By knee pain - 09/12/2013 19:17 - United States

Today, I woke up in my hospital bed after having knee surgery, on the wrong knee. FML
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Welshite 39

One of the few times I would actually suggest suing. I have heard stories of people drawing arrows and notes on themselves to ensure the surgeons work on the correct limb.

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AngelLovesDerby 10

OMG! I would kill!!!! So sorry to hear OP!!

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sterling1113 15

How does that even happen? Was it corrective surgery for a break or to remove something, or what? You'd think at some point they'd notice what they were aiming to fix/remove wasn't there. FYL OP, hopefully they'll reimburse you nicely to compensate for the trouble.

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Nordrag 26

I had a friend who's sister went into knee surgery, and when the surgeon opened up the wrong knee he did notice nothing was wrong with it. He tried to hide it though and they eventually sued the hell out of him.

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sterling1113 15

Yeah, you hear all kinds of crazy things. Doctors leaving tools or bits of things inside the patient, etc. mostly scare stories, but definitely not something you'd want to happen while you're put under and can't do anything about it. Tsk. That's a hefty lawsuit with a good lawyer.

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nottohappybride 9

They aren't all scare stories, I had my gallbladder taken out last year. Should have been a routine surgery but 5 hours, a blood transfusion, cut bile duct, and a clip that should have been removed later (its still in me) I still can't get my medical records from the hospital to take to a lawyer.

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17krorob 7

Maybe you should get a better doctor or even hospital :)

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whiskeey 14

Most times it's not the ability of the doctor it's just a mistake, us humans seem to make quite a few of these

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Zimmington 21

62- But... You're a dog.

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FemskyD 26

Some people had a good night out!! OMG Thats horrible!!

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xnyletak 17

Are you getting a complimentary wheelchair?

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ProtoPrime 7

At least now you have an excuse to get a wheel chair

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deceivedandlied 19

That's a big lawsuit. Dude call a lawyer immediately.

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allyrn13 12

Oh no they performed a never event on you! A never event is deemed an inexcusable mistake in healthcare that should never happen, and one of them is wrong site surgery. Get yourself a good lawyer and sue!

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Nordrag 26

Too bad never events don't never happen. they're way more common than you'd think.

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