I am a doctor, cardiologist, and often perform operation, such as angioplasty or pacemaker implantation, for patients with heart disease. Operation is going to be today's topic on my blog, but it is not associated with my career. Today is the day for my mother to be scheduled to undergo orthopedic surgery.
My mom was a very active person. She enjoyed swimming over 1,000 m almost every day, but recently prefers indoor activities because of pain in the legs. A diagnosis of lumbar canal stenosis was made in the hospital where my big brother works. She told me that she has tried some alternative treatments, e.g., herbal medicine or acupuncture, with little improvement
I am not sure that I am familiar with the field of orthopedics, but I have no worries because my mother's surgeon is a close friend of my brother and an experienced orthopedist. What a relief! Complications cannot be completely avoided when it comes to surgery, but I believe that her operative course is uneventful.
In general, people think that a successful operation can be confirmed at the end of surgery. However, I disagree with this concept. Whether operation is completed successfully or not depends on the operation itself as well as the postoperative course. There are some serious complications that could develop days later. Make sure that patients and their relatives have to wait and see until the patient is discharged from the hospital in a stable condition.
I am looking forward to the moment though doctors including me are not patient.