comments by doctors

[flower 2]

Just wanted to pass something by you when I had my port revised I had local and deep sedation in other words I was semi alert but I heard when my doctor was giving the fill the other doctor who was a resident said # look at that needle it must be three inches long imagine that going into to you# should I say something to my doctor or just let it go I was kind of upset by it. let me know

[DrPleatman 3]

You should always let your physician know if something is bothering you. I would suggest, though, that the problem was not with the sedation, but with the inappropriate comment by the resident. It's actually called "conscious sedation," which means that you are not completely asleep. The goal is for you to be comfortable, relaxed, and not in pain. That goal was achieved. Sometimes residents forget that you are awake and they say things they shouldn't.

Mark Pleatman MD

[bubblesstina 0]

You absoultly must tell your doctor!! If no one ever tells you something was not the way it was supposed to be you can never correct the problem. I also agree with Dr.Pleatman, the in appropriate comment by the resident must be stopped before he slips and says something that will get the patient and himself in deep trouble!!

[Jachut 487]

I once had a pin put in my hand without any sedation and just local anaesthetic becuase I was 7 months pregnant. The way the surgeon and theatre staff were talking about their weekend plans really pissed me off to be honest. It was like I wasnt even there. They had obviously forgotten I was entirely conscious!