Things left behind in surgery

Lamb · Nov 10, 2017

I found out today that "clips" are used inside the body during surgery to clamp blood vessels...and these get left behind!

They didn't tell me about this and this morning I found one sticking out of my incision on my neck! There might be another one working its way out as my body is rejecting these things and I have to watch out for infection.

Has anyone had anything left behind from surgery?

A Phone? LOL

and this one

NewCreation435 · Nov 10, 2017

the videos are pretty funny, but your situation is not. Hope you get better that resolved soon

Josiah · Nov 10, 2017

Sorry.... you certainly didn't need that!

Tigger · Nov 10, 2017

Wow that’s crazy. Like you need to deal with this on top of everything else.

Ruth · Nov 12, 2017

Lämmchen said:
I found out today that "clips" are used inside the body during surgery to clamp blood vessels...and these get left behind! They didn't tell me about this and this morning I found one sticking out of my incision on my neck! There might be another one working its way out as my body is rejecting these things and I have to watch out for infection.

Has anyone had anything left behind from surgery?

A Phone? LOL

and this one

My mother had many clips put in her when she had a lumpectomy for breast cancer. They really bothered her and she wished they hadn't put them where they did. That would be most bothersome to me, too, Lamm. Is it okay to take them out?

user1234 · Nov 12, 2017

Junior Mint?

Lamb · Nov 12, 2017

Ruth said:
My mother had many clips put in her when she had a lumpectomy for breast cancer. They really bothered her and she wished they hadn't put them where they did. That would be most bothersome to me, too, Lamm. Is it okay to take them out?

I don't think they can go in and remove them because they are so small and deep in the neck. I'll just have to live with the possibility that they could work their way out at any time and cause infection as it happens. I keep saying that modern surgery isn't so modern!

NewCreation435 · Nov 12, 2017

Lämmchen said:
I don't think they can go in and remove them because they are so small and deep in the neck. I'll just have to live with the possibility that they could work their way out at any time and cause infection as it happens. I keep saying that modern surgery isn't so modern!

So, it sounds like they left them in intentionally?
I remember working in a trauma hospital back in 2006 as a chaplain. We would have to go to trauma calls, so I got to watch the doctors fix people up and sometimes do cpr and other stuff. It is amazing what they can do.

Lamb · Nov 12, 2017

jsimms435 said:
So, it sounds like they left them in intentionally?
I remember working in a trauma hospital back in 2006 as a chaplain. We would have to go to trauma calls, so I got to watch the doctors fix people up and sometimes do cpr and other stuff. It is amazing what they can do.

Yes, they leave them because they're clamping the blood vessels. I wish I knew how many are inside me!!

Ruth · Nov 26, 2017

Lämmchen said:
I don't think they can go in and remove them because they are so small and deep in the neck. I'll just have to live with the possibility that they could work their way out at any time and cause infection as it happens. I keep saying that modern surgery isn't so modern!

I'm sorry you have to deal with that. I hope they will keep a watch on that.

Things left behind in surgery

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