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After the drainage of an infected sebaceous cyst when i pulled out the packing i started bleeding and i had to have an artery stiched. was it a negligence from the doctor that rather packed 5 feet of gauze strip in there than realizing an artery was rupt
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Tough call: You may have been mistakenly managed. I hope you are recovering OK. If you have the courage to ask the doctor what went wrong, please do so. If the response is poor please send a note to the senior doctor in the program. If there is no such doctor report to Medicare or Medicaid.
Answered 4/7/2016
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