Ginnie,
I think you should have been told of the condition of your spine without any question. I agree that without that information you cannot make an informed decision and of course now you cannot undue what has already been done.
It is very common practice, always has been, to withhold information from the patient. There are a lot of reasons why this is done and at times it is the best choice made. But we should not withhold it because we "assume" that the patient didn't want to know or because the explanation was too lengthy and didn't want to take the time to go over it.
You mentioned how your dentists never told you the risks of root canal therapy. The dental profession will always be pro root canal therapy because #1 it is a huge money maker and #2 many dentists do not think beyond the patients teeth which means they don't consider the systemic consequences. Both of those reasons are unacceptable to me.... I am not alone in this thinking but I am of the minority that's for sure.
It's never easy to be a patient. But believe me, it's never easy to be the one taking care of the patient.
Have a good weekend ginnie!! Thanks for all that you do here :-))
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by ginnie
I guess I believe as you do, we have the right to know. I wish that I had been told the truth, and if it was held from me because of my emotions, it still wasn't right to do as it effected my ability to make a decision. I suppose I would rather hear an awful truth, that not be informed of what I am getting into. I didn't need to know exact details Of my 1st spinal fussion, but I should have been told the condition of the vertrebre above and below the surgery I had. That was what was withheld from me. That is the reason I insist these days on honesty with my physicians, and I get discouraged when other folks get the same treatment of not being informed. Not one dentist made note of the risk of RC to me, but they sure charged alot to do them. These dental problems people come to you about can really be serious. I just wonder what their doctors are thinking? Also to be told it does not hurt, and then it really does, do they really think that is a good idea to tell an untruth? Thank you ever so much Bryanna for the good things you do for folks. I for one, appreciate your honesty. ginnie
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