Marquis Mark
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Assuming the doctor didn't lie, you would only have the surgical report to know. Unless another doctor went in there or you had an imaging study, I suppose.
That is so Dr K like. He feels guilty if a patient is struggling. He believes it his job to follow through with follow up until the patient is healthy .Dr. K was my surgeon and I had big time complications. I live in Ohio and traveled to CA for surgery. About 2-3 weeks after surgery, I was very ill and not getting any better. I went to the ER. I had a couple of gastric leaks, developed sepsis, pneumonia, liver absences, etc., and was in the hospital for a month. I had all kinds of invasive procedures (liver drains, chest tubes, lungs drained, and more). Dr. K. called/text me every day. I promised him I would not tell this, but one morning I had a knock on my hospital door (keep in mind, I am in Ohio) and in walks Dr. K. to visit me. Yeah, he flew from CA to OH to see me. I started crying. He said, "You don't look as sick as I thought" (what a smart ass). He sat and visited for a while and joked around. What surgeon travels across the country to see a patient? Once I was discharged from the hospital he called/text/email every couple of days until I was really out of the woods. So.... even the best doctors have patients with complications. I was really sick and down in the dumps and his constant contact helped to keep my spirits up.