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Second Opinion?

If you went in to have (minor outpatient) surgery and when you were done, they told you that what they were looking for wasn't there, would you get a second opinion?

I went into the doctor's office on Tuesday and she tried, and failed, to fix my problem right then and there. Imagine my shock when she then told me I would need surgery to fix it...and she wanted it done as soon as possible. Next thing I knew, I was scheduled for surgery first thing Thursday morning. E graciously said that she could take me to the hospital at 5:30am and S was around to sit by my side for the rest of the day through my recovery.

I don't remember much from right before and right after the procedure, they put me under general anesthesia. But I do remember the other doctor who had been in the room coming in to my recovery room to tell me that they hadn't found what they were looking for, they put in a couple sutures and that was that. Ummm...excuse me? What?!?

I know I need to at least speak with my doctor. I made my follow up appointment, but that's not for another 11 days. But where do I even start? What happened? How could you see something that wasn't there? If it wasn't there, what was causing my initial problem and is that fixed now?

Needless to say, my running has suffered. It's been about 9 days since the last time I went out for a run. At least it was a 10 miler. They said I could return to running Monday, but I'm currently sitting on my couch.

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