such a sad story

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Gawker has a piece up about this right now and in the comments section, a surgical resident said that there are so many blood vessels in that part of the body that post surgical bleeding is not surprising- from what I read, the girl awoke after surgery, started bleeding and went into cardiac arrest.

I'm not defending the hospital; I hope there's a full investigation (a real one) and that if there's cause the family sues (I imagine they will anyway), but it's a reminder that surgery is never something to be regarded lightly. Sometimes the doctors do everything right and the patient still dies.

exactly! it's why i would never get operated on by choice. women have died having plastic surgery done. vanity isn't worth that type risk.

yeah, they said she started bleeding from nose and mouth, just a shame. my mother had complications when she was a kid from her t'ectomy, but i don't know that i'd ever heard of someone dying after that type surgery.
the girl had apnea-i just wonder if that caused other issues in that area of the throat...not a doctor, so just wondering if there's a tie somehow.