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Going to take the next step
Any recommendations of a stellar ps in Florida, near Lady Lake /Ocala
My saga
Anyway, here is the latest on my story. My PS agreed to set up appointments with other doctors for me to see. He then calls me and says that the first won't see me because he is afraid I might put a negative review out there if I don't like the results since I did write an honest review of my current ps (on the urging of many here) to explain what I went through. I did not make the review all negative but focused on the lack of care I got after complications and although I gave him 5 stars for bedside manner, he was not happy with the 1 star overall which reflected the fact that i wasn't taken care, didn't look good, doctor couldn't remember things between visits, I went through a revision and I was worse off, I was in pain, my pain was usually ignored, and I looked terrible. The one star wasn't because I had a complications. However, I feel like this is how I was portrayed to this doctor. Dr. S. Called me out on the review and I explained the above and why I lost confidence n him as a surgeon. He said, I understand but nothing followed suggested he did understand. So, he scheduled me with a,different doctor,,whom, I am sure he said some of the same to. I met with him today. The first thing he said was, "with full disclosure, I am a fan of Dr. Stockell." OR, in other words, I won't say anything against my colleague even if it will help you. That was my take. It was like sides were being picked before I could plead my case. I hoped I was wrong and said nothing negative about Dr.S and just showed him my pictures. He said, "I am a medical mystery". Really? He said, "I don't think I want to be the next surgeon to operate because I don't know right now how to fix you." Not sure I am buying it or if he thinks my reviews are just based on IF I have a complication, not how a, doctor handles the complication. I am a doctor myself (not a medical one, but a ph.d. With lots of schooling and critical thinking), using just my intellectual skills I offered some hypothetical explanations that I thought this doctor would be able to respond to... he seemed clueless...
Here was one thought... my wound was 6 inches deep, it closed partly but closed on top before fully closing inside, leaving a hole (perhaps filled with fluid or air). This was seen on my ultrasound. Now, in 6 more months, does,this space grow scare tissue or does it remain an open space? Let's assume, open space. So, when he cuts my skin for the revision, he maybe closes the skin over an area that just healed or is still open and hence the skin cannot stay closed and it opens back up. Seems like the optimal solution is that when you open that area, if it doesn't look closed, healththy and strong a wound vac should be used to make sure that entire area is fully closed and healthy before stitching back together. I think I should have had a wound vac to begin with for a wound as deep as mine, these are areas where I feel he failed.
My other areas of tenderness are areas with scar tissue, I wonder if all the scar tissue was fully removed.
Any other thoughts and ideas, I would appreciate, anyone with a really cool ps who would talk to via email with ideas, that would be great.
Thanks everyone!!!
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The jury is still out, TT surgery ended in complications, a huge six inch hole, a second smaller hole, a seroma, and two dog ears. It was very painful to heal from and I did not get the support throughout the time I had complications, I think this is something they need to work on and be more proactive, although every one was very nice. I had a scar and dog ear revision a year later, cost was a bit higher than I expected, The results left me with another wound and a lot of pain. I still have pain at 6 months out, so I am going back again and hoping for a new plan at no cost this time that will fix my scar to look normal, relieve the adhesions, relieve the pain, and make things look how they did right after the first surgery when I thought things were perfect. I will update after the success or failure of our upcoming appointment. I am hoping Dr.S can find a way to to solve these issues and help me return to the nice result I saw week 1 post op. I will adjust my overall score as he continues to help me reach this goal, he has reached out and hopefully, we can find an acceptable solution.