My wife had non-invasive back surgery to correct a ruptured disk. She had previous surgeries and has fused vertebrae and hardware. She experienced balance and control issues with her legs after this and the doctor said it was part of the recovery process. A week later she took a fall and we thought she had injured the S series of bones. She could no longer walk because of the pain. Well, yesterday they did surgery to repair what they thought was a bulging hematoma. It turns out she had infection from the previous surgery that had built up around her spine putting pressure on everything. I’m thinking this comes under the heading of warranty work and wonder about how it got contaminated.
except that she signed an agreement that this was possible and not the Doctors fault. No surgery comes without a risk. All it takes is one bacteria to make it through sterilization and the worst case scenario such as your wifes happens. However, most good surgeons would fix this without cost. My mother went through 2 surgeries for sciatica because the doctor didn’t do a complete job. the second surgery was no cost because it was his mistake.
A man went into hospital this last week to have one of his legs amputated. Yep, they got the wrong one along with the correct one. And get this, it did not happen in the USA.
Political comment of the day (for me): That seems to be the method of some people in this country at the moment. Focus on the paper cuts when the patient has something critical.
My wife had an infected appendix that was close to rupturing. Afterwards BCBS didn’t want to pay for the surgery because her appendix hadn’t ruptured yet. Luckily the doctor’s staff was familiar with this ruse and got them to pay.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Turn up the laughing gas and say goodnight.
Qiset almost 3 years ago
My wife had non-invasive back surgery to correct a ruptured disk. She had previous surgeries and has fused vertebrae and hardware. She experienced balance and control issues with her legs after this and the doctor said it was part of the recovery process. A week later she took a fall and we thought she had injured the S series of bones. She could no longer walk because of the pain. Well, yesterday they did surgery to repair what they thought was a bulging hematoma. It turns out she had infection from the previous surgery that had built up around her spine putting pressure on everything. I’m thinking this comes under the heading of warranty work and wonder about how it got contaminated.
skildude almost 3 years ago
except that she signed an agreement that this was possible and not the Doctors fault. No surgery comes without a risk. All it takes is one bacteria to make it through sterilization and the worst case scenario such as your wifes happens. However, most good surgeons would fix this without cost. My mother went through 2 surgeries for sciatica because the doctor didn’t do a complete job. the second surgery was no cost because it was his mistake.
Gameguy49 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Sorry, we do not operate on deviates here!
Teto85 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
A man went into hospital this last week to have one of his legs amputated. Yep, they got the wrong one along with the correct one. And get this, it did not happen in the USA.
WCraft Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Political comment of the day (for me): That seems to be the method of some people in this country at the moment. Focus on the paper cuts when the patient has something critical.
William Stoneham Premium Member almost 3 years ago
If patients are as unreasonable as retail customers, and I believe they are, this scenario likely happens every day in hospitals.
Bill The Nuke almost 3 years ago
My wife had an infected appendix that was close to rupturing. Afterwards BCBS didn’t want to pay for the surgery because her appendix hadn’t ruptured yet. Luckily the doctor’s staff was familiar with this ruse and got them to pay.
Lightpainter almost 3 years ago
This fool is yelling at people who soon will hold knives over him after he is knocked out?!