Candy-cane Stirrups
I finally worked up the courage to get my medical file. I have made an appointment to consult with a dr from Cornell, and I can't shake the feeling that I am two-timing my dr. I have this strange sense of loyalty to him. I think part of it is that seeing another dr makes me feel like I might have been wasting my time with K. Cornell is regarded as one of the top clinics in the country so I do feel a little daft for not going there first. My ob/gyn recommended K, and it was geographically far more desirable then Cornell and they take my insurance. But if we are going to be doing IVF, I don't want to play around.
So back to the medical records. I made the call trying not to feel too traitor joe and the receptionists were sooo nice to me. They are not the friendliest bunch, not rude, but the type that got by in charm school with a solid C+. Since it was large, I opted to go pick it up rather than having it mailed. I stopped in and again with kindness all around.
On the train I start reading through it, and it was pretty fascinating. The report on my surgery was the best. It is written in narrative form and mentions that I was "placed in the dorsal lithotomy position using candy-cane stirrups." Candy-cane stirrups? What happened next? In the gingerbread OR, they ran a licorice IV and a sterile gumdrop speculum was inserted into my vagina? Was there a lollipop scope? That laparoscopy sounds delicious.
So back to the medical records. I made the call trying not to feel too traitor joe and the receptionists were sooo nice to me. They are not the friendliest bunch, not rude, but the type that got by in charm school with a solid C+. Since it was large, I opted to go pick it up rather than having it mailed. I stopped in and again with kindness all around.
On the train I start reading through it, and it was pretty fascinating. The report on my surgery was the best. It is written in narrative form and mentions that I was "placed in the dorsal lithotomy position using candy-cane stirrups." Candy-cane stirrups? What happened next? In the gingerbread OR, they ran a licorice IV and a sterile gumdrop speculum was inserted into my vagina? Was there a lollipop scope? That laparoscopy sounds delicious.
I will just be brief. If this response receives others to come forward, perhaps I and others will learn about Candy Cane stirrups and others may not be hurt and disabled using Candy cane stirrups in short term or long term procedures.
ReplyDeleteI had a Leep done in an outpatient facility. I was put in the dorsal lithotomy position using Candy Cane stirrups. Since than, a year ago, I have had increasing pain in my lower back and hips. The pain is mostly in my knees, buttocks, and lower back. I have been to specialists and take Tramadol, Mobic, and a form of Flexeril (at night). Prior to this procedure, I walked normaL and did not take these meds. I have been told that a lawyer would not take a case like mine, as one person making a claim regarding a device. Usually it is a group of people with the simial problem against the device, company or hospital. Anyone know anything about this? Any one else have problems with surgery that Candy Cane stirrups were used. Why use a device that does not support the back and the lower body. I am 61 years old, overweight and I have to live like this the rest of my life! It has been over a year since the procedure.
Yep, I'm having the same problems after my OB-GYN used them to perform a hysterectomy in June, 2011. I also had (and sometimes still have) significant pain in my feet due to nerve constriction.
ReplyDeleteLast December (2012) I had some surgery and they used those, I have been miserable ever since. I have gone to a massage therapist twice, hoping that would do something. Didn't touch it. I am finally going to a Chiro tomorrow hoping to get some relief. 3 months is long enough.
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