I though the operating room staff “mark” which side the body or area the doctor needs work on...
I’ve been under the knife three times and every time I was asked by a nurse if the area being operated on was correct...
Hard to believe this stuff happens....
I have always had discussions with as many of the staff as possible about what they were going to do with me. Once they came to get me for a surgery and i asked them if they knew who I was, she laughed it off and said Mr. Smith, my wife told her I wasn’t going anywhere until she could tell me who I was. This was years ago, now they always make me tell them who I am and I tell them it’s more important for them to know who I am. I don’t go until I’m satasfied they know who I am and what they’re supposed be doing to what side if applicable.