Before I tell you about The Threat, I’ll give you the fix I got myself into that set me up for The Threat.
I have not been able to taste much of anything I eat nor have I smelled much of anything smelly that came wafting my way for about 3 years.
The second opinion doctor (I did not trust the first opinion doctor) has convinced me that I have Chronic Sinusitis and Nasal Polyps and he is going to perform an Image Guided Endoscopic Sinus Surgery/ Polypectomy on me next Wednesday.
What this all means I have Chronic Sinusitis and Nasal Polyps that requires him to perform an Image Guided Endoscopic Sinus Surgery/ Polypectomy on me or he has just bought a Lexus and he needs to make payments.
Just how does a Medical Community Threat come into all of this? Well it’s those warnings that we are being bombarded with by our Doctors, Pharmacists and Lawyers in modern Good Ole USofA.
I did not slam my finger in a car door but had I done so I feel fairly certain that that Pre-Surgery Warning I would have to sign off on would be pretty much the same as if I was having my Smashed Finger Nail removed.
Here is The Threat...
“The MATERIAL RISKS (yes, all caps) of this procedure are: Infection, allergic reaction, disfiguring scar, severe loss of blood, loss or loss of function of any limb or organ, paralysis or partial paralysis, paraplegia or quadriplegia, brain damage, cardiac arrest, or death.”
As if that was not enough to cause me to run out of my doctor’s office, that was followed by this...
“OTHER POSSIBLE RISKS- In addition to the material risks listed above, there may be other possible risks involved in this procedure, including, but not limited to possible: (All of these were in ALL CAPS.)
THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SURGERY; INFECTION; BLEEDING; HEADACHE, NASAL CONGESTION, NASAL DRAINAGE, CFS LEAK (they should not use abbreviations), DIFFICULTY URINATING AND/OR CONSTIPATION DUE TO ANESTHESIA; EYE INJURY.
Had enough? I’m sorry but they were not finished...
“POSSIBLE RISKS OF ANESTHESIA: Aspiration (breathing in blood or mucus), pneumonia, loose or broken teeth, cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), hoarseness, corneal abrasion, nose bleed, hyperthermia (abnormally high body temperature), electrolyte abnormalities (blood chemistry imbalance). Please discuss these with your anesthesiologist.”
Yes I signed their Legal Forms but what has me most worried is in the OTHER POSSIBLE RISKS part they had to throw in “but not limited to”. Now I have to worry about everything they did not mention. I guess that’s OK because they mentioned everything…Or did they?
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
Lagniappe: Maybe, if I offered to make one of his Lexus payments, he would agree to say to me, “That’s nothing. Don’t worry about it”.
5 comments:
Well, seriously I hope everything goes OK, but I know what you mean. I think it is best to NOT read any of the possible side effects but instead rely on the old proven policy of "Ignorance is bliss." Good luck and I seriously hope you can get your taste and smell back.... I'll say a prayer for you.
YOU ARE NOT BEING THREATENED BY THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY BUT THE LAWYERS WHO SUE THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY’S LAWYERS IE. THE LAWYERS FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO BULLET PROOF THAT GROUP BUT HAVE TO DO IT BY THE CONSENT FORM THAT YOU AND ALL OF US SIGN.
I read it twice & i did not see "one leg may be shorter than the other"which was in my last Docs i signed. I have a question for you who now is a expert on all things medical ...Since the cheap glue on the bandage they put on my incision reacted to my lovely buttock causing blisters, which were definitely not listed as a possible side reaction, should i sue?
I had that surgery. Three times in 25 years. Now I can sorta smell stuff. Not like other people with real noses, but I know when the coffee’s on. Only $25,000. Each time. With twice yearly $1,000 follow-ups. (Is that bi-annual or semi-annual?) My favorite possible thing to go wrong is the surgeon might slip while he’s rooting around in your nose with sharp objects and cut into your brain. As far as I know, that did not happen to me.
I wish you well in this, without stipulations based on previous procedures that may or may not have effect on such implied or expressed comments either vocal or visual that maybe substituted for artificial and or natural remedies that are currently under review of the DEA, AMA and the NRA and have not been previously approved in the study of non intelligent intelligence. If you are approved for this well wishes statement it must be signed and received at the following institution no earlier than 6 hours after the approval. Approval of these conditions is conditional signature_______________________date________ of
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