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DauOfFlyingTiger t1_j8e7m2g wrote

I just watched a documentary on Netflix called The Bleeding Edge. I am much less excited about robotics in surgery. It appears the training of doctors is woefully inadequate.

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Lumpy-Biscotti-7310 t1_j8g4n9q wrote

Just remember sonny Jim it was ya grandpa’s generation that gave you email and the internet so just be grateful ya little scallywag 😉

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Lady_Litreeo t1_j8f9w1v wrote

I had a surgeon tell me he could use a laparoscope for what I was having done, but he wasn’t very confident with it and would prefer to do it by hand. I dealt with the slightly larger surgical scar and extra week of recovery instead of testing this guy’s robot handling.

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iCan20 t1_j8fk33z wrote

I would absolutely find a other doctor that is passionate about providing top of the line care using the newest techniques, and who has some experience.

I had a hernia repaired and I purposefully chose a doctor that has experience with the lap method and had positive patient outcomes.

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DauOfFlyingTiger t1_j8fm461 wrote

Yes, the doctors said they feel COMPETENT not outstanding, competent after hundreds sometimes thousands of procedures.

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Lady_Litreeo t1_j8fmdon wrote

If it was for a different surgery, I’d absolutely agree. I had a bilateral salpingectomy and it was hard enough to find someone who would perform a sterilization surgery on someone my age with no kids. Another doctor at the practice was highly skilled in laparoscopies and recommended to me by others, but she laughed in my face when I asked her.

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myebubbles t1_j8foxrw wrote

It's an ancient profession rooted in Art rather than science.

Deregulation would be a blessing.

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