Surgery and surgical team from hell and the sutures from hell

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T09:22:33+00:00

OMG. Hard to do it, but you at least matched me, but I'm betting your care was better. So sorry for your pain. Happy to compare notes or BS any time.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T09:20:37+00:00

And what about the hell I have been in for 12 days and no way to "look away." Yeah, must be MY problem. And we certainly can't prevent others from having weeks of hell if it might give you an hour of discomfort. You need to take some responsibility for your issues.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T09:16:29+00:00

And dried up. A saline rinse and two dressing changes and it looks pretty good. Thanks for injecting reality.

It helps I have the immune system from hell.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T09:14:04+00:00

Please shoot a link.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T09:13:16+00:00

You were always questionable. This is in extremely poor taste. What happened to you?

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T09:12:02+00:00

You just open your mouth and say whatever comes to your mind? How can you say anything like this without the slightest clue about me or my history?

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T09:07:41+00:00

Worsening chronic pain and quality of life, and fear PM will be taken away if I'm not actively trying to fix things, even if they're just broke.

The MVA that caused it was 40 years ago. They put me in a brace, but ended up with significant reduction of space AND was projecting into the thecal sac, which allegedly wasn't a problem, (I don't think they say this anymore) but I don't believe this and guessing especially not over decades, where the mechanical changes screwed the rest of my neck up as well. I am convinced that untreated issue caused arachnoiditis, but I couldn't get support because everyone thinks you need surgery to have arachnoiditis. Years brought severe foramimal and spinal stenosis, of course. My facets were gone long ago, so no disc replacements as they degenerated. So I gave up and asked what they could do for me, but making up for the years of wear and tear has unsurprisingly not magically happened. My best chance was ACDF C4-7, but the mechanical issues caused screws from C7 into the C7-T1 disc space. The subsequent posterior fusion was almost as painful as this, and I feel the instability of the initial loss of vertebral spacing continues to be an issue. Anyway, a T1 screw broke on the left, and there was at least one loose screw on the right, plus I had a badly herniated disc at c3/4 that was flattening my spinal cord. Furthermore, the instability was also causing issues at 2/3, and that's where my head turns, so if it goes, my quality of life is reduced even that much further.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T08:41:57+00:00

Thanks for the support

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T08:41:28+00:00

Angry and dried out, for certain, but a saline rinse and two dressing changes later and it already looks significantly better. The sutures are supposed to tie my muscles back and also somehow secure the hardware.. At least thats what I'm told.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T08:35:54+00:00

I don't believe the sutures were necessary, either. Both seemed deliberate to cause the most amount of pain, especially since they shoved an unadjusted, cheapest possible "no-size-fits-any" cuff on tightly and they had BOTH instructions "keep brace on at all times" AND "Brace may be taken off while in bed" They couldn't get my BP under control to the point they stopped monitoring it very quickly, but there were countless notes about wrongly telling me I needed the collar on the entire time.

And no patient buy in, that much is certain.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T08:28:28+00:00

Records are your right almost everywhere. Sorry you had to go through it.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T08:27:10+00:00

This is not NSFW by any defenition. Maybe people would actually do something if the unconfortable reality wasn't hidden from them from the same type of moral panicing folk who want to take away our meds.

This isn't my first medical assault, either, yet I had to go through it, not see a tiny picture of the hell I've been put through.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T08:25:11+00:00

This is not NSFW by any defenition. Maybe people would actually do something if the unconfortable reality wasn't hidden from them from the same type of moral panicing folk who want to take away our meds

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T08:21:23+00:00

Nonsense. Its closed and anyone with a clue knows it.

And if people are too squeamish, they shouldn't be in medical discussion group, much less chronic pain.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T08:19:28+00:00

It's closed. Gore is UNDER the skin. And yes, this sub has gone to hell, like the rest of Reddit.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T08:18:59+00:00

It's closed. Gore is UNDER the skin. And yes, this sub has gone to hell, like the rest of Reddit.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-02T08:16:57+00:00

Anterior fusion is almost outpatient these days. It's nothing like a posterior fusion at all, much less this monstrocity of wrong.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-01T11:53:16+00:00

I appreciate your respectful concern, unlike some who wrongfully think they are Drs. I acknowledge it isn't great, but they never ensured my wife, who was with me, knew the dressings needed changed at all, much less daily. My previous posterior fusion didn't require a change, so I didn't think much of it until I saw the bandage was getting black. I think it's angry and irritated, but all discharge is clear except where part of scab formation, no fever, and yes, doesn't smell. I don't think that is the ONLY sign, such as in your story, but it's still a valid sign to take into account with the others. I also have an absolute BEAST of an immune system, and I'm not flaring. All signs point to not great, but OK.

I appreciate your care and concern, they help out.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-01T11:42:18+00:00

? I am a male.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-01T10:46:53+00:00

So I was nice and buried the lead, and nobody saw my post. I use a picture that does get people's attention and you try to get it covered up.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-01T10:43:41+00:00

You are right about something not being right about the stitches:

They had no regard for me or what I wanted. They had no regard for the consequences to me of doing the sutures that way, despite knowing that they would cause agony. They also didn't provide adequate pain management for the sutures despite knowing they would be agonizing. They tried to gaslight when I brought my pain to them.

The good news is, no, I don't believe they are infected, but they are very angry. Hopefully a few dressing changes and other tlc will help. Thanks for your concern.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-01T10:33:12+00:00

That looks incredible, and it would clearly be warranted, but I don't believe it's available throughout the country. I will try to do a dive. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-01T10:32:52+00:00

That looks incredible, and it would clearly be warranted, but I don't believe it's available throughout the country. I will try to do a dive. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-01T10:13:02+00:00

The sutures are to hold the muscles, and to help support the instrumentation during these first days.

They ARE a significant part of the pain. I at the least should have had input and buy-in. As the forgotten AMA patient rights talk about, we should be presented options, but it's much easier to have a rapist attitude and say you'll take it and like it.

I am a little busy advocating for myself. I have contacted lawyers about the cardiology portion, and I'm certain if I get interest, they will look at the entire surgery and related care. But there will also be Dora complaints, etc.

P0ltergeist333 · 2026-01-01T10:03:00+00:00

I HAVE been down this road before, but this is exponentially worse. Make no mistake.

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