Lottie

Thanks and I needed to hear that. I completely agree with you. Was just saying same things. I was talking to my friends (complaining, lol) and this is what I said. It is all "cover your *****" mentality. I realize some procedures are dangerous or considered risky or non necessary when it comes to patient care. BUT it is infuriating witnessing the mentality & care is basically driven by lawsuits and insurance, rather than patient care & addressing the issues once the damage is done, or running from them as many docs do!

They would rather deal with the aftermath of things..."if you get RSD then, blah blah..." That is just backwards. RSD is not a cold or a sprained toe, it is RSD, it almost never goes away and treatment is terribly ineffective or at least it has been for me for 25 years. That is not being negative, it is being truthful. The "if you catch it right away" it is really treatable/good response is a joke to me, personally. I only speak for me. I watched myself not get protocols and not get xyz and 24 hrs after surgery came out with full blown RSD. No immediate treatment helped me, it made me worse. Had they tried to help me pre op, or during, this MAY not have occurred. Why don't they do the basics to help reduce the chances rather than put us in more danger for way longer periods of time. I have RSD for life so far. That does not mean it won't change, but I would rather they spend x amount of dollars on one day of treatment pre-op than millions on fighting the demon RSD after it sets in your body. Just plain DUMB medicine. Did I say DUMBBBBBBBBBBBBBB lol
Rant over, lol.

Thank you