Question: Follow up from previous question. I took the leap and started with fresh eyes after the failure to address new symptoms from two surgeries has me now, going to doctors, and, if I want to stay away from pain, I do not move. That is not a life; and, it is from carelessness, surgery I didn't need, infection, another surgery for hernia repair. Just so you understand what I am up against in this city (seems every doctor is afraid to get involved) I saw a neurologist who did say "I don't want to get mixed up in your mess." I have a new doctor; but, everything takes time and having to go through past is time consuming and delaying progress. It's simple. Surgery failed, hernia repair involves mesh covering most of my abdomen; bowel goes through and it takes a couple of days to calm the nerves. Cutting a hole in the side of a rectum; and ignoring the fact that a hernia was forming. I do not have a specific question, but, starting over, being told that my mess is not something this particular doctor wanted to get involved with tells you what I am up against. Suing a doctor (which I didn't and wouldn't) is very hard in this state and it is obvious that carelessness means little to some and integrity is lacking. Interesting, had an MRI, and since the auto accident four years ago, my spine looks pretty normal. So, as I told the pain XXXXXXX at Mayo, and this was after the colorectal surgery, the pain is deep; not in area of initial pain; seems I was right, but, patients are never right. I have been a guinea pig; and, ignoring the symptoms from the surgery has cost me a life. Thank you for listening. Your time is valuable so, no answer needed, but, understand, it's like walking upstream. The only positive thing I can do is put together everything and submit to my insurance company so that the hospital care - no change of bandages; cleaning up my own accident, will not get paid and the surgeon will not either. He admitted failure; he admitted I didn't need the surgery. He doesn't deserve to practice and, the hospital, should not be paid by taxpayers. Big business and doctor failure is at the patient's expense.
I'm rambling. I am going through my questions; saw you answer, and wanted you to know I tried to see a neurologist. I cannot believe this is happening in 2015; but, no doctor wants to fix another doctor's failure. Have a great day.

Xanax was inappropriately given to me; as I requested safe withdrawal from Percocet, I also requested safe withdrawal from Xanax - I've cut it in half. Problem is, with no pain meds, and, pain reaching such a level I have a problem controlling reaction. I agree with you totally, however, I often forget to take it and, please believe me, it is not a drug of choice. I am under the care of a doctor (?) who has helped; however, he was willing to go up if I wanted. I don't understand how drugs are always the answer;
My MRI was a joke. My age alone a spine couldn't be in such great shape. I will upload if you are interested, but the monitors of this site might have an issue with it. Thanks for confirming my desire to get off Xanax. I think I'd be given morphine if I asked for it. I'd still be on Fentanol and up to 8 percocet/day if I hadn't known the dangers and requested, again, safe withdrawal. I'm off of opiates. I'm pretty much scared to walk into a doctors office. Four (3 unnecessary surgeries) and someone can't figure this out. Astonishing.
Thanks so much.

I am afraid you don't understand the XXXXXXX Way - drugs handed out like candy; are you aware of the scandal with the Veteran's Administration? I will send a copy of the tons of drugs doctors chose to give me rather than address the colorectal surgery and hernia repair. I think you have a view of the XXXXXXX Medical professionals that is certainly distorted. Of course, there are great doctors; but, if it's easier to toss drugs your way than try to solve a very complicated case, that is what happened. I understand you questioning me; I would question someone also. again, if you would like to see that for two years after two surgeries, I was drugged, I will send. I am off opiates only because I knew the dangers and I had to request withdrawal which I also requested with Xanax. Doctors are so afraid of being sued in the United States they forget the patient's care, in some cases; now, no doctor wants to undo what the surgery did to me. My only choice is to find a diet that will ease the pain. My best regards.

My one gift from all this mess is to try to prevent others from getting so lost in the cracks; teaching people to listen; be their own advocate and get a second opinion.
Of course there are excellent doctors in this country; I happen to have gotten lost in the cracks. Suppose there's a reason; I've yet to determine, but, I will fight any system that allows a person to endure what I have and if I help prevent the handing out of drugs to cover up symptoms rather than address, I will have succeeded.
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