Re: Hysterectomy - What are the risks?
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 May 2003 19:41:32 -0500 (CDT)
I see no question here. It behooves all people to check out their
surgeon. What was his her training? How often does he/she do this kind
of surgery? What do other surgeons in the community think of him/her?
At Wed, 28 May 2003, lori wrote:
>
>I just watched on our local news about a woman who had a hysterectomy,
>she had her rectum punctured. She seemed fine, she was walking a day
>after her surgery. Three days later her organs began to shut down. The
>doctor took her back to surgery only to find he had punctured her
>rectum. He repaired it, but it was too late. She died of infection and
>all of her organs failed. I have a problem with health professionals
>who say, "Accidents happen in surgery, some people die", that is true,
>but I think ob/gyns should have more surgical experience than they do.
>It's an injustice to women to receive inadequate care, especially in a
>surgicalsituation. I have many friends and acquaintances who have had
>"mistakes" preformed on them at the hands of their ob/gyns. I'm not
>picking on all ob/gyns, there are many fine ones if you are lucky enough
>to find one. I myself just did a search of my own, I felt uncomfortable
>with a previous ob/gyn I was seeing. I had a wonderful ob/gyn for 23
>yrs. When he retired I went to a new one. After 2 yrs. and many
>doubts, I was searching for a better one. I found a great ob/gyn. I'm
>so grateful I searched for a new one. I later found out my former
>ob/gyn, the one I didn't care for, has some botched surgeries in his
>past! Educate yourself, it may save your life!
--
R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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