There is a certain measure of personal responsibility there, to be sure. If he didn't communicate his plans to his surgeon, then the doctor can't really be at fault...
I've had far too many surgeries in my life, and I've always planned ahead. There was one instance where my surgeon came into the pre-op room, where I was gowned, on an IV, and ready to roll, to tell me she changed her mind about the method she was going to use for my operation. The "new" method would involve a six week recovery as opposed to the five DAY recovery of the method we agreed on.
I told them to take the IV out of my arm because I was going him.
I was not prepared for everything involved with a six week recovery, and I would have been a fool to go through with something that major and just wing it afterwards!
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