So a month ago I had a 7mm kidney stone in my right kidney/ureter that was at emergency status.

While they were investigating that, they happened to discover the formation of a 5.5mm stone in my left kidney which hadn't detached yet.

No biggie; we have surgery (laser lithrotripsy and stent placement) to take care of the imminent issue on the right side. We then schedule a shockwave lithotripsy for a month later to take care of the left side before it becomes an issue/obstructive.

Fast forward a month. I go in yesterday for said procedure on the left side. Even after multiple confirmations amongst various staff members AND the doctor that we're doing the left side...he apparently looks at the wrong xray in the OR right before beginning the procedure...the xray from before the previous procedure.

So he procedes to change the operation and do an emergency amendment to the consent and operation forms, and shocks my right kidney...based on the fact that the xray he just looked at obviously shows a huge, emergency-status blockage in my right ureter that takes priority, right?

I dont discover this issue until reviewing my operative notes this morning. "Right ESWL? Wait, why in the world did we shock my right kidney?"

I shoot a message to his office this morning, and he calls me in this afternoon and immediately goes "yea, I fucked up". Lol. He's already contacted quality control and billing, and he's going to try to get them to write it all off and apply it to the third surgery that I now need to actually take care of the issue. He's also going to completely waive his part of the bill (the doctor fee, which is separate from the hospital and anesthesia team). So there's that at least.

(No, I don't have insurance, so this is all cash/self-pay that I was on a payment arrangement for.)

So yea...these were my first two surgeries ever, and I was already nervous about them (and I already struggle with anxiety in general). And then lo and behold, the second one turns out to be a royal fuckup. So....not a real confidence builder/anxiety suppressor. Lmao.

I appreciate his honestly and immediately moving to make things right, though.

How's y'all week gone? Lmao.

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