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Total Disaster - Northbrook, IL
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After an excision, I was going to have a large...
nosilverpleaseAugust 12, 2015
After an excision, I was going to have a large scar on my penis - which naturally wasn't going to make me feel very comfortable in sexual situations. I went to Dr. Jacob Bloom to treat the healing area so that it would not leave a big scar, and he created an enormous disaster. He burned all of the healthy tissue in my wound with silver nitrate so it became necrotic (in some uneducated effort to help). He allowed the chemical to drip onto my scrotum and burn that. He refused to communicate with me two weeks after the procedure when my wound looked worse. He made bizarre personal comments about me in his notes. It was the worst thing I ever could have done. There's a small possibility I will have to get a skin graft on my penis, now... I was 4-6 weeks away from healing when I saw him - and now I am 6-8 months away...if at all.
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I forgot...would you have put gauze over the wound or let the silver nitrate burn the skin off my scrotum once I stood up?
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August 23, 2015
MyMarie, you really should not be posting your overly emotional responses to patients documenting their experiences of their bad care (and yes, accidentally burning the skin of your patient's testicles is bad care - you will find that 100% of men agree on this). You seem to think that it is inappropriate for this guy to document his care and his outcomes - that is what this site is for!! I realize you just joined 4 days ago to defend Dr. Bloom but now that you are here, try spending some time on the site. By the way, for all the energy you have spent on this man's post YOU HAVE NOT ADDRESSED HIS ACTUAL CARE. What kind of patient advocate does not addresses a patient's care but gets caught up in the fact that they are criticizing a doctor? Lastly, at least represent yourself honestly on here. This site does not work if people make up job descriptions and titles for themselves and then start giving out professional advice.
August 23, 2015
Thanks NYCdan. She can't be reasoned with. There's really no point to reply to her. Also, her replies are likely in violation of the TOS on this website since she worked (or works) for Dr. Bloom. I reported her to RealSelf - and it is possible this will all be removed once they look at it.
August 23, 2015
August 23, 2015
Nicely done sir, I use this site to research medical procedures (and doctors), keeping it honest is important.
October 21, 2015
Every plastic surgery gone wrong is an important thing for all to be aare of - no matter what the surgery. Thanks for sharing the experience - see the book "As Nature Made Him" for silver nitrate and problems with the penis.
October 24, 2015
medihoney works wonders on wounds like yours
December 1, 2015
Thanks - I was actually using it for 2 months. Unfortunately, it didn't work too well on this particular wound. I know it has a lot of benefits in general, though. Ultimately, the whole thing was excised and closed by a urologist.
Thank you for being open and sharing your experience with the community.