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Archie Moses said:
Didn't really wanna make my own thread so I'm gonna hijack this one.

I'm scheduled for my second clavicle surgery in 3 weeks at 2:30 today. I guess, this is the time to do it... again.

My first one went OK. It was late afternoon and the surgery was over just after 6. I'm a champ with anesthesia and I'm awake and coherent as soon as I open my eyes. I'm ready to go in five minutes, but they make you stay for an hour.

After my last surgery, the doctor left and forgot to write me any pain medication. The hospital told me to call his office in the morning. In other words, it took nearly 24 hours to get a damn pain pill and I went to work the next day (we had a huge convention in SLC right before all the lockdowns.)

The doc only wrote me 20 pain pills - the fives. He said to take one every 4 hours. I'm a big guy and know my pain level, I also have a high tolerance to pain pills - only use them when I have then prescribed to me and never had a problem abusing them fortunately. I had to take two every 4 hours to get barely any relief. Doctor's don't get this. They write the same script for 110 lbs people.

Anyway, pain after surgery was a bitch. I called for more pills when the 20 ran out and they said no (I broke my wrist too, btw.) They basically make you feel like a drug addict because, I'm sure, they have many patients who are.

The last three weeks have been rough in terms of pain. When I had the dressing removed last Wednesday I told his PA how bad it still hurt (didn't ask for more meds) and asked if my collarbone looked fine. He said everything looked great.

After going home, I saw my collarbone looked like it was popping out. I ended up calling on Friday and demanded an X-Ray. I got the X-Ray yesterday and the doc comes in and asks if I was in another accident or if I fell. I said no. He told me I popped the plate off the bone some how and he's never seen that before. He asked if I was in pain and I said, everyday has felt like the day after surgery.

He told me I needed " emergency" surgery today. They're gonna take out the old plate and put a new one in.

The ****ing doctors I get, man. Gawd damn it. Even the doc at the ER told me I didn't break my collarbone after they X-Rayed me (I shattered it.) I had to demand another X-Ray then too.

Don't even get me started on my back and hip doctors, gawd damn it.

Does anyone else have really bad experiences with doctors too?

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This pic is right after surgery 3 weeks ago.

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This is my X-Ray from yesterday. I guarantee the plate popped during the first night home from surgery.

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This is the break the ER doc and radiologist said I didn't break. Lol They told me I didn't break my wrist too. WTF
Btw, the ER doc sent me home with 8 pain pills on a Saturday afternoon. They were gone the next morning and the days leading up to surgery sucked.


I get the whole be cautious prescribing pain pills. I really do.

I don't when someone is in major ****ing pain. I shouldn't have to suffer because of pill poppers.
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I can completely relate to the pain aspect of what you are going through, and I'm sorry you have to deal with that. I've been mostly lucky in that my doctor's don't really question my pain levels, but it is a bitch trying to get pain medication. My previous doctor treated me like an addict shopping for prescriptions right after he acknowledged I have surgery related arthritis and shifted plates in my neck that are causing me severe pain (7 to 8 on the 10 point pain scale, sometimes a 9, and I have a pretty high tolerance for pain since I've been living with it for so long, 20 years now). He kept side-eyeing me, asked another doctor to give me a pain assessment, reminded me it wasn't allowed to shop for prescriptions. I mean I get that part of it, especially in California, is to cover his own ***, but I felt like he was one step away from asking where I was getting the heroin or whatever. It was humiliating.

Luckily my current doctor gets it and is willing to prescribe what I need while I try to get the tests done I need. It is surprisingly hard to find a place that will do an MRI under full sedation, but I cannot do it any other way. My x-ray shows the plates have shifted, in addition to the arthritis, and that there is narrowing of the central channel in 3 vertebrae (where the spinal cord is), which is the most concerning.

So I feel for you bro. Hang in there. Sending all the positive feels your way.
 
Hurting today but it feels so much better than the last surgery. I'm positive the last surgery was botched from when it ended with the amounts of pain I had. It doesn't feel like I have braces in my collarbone or a vice in my collarbone - at least as of now.

I hope this time I heal up quickly. I'm tired of having such bad luck.

2020 has taught me whenever you think that life can't get any worse, it can and it will.

Bring it on, 2020 you lil bitch.
 
@LogGrad98 do you think I should talk to a lawyer about this? To me, it seems like the first surgery just wasn't done right and the doctor of his assistants didn't listen to me complaining about the pain I was having.

He put in a larger plate this time and it feels so much better. I mean, I guess I don't know if the guy did anything wrong and things like this just happen. I just know I feel a lot better after this one and wonder why things weren't different from the last one.
 
Archie Moses said:
@LogGrad98 do you think I should talk to a lawyer about this? To me, it seems like the first surgery just wasn't done right and the doctor of his assistants didn't listen to me complaining about the pain I was having.

He put in a larger plate this time and it feels so much better. I mean, I guess I don't know if the guy did anything wrong and things like this just happen. I just know I feel a lot better after this one and wonder why things weren't different from the last one.
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I'd get a second opinion for sure and ask for a different medical group to analyze the original films and the films after your most recent surgery. You might have a case. It's worth looking into. Even if just for the peace of mind.
 
LogGrad98 said:
I'd get a second opinion for sure and ask for a different medical group to analyze the original films and the films after your most recent surgery. You might have a case. It's worth looking into. Even if just for the peace of mind.
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This. I'd guess a medical malpractice lawyer would give you a free consultation or something like that. Or you only pay if you get money type of thing. I'd guess the only thing you'd be out is your time.
 
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