At 11:16 AM 12/11/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>Sounds to me like you might have a lawsuit???! Especially if
>his carelessness during surgery caused you to get new adhesions and
>cause you to need new surgery or affect your quality of life.
>Unfortunately you can't "prove" you have new adhesions from his
>carelessness without being opened again, and getting another doctor to
>say that's what is it from.
>I feel for you, and for all of us actually.
>Gina
>
>At Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Darlene wrote:
>>
>>I agree. I had a surgeon that was a jerk and lier,too.
>>Why do they have to Lie?
>>I went in for a viginal hys., lost 8 units of blood and had to be cut
>>open to stop the bleeding. The dr. told us he did not know what cause
>>a the bleeding, put I was better than before surgery. In the medical
>>reports he stated that he nicked an artery. Why couldn't he of told us
>>the truth. I went thought the ceiling when I read it!! I'm learning now
>>I didn't have a great surgeon like a thought. They left blood in me
>>after surgery. When I stood up the first time 24 hours after surgery
>>blood poured out of me. It must of been pints. I was told by the nurse
>>this was normally. Now , I am leaarning this extra blood after surgery
>>helps the adhesions to grow. Now I'm in pain for the rest on my life
>>because of this jerk. I feel better knowing I'm not the only one with
>>these problems. Thanks for listening.
>>
>>At Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Gina wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>Well this takes the cake. I mean I already hate the gyn who did my
>>>surgeries anyway, he's been a total a$$ to me throughout the several
>>>months I was forced to deal with him because he did my surgeries. He's
>>>a good surgeon, he is just a horrible gyn doctor.
>>>
>>>Anyway, after my last surgery 9/15/99 for a BSO and adhesiolysis, within
>>>days and weeks later I was in severe pain and this gyn had the nerve to
>>>tell me: I had new adhesions, and I'd just have to live with chronic
>>>pain the rest of my life. I of course was furious that he had given up
>>>on me so soon after surgery, and I was upset at not being warned that
>>>new adhesions were a risk of surgery (to this day adhesions are NOT
>>>listed as a risk of surgery on the release forms and it should be
>>>there!)--this was before I knew what adhesions were.
>>>
>>>I got copies of my medical records from his office 2 days ago. I can't
>>>even read them because it makes me too angry--all I read was the 1st
>>>page and I have been in a rage ever since. This gyn wrote on his report
>>>"Doubt adhesions"!
>>>This is the same guy who Dx me with new adhesions to my face, 2 weeks
>>>after my last surgery. He's the same guy who had to remove NEW
>>>adhesions that had formed in the 4 weeks between the 2 surgeries he did,
>>>both laps. Now he WRITES "doubt adhesions"???! I don't get it.
>>>
>>>Why would he say one thing, and write another? When in fact my hospital
>>>records prove I grew new adhesions between surgeries (within 4 weeks)
>>>and had those new ones removed?
>>>
>>>Grrrrrrrrr! Just venting. Dr. Donald Wiper, Portland Maine.
>>>Great guy huh? NOT!
>>>Gina
>>
>>--
>>Darlene
>>
>
Darlene M. Beres