Did Not Stick to Our Plan

Dr. Showalter might be a great surgeon, but he is unethical. When I consulted him about my surgery, he told me that we would go through with the second part of the procedure only if he didn't find a particular problem. When I read the legal consent to have the surgery done, the contingency plan of not doing it if the problem was found was not in the contract. I specifically asked about that and re-emphasized that I didn't want to go through with the full procedure if the problem was found. He said "It doesn't say that in the contract, but that's what we talked about and I won't do the surgery if XXXX is found." Since he seemed like a charming and trustworthy person, I didn't make him rewrite the contract-and if I had, it might have delayed my surgery. I woke up from the surgery, found out that the particular problem was found, and that he went through with the procedure anyway. I asked why, and he said that I looked like a good candidate and thought he should just go for it. If I'd had the opportunity to do the research and discuss it with him, I never would have gone with that plan. As a result I've had a lot of pain and suffering and am considering having the procedure reversed-which will cost a lot and involve a lot more recovery time. However, I know that my body will not heal perfectly and that I can never go back to the way things were if the procedure had never been done.
In addition to this, in preparation for surgery, I was sent to get an MRI when I had a metal device in me. Dr. Showalter placed the device himself and ordered the MRI for me. When I showed up to get it, the medical staff realized that I couldn't go through with the procedure-the magnet would have ripped the metal through my skin. While it is fortunate that the MRI staff averted a disaster, it was a great inconvenience for me. Ultimately the problems with rescheduling a more appropriate pre-surical imaging procedure resulted in a delay in my surgery. This is more than a minor inconvenience, since I had worked my schedule around recovery, and family had already arrived from out of town to take care of me when the surgery was postponed.