is no way to predict if it will rear its ugly head after a seemingly successful surgery. In my opinion, the NSGs operate with the intent that the outcome will benefit the patient. My friends who are physicians say that NSGs are the least " knife-happy " of all the surgeons, as their procedures and decisions are harder to explain to the peer reviewers, etc. My surgery relieved me of daily excruciating headaches and if they returned tomorrow, I still would be glad that I had the surgery to have been headache-free for the last nine months. KC in Michigan (surgery UCLA, June 1999) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2000 Report Share Posted March 12, 2000 depends on the definition of "success" i have a copy of actual court testimony where a local cardiologis testified that a certain surgery was a success even though the patient had to be readmitted within days with complications. She said it was a success because the patient did not die and she could have fixed the complications herself if the ER surgeon had called her. Maybe this is a good question to ask a sugeon before you go under his/her knife "Hey doc, in your mind what warrants success regarding my surgery?" if he says that he don't die on the table, i'd probably pass LOL melinda JHales1472@... wrote: Dear Wendi, I agree with you I think that 95% success is off the wall. There are LIES, DAMM LIES and STATISTICS. I could be included a success, they corrected my gag reflex loss with decompression surgery, but the price was unacceptable in all the new symptoms I acquired. Regards from Manchester the in UK not NH. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WACMA Site: http://www.pressenter.com/~wacma Your Personal support group member page: http://www.eGroups.com/group/chiari/ **Avoid List Congestion: Unsubscribe from this list: mailto:chiari-unsubscribeegroups Contact list mgmt: mailto:chiari-owneregroups ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Check out your group's private Chat room -- /ChatPage?listName=chiari & m=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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