Generally speaking, the nursing and support staff are the real heroes and care-givers. There are fantastic surgeons out there, no matter what the institution. These are the people you have to seek out if you need them.
I just left the hospital Saturday night after two scheduled procedures under general anesthesia that kept me in there overnight. The results so far are fantastic, as I’m already doing much better than expected. Nursing staff was wonderful and the surgeon knew his stuff.
I live in rural NE Texas, and the healthcare system I deal with is UTHealth, which is run by University of Texas Health Science Center. I’ve never waited for more than five minutes for an emergency room visit, and the care my wife and I received all these years from them has been top notch. However, I can’t say the same for some of my relatives who live in the Houston area and ended up in Houston’s “Medical Center.” I get the impression those facilities are just training centers for people who may or may not cut it in the medical field.
I have been referred out to someone who may be able to help who is suppose to be brilliant but have been forewarned he is an A-hole. That word wasn’t used but basically what the Doctor meant.
I can tolerate the arrogance as long as the person knows what they are talking about.
Unfortunately, I am stuck with a disorder that doesn’t even have consensus on how to treat it or diagnose it. Doctors cant even come up with a consensus on what to call some of the variations.
There are very few Doctors in the entire US that I would trust to do the surgery on it. There aren’t many to choose from. Hopefully, they all aren’t A-holes. LOLOL
I just have to be thankful I am not in Canada or England because those patients have it much worse.