by Fissulyna » 12 Nov 2007, 14:07
Dear Juney, I can feel your frustration, anger and sadness at the same time. I can only say that you are doing great dealing with it all because I would probably be sending Antrax tainted letters to your surgeon by now. OK, maybe not Antrax , but something similar like that - like screaming at him so the whole ward can hear ! He is just incompetent and it is not your fault :(. Don't blame yourself - how possibly could you know what to do or ask for CRS refferal immediately, we are all conditioned t respect and not question our doctors. I had misfortune that 2 of my family members died in the hospital due to medical negligence - that s why I do not trust any doctor 100% and drive them nuts with questions and cross references, and that is why I have 3 CRS now which I "interview" for different opinions, results etc.
If I were you I would go out of network if it is financially possible, if not , I would ask for immediate referal ro CRS with hint of warning to your surgeon about "complaint" to the board. Second, as Lucia said - there are other options for th F , I mean fissures ; ) , like flap and fissurectomy! AND, some people heal spontaneously - I know , you stopped believing that your body can do that after all of this time , I only have fissure for 14 weeks and I lost hope in that - but you see Mike DID IT !!!!! And it happened in couple of days after months and months of agony !!!!! So, don't despair my friend <3, <3, <3 we believe in you and we know that you will make it ! Yes, it sucks to be young and deal with this crap , but your age is also on your side - it will help you heal fast sooner or later !!!! I am 36 (read 44;), it probably looks ancient to you , ha ha, but believe me, pain is the same - one can not live the normal life any more and I used to have so much fun and had such an active life . You know, your body ages but your soul never does ; )))) ! When I used to go shopping with my older daughter people always thought that I was her older sister - now I feel like i am 80 !!!!!
Bottom line, Juney, FIND ANOTHER DOCTOR ASAP !!!!!
Love you and best of luck !!!! :_):