A 39-year-old member asked:
i have ebsteins anomaly but church wont let me get surgery. how long do i live?
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Dr. Yale Kanteranswered
Ophthalmology 61 years experience
Ebstein's anomaly: Ebstein's anomaly is a rare heart defect that's present at birth (congenital). In ebstein's anomaly, your tricuspid valve — the valve between the chambers on the right side of your heart — doesn't work properly. Blood leaks back through the valve, making your heart work less efficiently. Ebstein's anomaly may also lead to enlargement of the heart or heart failure.
If you have no signs or symptoms.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Is there a risk to the surgery?
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Dr. Pedro Hernandezanswered
Geriatrics 40 years experience
Which surgery?: In general all surgery has some risks. The risk from the anesthesia ( severe allergy, hypotension, respiratory or cardiac arrest) the risk during surgery of bleeding, perforarion of viscera, leaving instruments, gauze or towels inside, the risk after the surgery with infections, the risk of clots, the risk of not achieving the desired goal, the risk of scars internally (adhesions) or externally.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Do you normally show the patient the hardware that you will use in the surgery?
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Dr. Denise Reevesanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 34 years experience
Not usually: Surgeons use a variety of instruments or hardware in the operating room. Sometimes we will show patients what an implant looks like, or other object that is specialized, but the run of the mill equipment is not usually shown.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What would cause doctors to postpone surgery?
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Dr. Daniel Quonanswered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 42 years experience
Several things: Surgeries can be cancelled or postponed due to a number of reasons. The patient can be too ill to undergo surgery, abnormal lab results, need for additional diagnostic information, or time not available, problems with equipment necessary for surgery, sick surgeon, emergencies, and natural disasters.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Do you have to pay for surgery in a public county hospital?
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Dr. Ankush Bansalanswered
Internal Medicine 17 years experience
Of course: Of course, why not? Medical care is not free, even at public hospitals. All the "public" in public hospitals means is that the government owns and runs the hospital. You still pay for all medical care either directly or through insurance (private or public).
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A 30-year-old member asked:
How often do attending physicians let the residents or fellows do most of your surgery?
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Dr. Arnold Bereshanswered
Podiatry 41 years experience
IT varies: If you are going to a teaching institution is it very common with the attending being present.
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