Dr. brands uterus during hysterectomy

[believe09]

:floorlaugh::floorlaugh::floorlaugh::floorlaugh:

If it had been me, when the whole thing was over, I would have said, "Now. Let me make sure I have this right: I have the most beautiful XYZ you've ever seen, and <insert all the hospital gossip here>. Did I get that right?"

I would just want to see their priceless reaction.

I kept commenting or asking questions, and they would all freak out and say OMG she is AWAKE where is Anesthesia, and the anesthesiologist would say, Uh she asked to be awake....it was a round robin. But funny as all get out.

I did ask that the statement be put in my permanent record in the event I ever had to prove I had the most beautiful XYZ or if there was perhaps a beauty contest for it.

 

[believe09]

First off, where in heck did they do a hysterectomty in a doctors office? Was it a surgical office, like some of the cosmetic surgeons have? Hysterectomies, even with the less invasive DaVinci procedures are still surgeries and can have life threatening consequences. There is also a chance that other medical complications can occur.

If the uterus was REMOVED and then it was branded. HOW was she internally burned foam this? Remember, I was an OR manager in a rural area, I was in every case done. I can NOT understand how a removed uterus can cause internal burns, by branding the removed tissue.

Again, do I think this was right, good, funny, kosher?? Of course not. But, I still can not understand how the patient got the injury. Something isn't adding up.

Should the doctor be reprimanded, of course! Should the woman get financially rewarded? Well, not in my honest opinion. But that is IMO only.

No, no-I think this the wrong way round...he did the surgery with a laser (IIRC), removed the uterus and branded it afterwards. The laser burned her vagina. During the procedure. It can happen, I knew someone whose whole hand was burned trying to have a wart removed.

 

[ziggy]

So really, the branding never had anything to do with her being burned? I wonder how it can be included in the case if it's really irrelevant to her claim that the burn has caused her problems and her husband loss of affection.

If a laser is used in the process and one of the risks is getting burned...doesn't informed consent cover that? Was he negligent in performing the surgery? She has to prove that. How does what he did after the fact have anything to do with the negligence during surgery part?

Interesting case.

 

[Lyn1001]

TMI from believe09 and slightly o/t- I piloted a certain surgery for my DR so that they could petition the BOH that it was OK to do in a DR's office vs an OR. And far less expensive. The procedure had only been done on 40 women across the USA at that point and only in the OR. I have a very, very high tolerance for discomfort so opted to go with only local anesthesia-naturally the procedure was filmed as documentation for medical boards, board of health etc...

The funniest part was that everyone kept forgetting I was awake, so I got some seriously good gossip regarding hospital administration and the staff. The second part was when it was done (took about 45 minutes) one of the attendings who had scrubbed in said I have the most incredibly beautiful (insert a body part here, non sexual) he had ever seen.

I lived on that compliment for months, as you do not hear something like that everyday.

After my endometriosis surgery I was told I had a very pretty uterus.

Man, now I'm wondering if my ovary is out there somewhere with my initials on it?

This is a serious question. Is a person allowed to keep their removed organs? Like when they pull your tooth? I'd have liked to kept a few parts I owned at one time.

When my DH asked for at least one of his ribs (2 removed), the surgeon didn't even crack a smile and said no.

 

[IWannaKnow]

This kind of tomfoolery has no place in a surgical setting! This kind of crap is for the amusement of the staff in my humble OPINION, has no treatment protocol and is dangerous for the same reasons that got him caught - things happen. One poster here says the burns were vaginal, the news articles state the burns were on her legs - either way, neither of the two (leg or vaginal burn) should have been present at all! If the doctor had been minding his business it would have never happened in the first place and he would not be in hot water now. Specimens are NOT labeled by engraving them with the patients name, they are placed into a specimen container with the patients name on the container. I agree with the poster who says the pt. must be grounded, so how did this happen? The only thing I can imagine is that the speculum was still in place, and he hit it with the cautery....

To those who feel this is a non issue because 1) the tissue had been removed from her body already, and 2) she clearly didn't want the uterus to begin with so this really should be no big deal - how would you feel if this were a still born rather than a uterus which was being branded?? This is about respect for the patient and accountability and professionalism for the staff IMHO.

I worked with a doctor who played "puppets" with the uteri of his patients during surgical procedures...he thought it was amusing and "lightened the mood" in the room until I turned him in for it.