Surgeons removed my ol mans brain tumor it was to late they did their job gave him a couple more months but left him a mere shell of what he was You gotta know when to hold them know when to fold them.Edited 12-Apr-25 19:20pm

I waited 20 + years to get a referral so when I plucked up the courage to do so I was so happy & elated to tell you the truth. The wait was about 2 months I was so ready for this, the day of surgery happened the nurses & surgeons were amazing I asked him to make it like NEW please after my Op I had complications and was rushed back to theatre Twice where the operation was successful I stayed 5 days and I am proud to say that when it comes to life Or surgery that I trust wholeheartedly all medical personnel and surgeons with my life Thankyou for & to you because I have a life

if you have had surgery, I reckon the only great story is, here I am, caca occurs, but having been through more than my fair share of surgeries, I came out well on all, been lucky I reckon, nah, not luck, great docs,,,,,

I have had 2 knee surgeries & my appendix out. My knee will never be like it should & I have finally accepted it. I can't stay in one position long especially with my leg bent & it swells up at the drop of a hat.

I've had some minor ones that went off without a hitch ,tonsils out and the like .. The funniest one was the time I had all four wisdom teeth out . I was propped up on the pillows the next morning ,not feeling the best while the nurse brought the trainee through ,,she spoke about the lady in the opposite bed who was in a full hip to ankle plaster cast ..then looked my way with a sympathetic smile and said " And it's quite obvious what this little one's had done" . ( l was 20) Not sure what she really meant and needing to finally make my way down to the bathrooms anyway ,, l ended up seeing my poor little puffed up and black blue face (and even further down, like they had stood on my chest to rip my teeth out) in the mirror!! . Got back to get into bed ,fainted and hit my head on the meal trolley , Came to and saw the lady in the plaster cast trying to clamber out of her bed to get me up while madly calling for the nurse ! The upside was half a stone weight loss for the week and lots of icecream and banana smoothies . Edited 08-Apr-25 00:27am

Not really but from my perspective view of my Aunty she always looks great after her surgery she gets done she looks the best out of all four of her sisters really and she was the one born as a male so what does that say

OK. My surgery has always been good but they are the stock standard well rehearsed operations. Nothing really life threatening. Rather than Surgeons lets have a look at the whole of medical practices of our country. The vested interests, the overall costs etc. No longer a vocation but a job. Do no harm. Have not seen it on a wall of a Dr lately. That's a shame as the whole object is to make things better and promote wellness in general not just deal with symptoms. I think the medical profession is an industry and not there to promote health. That's a huge shame.

I think you need to be very careful and SURGERY would always be the final option for me. There can often be complications after surgery. Don't rush into anything I say. Sometimes a change of life style is what is needed.

Currently dealing with this I'm 45 and losing my nursing assistant license and watching all my hard work go down the drain. I tore my meniscus a year ago dr was only supposed to fix meniscus with one screw. While he was in my knee, he found arthritis that I was having no issues with he decided to take it out. Dr said 6-to-9-week recovery. I've been down a year and two months. I'm in the worst pain I've ever experienced. I struggle to do every day things I used to do I've had steroids shots nerve blocks nothing is helping the just want to highly medicate me to where I'm sleeping can't drive nothing and still in pain. I've decided to get a second opinion after being in so much debt and in so much pain is crazy to me. I've had to apply for disability I'm heartbroken about my career I was on my way to nursing this dr totally messed my life up.

I had to have heart surgery. Thank the Lord I made it through. Thankful for a good doctor who did the surgery.It was because it was it was life or death situation. I give credit to the Lord also. Am a believer in Christ.

Am I the only one who saw the discussion's title and their brain went ("...touched for the very first time") lol Anyway, I am going to get a somewhat elective surgery sometime in the near future and from what I've heard from others my type of surgery is nearly always life changing for the better/extremely low regret rate and recovery surprisingly okay. But that's obviously one of the better experiences, injuries and reconstructions, etc are going to be much harder and variable results I think. So it really depends on what you're going in for/whether it's an injury reconstruction or something else, your own expectations and really the unavoidable risks/limitations of current medical techniques that determine how good or bad your overall experience is. More overall pros than cons in general though

Mine have been successful, I do try to avoid hospitals in general. They have too many sick people in them

Only minor surgeries with no problems.

There is a joke my son who works in healthcare shared with me. A GP, a specialist and a surgeon go duck hunting. The GP hears a noise and says "sounds like a duck", looks through his binoculars and says "yep its a duck". Shoots and says to his assistant "go get the duck". The specialist hears a noise and says "sounds like a duck", looks through his binoculars and says "yep its a duck". Shoots and says to his assistant "go get the duck". The surgeon hears a noise. Shoots and says to his assistant "go see if that's a duck".

I’ve had 2 surgeries without issue

Have never had a problem, have always discussed it fully and been very happy with the outcomes. Have never found them iver keen to operate unless it is essential, and for the years of training and the care they take they earn every cent.

THE GREATEST

I know somebody that has had 4 operation i just over a month.

I had a thyroidectomy which was very expensive. I had put it off until a surgeon told me that 1% of Australians die every year from a thyroid haemorrhage in which case I asked how soon he could perform it. When I received the pathology report it said there had been multiple haemorrhages which was pretty scary.

Isn't that a song name or something? I've had a lot of surgeries, and I am gratefull for it because I'm still alive. other wise I would have died a long long time ago. There is big pharma, or I guess that's more with the GP's not the Surgeons. Surgeons save lives that is one of the reasons the poulation exploded, not just food and soap. But now when Neo knows how to be a surgeon in our own home thing will be going in another way again.

I’ve never had a surgery, thank goodness! But I have family members, friends and colleagues gone through the process. I haven’t heard anything disastrous (they probably don’t have the chance to tell the story?) I believe people committed to the healthcare profession are more kind and clinically driven (than those in bitcoins at least). They spent years even decades studying one discipline, most have to commit yearly learning to be qualified to practice. So, I’m assuming no one in the hospital wants to put others in harm’s way on purpose. But we all make mistakes, just when we think we can drive, there are accidents daily too. Medical professionals are humans too (but no one wants to be the victim). Plus medical professionals are heavily relying on science, which advances/ corrects as more studies / tech comes out. Ideally, people should live longer due to better healthcare outcomes. Though, it’s all dependent on accessibility, affordability and healthcare infrastructure in each country and regions. The US might want to swipe your credit cards before admitting to the hospital. But most people in Australia don’t need to have a credit card at the triage. There’s a saying, patients don’t care how much you know till you show how much you care! Legal avenues possible when a mishap happens but patients need a doctor to proof the mishap and sue. Unfortunately, most doctors don’t want to come forward & point fingers to their colleagues (they all know each others). But all of them have to have indemnity insurance, get claims from insurance if needed.

I had a fall and suffered a perforated bowel. I had 3 surgeries and they stopped me from being dead. I guess that’s a pretty big change. Recovery times vary from person to person but I’m someone who always finds the bright side of things so mine was somewhat shorter. I was like “ Woo hoo, I’m still getting up in the morning so it OK” ……….lol

I have had that many…If my scars opened I would literally leak out of myself.

In Australia especially in Sydney if you have lots of money to pay you can get the best Surgeon. It also depends on the area you live in. For example in some areas of Sydney where there’s a lot of poor people you have a lot of Surgeons who really don’t care about a patient. Since COVID it got worse and now it’s all about the money.

Other than one operation to have my tonsils removed and 20 years later my appendix I have managed to avoid any more holes being made in my anatomy

Give surgeons some grace. They usually do a very good job. I would never have cosmetic surgery but have had other surgeries before with great success.

Surgeons do a wonderful job by operating on our body to get your health under a control whereas it will keep you in the best place you can be with your health. They have to concentrate sometimes for many hours for us. Thankyou to all surgeons who keep our life going

No complaints. In fact no surgeries, touch wood.

I have no complaints up to this time anyway.

I have had a number of surgeries, some quite major,my recovery has always been great. You do have to push yourself a bit though! OK, so you lie in bed for a day after it BUT then you really have no excuse for jusrt lying there until you are sent home. Get Up! Get Walking as soon as possible! Yes you may be stiff and sore but don't let that stop you. You don't have to overdo it but get back into Living an Active life as fast as you can. I suppose it all depends on in which country you live. If the reports out of the USA are correct then may your deity help you should you ever have to be hospitalised there, a country which has forgotten all about Humanity and is obsessed with Greed and Money!Edited 07-Apr-25 15:31pm

Thanks to covid, shortage of doctors and not having private health insurance, I was kept on a waiting list for 3 years. Finally my condition was so bad I was rushed to emergency hospital but the damage was already done. What could have been a simple procedure has now become an ongoing series of surgeries. Each procedure only makes the situation worse.

I have had a number of major operations in my lifetime. I was very lucky because the surgeon I had for my last 3 operations was absolutely marvelous & his bedside manner was out of this world. This shows what my surgeon was like. If you were in the waiting area & he saw you, he would always come over & greet you & would shake my husband's hand. After the consultation was over, he would always give me a hug. I always remember the time when I was actually on the operation table & I asked where he was. I was told he was getting changed into scrubs. The next minute, he came into the operating theatre, put his bag down & immediately came over to me & in front of the staff in theatre, he gave me a great big hug. He, by doing that, put my scared thoughts at bay & I felt quite relaxed after that.

I got a head transplant once, and people are always very curious about the bolts in my neck..

All the surgery I havw had done has prolonged or improved my life

I can't comment for others but my surgery at the age of 7 was life altering. I had Perthes disease which I think from memory is thought to be due to the blood supply to the femoral head being disrupted somehow and it can lead to bone death, collapse and deformity. After conservative treatment did not help I ended up having an operation on my affected hip joint to relign my hip joint and insert temporary "pins": to keep it in place while it healed. I spent 6 weeks in a cast from my chest down to the ankle on the affected leg and flat on my back. Then the pins were removed & I was free of the cast ! Such a good feeling to be able to have a bath again! Anyhoo once my leg was used to weightbearing again I went from strength to strength, pain free. Another girl who my mum knew was not so lucky. Her parents refused the operation and her hip deteriorated and last we had heard she was needing to use a wheelchair most of the time. The only issue I have developed is what I presume to be mild osteoarthritis in later life, but it has never been bad enough to require intervention. Was surgery worth it? Absolutely it was ! I am very grateful to my parents for getting it done. The second was my emergency c section and yep that was worth it too for both myself and breach baby number 2 to arrive safely. Edited 07-Apr-25 15:00pm

My brother in law had a new knee installed over 2 years ago and it is still not right. He is still in pain and is going crook because he can't drive his red Ferrari or ride his motor bikes. It is his left leg which is needed for the clutch. It's just as well his Ford Mustang and my younger sister's Audi are automatic.

they are a pack of thieves

At age 14yrs. old I got diagnosed with a rare arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis it usually only affects older people doctors never seen anybody the young have Ankylosing Spondylitis. At 16 I could barely walk I had to use a wheelchair or a walker a lot of times at age 19 I cannot walk at all my hips were gone they were bone on bone no doctors wanted to give me a double hip replacement because I was too young I finally found a doctor that would give me a double hip replacement this was in Santa Barbara California so at age 21 I got double hip replacement I am now 52. I can do almost anything a normal person can do that doctor changed my life I am blessed... Edited 07-Apr-25 14:23pm

I have had nothing but positive experiences with the Canadian universal health care. I should have died at 30 in 1976 with a motorcycle collision but was repaired skillfully. I've had both knees replaced since then, had five stents inserted over about five years ago, as needed, had a pacemaker installed two summers ago and an aortic valve replacement most recently by persons who performed miracles on my aging carcass, with extraordinary skill and compassion. I'm 78 now...against all the odds and many self-destructive lifetime choices. Sure...they're well-paid...I sincerely hope they are. None of these procedures were DIY ... I'm just so grateful for the willingness of strangers to help another stranger they'll likely never meet again and with such compassion and dedication to excellence.

Very lucky to receive amazing care when cancer caused serious issues but my expert team @ LMPH stopped it spreading and with specialist care and chemotherapy I am 2 years now with no cancer detected!

My husband had cancer of the dueodenum, in 2016, luckily he did get operated on they call Whipples Surgery, firstly they used keyhole surgery but didn't work, so had a couple of goes at it, but they saved his life. He's still going strong today at 74.

I paid a lot of money to have a gastric sleeve done as I didn't qualify to have it done under the NZ health system. It most definitely changed my life!! I was slowly eating my way into an early grave. That was in 2020 and I have never looked back! I also just had a partial discetomy to relieve pressure from a herniated disc rubbing on my sciatic nerve. The relief was immediate and, apart from the team having to resuscitate me twice in the recovery room, I am very happy with the results.

I have had on childbirth and two surgeries both very successful, no complaints, though I would not like to need surgery today in Australia, the level of everything has fallen through the floor problem ended up in usa

I had a very good surgeon who took several skin cancers off my head and arms. He said that all the people sun-baking will need surgery one day. He also said those doing it don’t realize they are getting cancer on the bottom of their feet as exposed . He done some work in a private hospital and came later that night to check on me. He has retired now and every doctor I have mentioned his name have said “ you had one of the best “.

I had surgery for breast cancer 12 years ago. My surgeon was the best. I have been cancer free since then, minimal scarring. Interesting twist to my story, a few years ago, my husband and I were having lunch a few of his friends from college, and one of them mentioned that his wife was a surgeon. I said that I wondered if she knew my surgeon. He replied that his wife was my surgeon. The next time we met for lunch, he brought her along. It was so nice that she remembered me, and we had a lovely time. Edited 07-Apr-25 14:08pm

I had emergency lifesaving surgery to repair a perforated stomach ulcer. I ran a marathon 3 weeks later. (I was told not to run for 6 weeks, but I don't listen to doctors.) About 7 years ago, I had a fatty tumor on my arm that got irritated by my watch. Both my primary care doctor and my dermatologist told me that these are removed with local anesthesia. However, the hospital was next to the surgeon's office, and he was part owner of the hospital, so he made more money if patients had to go to the hospital. I didn't know I was going to have to have blood tests, ekg and general anesthesia. The technician doing the EKG told me that the doctor put all patients under no matter how small the bump and this also happened to her husband. Anyway, the left me on a gurney for 7 hours before doing the surgery and never informed me of a delay and the iv made me need to use the restroom often and my husband had to help me each time as no nurse was in sight. Eventually, I had a full-blown panic attack, and my limbs went numb. The doctor didn't care and just said it would be over soon. It takes me a week to feel normal again after general anesthesia, so the whole experience was horrible! I didn't even go back to the doctor for the follow up appointment as I wasn't giving him any more money! I currently have another fatty tumor near my stomach and my doctor said she could refer me to a surgeon, but I just said "no!"

Haven’t had alot of ops

a surgeon saved my life. I have nothing but praise, and respect for them.

I had a brain tumour removed in 2014. The plan was to reduce the mass as much as possible but they got all of it first time. It is now 11 years later and I am still clear.

3 surgeries all successful and non problematic. Daughter just had thyroid surgery - whilst operating removed nodes as precaution and cancer discovered. Surgeon as amazing and caring and no - no extra surgery required. I have never met a surgeon that was Keen to operate - always last option after other treatment courses.

Once I had a cataract and my sight now is near perfect .Michael

I was hit by a car (on purpose) and it broke both my legs. The surgeon that initially put me back together was a field surgeon during the Vietnam War. He stated in his surgical report that mine were the worst broken bones he had ever seen. It took two years for my leg to heal after the surgery. After two years and several months I received a knee replacement. It wasn't great but considering how badly I was injured it was pretty good. The implant should have lasted 15 - 20 years. Well, it lasted longer than 25 years. The next problem was that I wore the darn thing out. It was so old that the company that made the implant was long out of business and replacement parts weren't available (sounds kinda like a car repair, eh?). The surgeon found someone to make a replacement part with a 3d printer. The new part was installed without a hitch in day surgery. It works great and should last me to the end of my days. I've had other orthopedic surgeries over the years (from sports injuries) and they all worked out equally well.Edited 07-Apr-25 11:31am

I can't really comment no major ops, touch wood, but I believe Pharmaceutical Companies are on a roll as I take tablets for cholesterol, blood pressure, COPD and BiPolar not forgetting Vitamins prescribed. This is costly enough. Getting back to your story, I don't ever want to go through major surgery for anything, a broken ankle was painful enough taking months to recover. I'm quite the squib.

Week after week I had trouble swallowing and it got to the point where I could hardly breathe. Finally I realised something was actually wrong with me and it was not hayfever or asthma. The doctor referred me to a specialist and within two weeks I had thyroid surgery for two large lumps and a goitre. Although health insurance is expensive, I have always had it for “just in case”. Surgeon, anaesthetist, other specialists, four days in hospital and operating room cost me $500 (the excess). All medical and hospital personnel were extremely pleasant and literally life saving.

There is good and bad in ALL professsions and surgeons are no diff, they are not gods, they r humans just like us, capable of making mistakes. for any types of surgeon DO YOUR HOMEWORK, check their credentials, get a second opinion if you need to, be comfortable with who you are getting your surgery done with. Ask lots of q's know EXACTLY what they are going to do, and what can go wrong and their ramifications if it does. Surgeries often go wrong, but its not always surgeons fault. You are purely going on your own experiences, kind of scews the stats a bit....sorry

well, I guess I do, I had to have my voice-box removed about 18 months ago so I'm unable to verbally speak anymore and it has really changed my life. I'm still getting use to not being able to talk.

Absolutely, to cut a long story short I waited over 20 years (yeah I’m a boomer) to have a hip replacement. Basically it was being nervous and hating pain. When I finally gave in I had the good fortune to be allocated a wonderful surgeon. He had such a lovely, empathetic manner and really put me at my ease. The surgery went fine and my recovery was truely a ‘Praise Jesus’ one. As an added blessing while overweight when I started as part of my recovery (despite obviously doing no exercise except those that were part of my recuperation) I even lost weight! Go figure, miracle? I think so!

My daughter is a veterinary surgeon she saves lives. She I’d dedicated, compassionate is excellent in her work. She gets paid a salary, she doesn’t operate for money she operates out of necessity.

I don't really understand your opening sentence. I don't think surgeons would operate on a person because the surgeon wants to make a few dollars. As for your friend with the botched operation there is a way to know for sure and put these misgiving feelings to bed. That way of course is to talk with a lawyer, there could be a case here and a few dollars for your friend.

Yes Surgeons like to operate. It is there love there profession.

I've had 2 minor surgeries botched. One I had to go back for them to do it again but this also failed. The second failed so I didn't even bother trying again.

I was operated on in a Private hospital many years ago, and the Doctor took my appendix out. The doctor was called "Just in time", but I didn't know it then. After the op and he cut all my muscles in my stomach that I could not have any control over, I still had the same pain. He operated again and found that is was a cyst- not my appendix. After the operation I sat up to be prepared for visiting hours, and was in a lot of pain in my chest. My mother came in and saw me in pain and went to see a nurse or a doctor, and was told not to worry about it, I was just bunging it on because she was there. Finally a doctor came and gave be a needle to kill the pain. Then at the night visit, I sat up again to get ready for visiting hours and I was struck with another pain in the stomach. My mother was told once again that I was just bunging it on because she was there. They gave me another drug to kill the pain, so I went to sleep. Approx 8 pm that night a specialist came in and talked to me for approx 5 minutes, I was very dopey by the, he went out of the room for approx another five minutes, then he came back and asked me "Did you really have a pain". I was so dope that all I could do was nod my head. The next day they tested me and found I had a collapsed lung the first time, and the second time I had a burst lining of my stomach. The doctor had given me a double dose of what I was allergic to. Something that I had asked him to write on his notes - not to give me any more of that medicine. Because I was so traumatised by it all and had to look after two children, I felt like suing the doctors and the hospital, but I could not go through any more. The stomach affected me for a long time after as far as not being able to eat a lot of foods and being very weak. The same doctor before that, put me in hospital to stretch my back, and put weight on one leg. He visited me twice a day in hospital, and looked at the weight, said hello, something that he didn't usually do, only once every second day. It turned out that the nerve in my calf was damaged and I had constant pain in one leg. He charged me for every "Hello" while in hospital. I found out later that something could have been done to help my leg if it was treated early. I doubt that there was anywhere in those years to complain about a doctor but looking after two children in a weak state was all I could cope with at that time.

I lost a third of a kidney to divinci the robot due to polycystic kidney disease, growths cover both kidneys and some in liver still.

I had my tubes tied, and never got pregnant again. Definitely better off, personally

My uncle had bowel cancer and had most of his bowel removed, leaving him with a stoma bag for the rest of his life. After the surgery the doctors said that they made an error and he didn't need as much bowel removed so didn't really need to have the stoma bag for the rest of his life. I think maybe doctors are over worked and there are too few since covid. I know a lot of the ones we had in New Zealand that came from other countries went home when covid hit. Edited 07-Apr-25 08:36am

Double mastectomy and ovaries removed, saved my life

I had chronic sinus infections for three years. I had misshapen sinus cavities so they didn’t drain properly. Surgery caused less bruising than the pressure from the infections. Recover was about 4 days left but I had enough sick time for the full two weeks so I used it. Had an in office uterine ablation with zero complications. Zero complications with my gallbladder removal too.

Hi JANN R TYVM

I married a surgeon, who surgically removed my wallet, it was a successful operation, I haven't had any money for 38 years, i get weekly infusions of bourbon to ease any pain but all in all it was a success

Omg 😱 I have a breast reduction procedure scheduled for April 22 yikes 😬

Sorry, just have to.... *sings...a la Madonna* Like a surgeon, cutting for the very first time. Like a sururururgeon!

My daughter had cancer surgery and they removed everything she is well now and is cancer free

Have had cancer surgery and all is good now so are very thankful to the surgeon.

I’ve had two hips replaced now, eight years apart. This latest one is quite different in a few ways! For the better!

I can walk, but in pain.

A surgery that I recently had changed my life for the better. In November I had a kidney transplant. My doctor was awesome. He was the one I had hoped I’d get from the team of doctors that I had met with. I thank God that this gift was given to me.

I have had a lot of surgery on my legs thanks to the surgeon played a lot of sports with success.

No thank god

I avoid surgery at all cost! I've heard too many stories about, like you wrote, surgeries not helping, or even making something worse. No, thank you. ;-D

I have had 9 orthopaedic surgeries and 7 of them were big surgeries. I was born in late 1964 with a dislocated hip which would have prevented me from ever walking normally had it not been for a prominent orthopaedic surgeon of the time, a Dr Rory Middleton who had been to the US to learn of their new treatments for repairing congenital dislocations like mine. I was the first Australian baby operated on by an Australian team to have the new procedure and I spent 10 weeks In hospital in a traction device before being allowed to return home. My poor mother, who was pregnant with my brother at that time in 1966, was in another hospital at that time after having a large melanoma removed from her leg and she feared that I would not remember her when she was eventually able to visit but I did, of course! To say that this was a "difficult" period for my family is an understatement as my poor Dad was working 3 jobs to afford the hospital fees as there was no Medicare then. Thank goodness for loving grandparents who stepped in and visited me during those long weeks! As for me well I was able to walk without a stick for many years, something a dear friend my age was unable to do from about the age of 12 as she had bilateral dislocations and eventually ended up in a wheelchair. Her parents were unable to afford her surgery as they had 5 children so I feel enormously blessed to have been given an opportunity to have a normal life and eventually spend nearly 20 years as an AIN then RN paying it back before I started to fall apart and require more titanium implants. I sincerely doubt that I would have another opportunity to recite this story here but I am most grateful for the skills of the surgeons I have interacted with in the past and will continue to need to do in the future! Thanks for reading.

I’ve never had a bad experience with a surgeon just the reason for the surgery.

Yes I do, I had back surgery in 2017 and it was a lower lumbar fusion and it went wrong from the start and when I got out of my 4 hour surgery that ended up taking 10 hours and after this I could not walk because I felt like I was walking down hill and falling to the right so I went back to the doctor and asked why this was happening and he said that sometimes the nerves in their canal get pinched or blocked so I had to have a second surgery. Well I went through the second surgery and now I felt like I was just walking down hill so it's half way better and then I went to see a neurologist and they said that I have had a stroke, I guess it happened in my first surgery, so anyway I am walking down hill and after about a week or two it started to fix itself and I started walking better. Then my surgeon said after x-rays were done that I had 2 discs in my neck that were blown out and it was a simple surgery so I said ok, let's do it. Well, when they do this surgery they go into your throat and make a small cut and remove a disc and replace it with a new metal disc then they closed that up and had to make a second cut to replace the second disc I didn't know this and when I went to get my surgery done there were a few things that I did not know about this, like the doctor never told me that they go into my neck to do this so when I got there I got a shock, I had to shave my beard in order for them to do this (LOL), Hell, I really didn't know that is what was going on anyway I got the surgery done after I shaved and all was good so Ii thought, after staying for 2 day's in the Hospital after the surgery the doctor decided to release me and so I left the hospital to go home and it was 110 miles from the Hospital to the house and I really felt great and happy to be at home finally and then it hit, my throat started closing up and I wasn't getting any air so I was rushed 20 miles to a local Hospital and that was the wrong hospital that I was supposed to be at so the Ambulance drivers gad to turn around and drive me 14 miles to where the hospital was and guess what, This Hospital was only 4 miles from my house again I'm still not getting proper air so they rush me inside the ER and attempt to put hoses or tubes down my throat and they ended up knocking out my two front lower teeth to do this and I swallowed them. So I laid in that Hospital for 4 more day's to get test done and on day 4 I decided I've had enough because the doctor has never came to see me , so I took the tubes out of my throat and pulled out my wires and needles and I told them that I am getting the hell out of here so the staff called security and they tried to keep me there and we started fighting and I kept saying I"M leaving, so I left and got home and I had an appointment with my neurologist and I went to that appointment and had a MRI done and they said that with all of this, I had another Stroke. I went home, I just gave up. I wrote all of this because it is a true event, But, my point is is that my Doctor got paid very well and I still am in a lot of pain and I can't work anymore and life has become a real BITCH and I also need to say that I have tried to go and see my back doctor and no one knows where he disappeared to. This is just some mucked up shit that I have been living with and I am not crying about , I hope you folks learn what you are up against prior to letting a doctor do any work on you and pick the very best qualified doctor before getting any surgery done. I hope you all have a good day!

I just got a lump the size of a small plumb cut out of my forehead about 4 days ago, and the guy did a fantastic job.Edited 07-Apr-25 05:36am

surgery is good for those who are sick or injured, and are generally acceptable. but for those who want to have a facelift, breast enhancement, stomach tuck, and etc, unnecessary surgery, think again. Your natural body is more beautiful than a stitched one

Pin in my ankle

I am sorry for your experience. I have had surgery for gallstones and had a suregon that wwnt above and beyond and even faught the insurance co to have me stay in the hospital an extra day to help with my pain and recovery, I was happy to be there, Next month hip replacement and I am okay with that to get rid of the pain. Good health to all;

In my experience surgeons are patronising, arrogant, inhuman scum who don't give a damn if they botch the job as long as they get well paid. Lowest form of life on earth. Ruined my life!

Nothing from me. I really can't understand people who for the sake of vanity have multiple jobs done to their otherwise normal bodies!!??

I've have had several. One was a life saving to remove cancer. Another that was all wrong in fact had 3 surgeries to fix my ear hearing went wrong cause I'm still hard of hearing in that ear.

I have had no surgeries

Here I am recovering from hernia surgery that was much needed. I can't eat normally for 3 weeks. So far all is good. I have had many surgeries and for me the worst surgeons were Plastic Surgeons, both were needed not elective and I am not happy at all! My experience with 2 out of 3 of them were so bad, both were very pompous and if I saw them in a dark alley they would need a plastic surgeon.

Any Doctor, General Practitioner, Family Physician, Surgeon or Specialist I have ever dealt with or has dealt with me has been fabulous. Of course it sure helps if a person has trust and belief in science. As a matter of fact, it was a discussion with a Registered Nurse that helped save my life almost 24 years ago. Yes, and I made sure she was well aware of what she did for me.

successful surgery (which saved my life) - rehab exercises for the rest of my life (which is why I am still above ground)

Only go under the knife if it is really necessary.

I once had 3rd degree mortar burns to my hand and a plastic surgeon wanted to cut my little finger off. I told him to get stuffed and that I would look after the burns myself. I still have a fully functioning little finger and nail. All I could think of was...didn't these idiots fall off their bikes when they were kids and get huge scabs LOL

Two open heart surgeries over 12 years to repair faulty valves. Both surgeons were magnificent, overworked and empathetic.

I had from a car accident, broken arm, doctor waited to late to operate SO. made a mess of it BUT at my cousin wedding he said he was sorry, ALL GOOD..

I had a herniated abdomen that was awkward, just below the ribcage; one blow against it was always possible and could have been fatal. After surgery, which was not problematic, and now I can risk a blow or pressure to the stomach, say from lifting, without fear of death. All good. But you do need qualified surgeons for these things.

Look up TAVI vldeo,I had to have the operation because I had colon cancer and I would’nt have survived the cancer operation without a blood transfusion.I obey’d Acts 15:29 abstain from blood.

Well, you are correct. How is it that we live in a society where it is deemed somehow "normal" that allowing egotistical, sociopaths to HACK and CHOP us up actually "fixes" anything?!?!?! I have NEVER had to have surgery, and never will. I went to an ER once when I was in a major car accident I walked away from...and I had a broken finger that I MYSELF reset back into place, then stitched up myself and braced it MYSELF. Why? The nurse couldn't "stomach" it. I quickly got out of there and have never been back. To this day I regained full function of my finger and I sometimes forget which one got injured.Resetting bones, stuff like that, yeah, maybe let them do it. I KNOW what I am doing, so I don't need them. But, no, hacking people up to "fix" them is just a moneymaker and to reinforce the pedestal society puts them on so you STAY psychologically trauma bonded to the satanic big pharma cartel.