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Adrahil

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8. I just had a knee replaced.

Reply to lunasun (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 05:42 PM

Jun 2017

Before the surgery, the surgeon visited me. We verified verbally which knee we were doing, and finally initialed the knee in marker to ensure we did the right one.

Pretty standard practice these days.

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He underwent surgery to remove his right testicle. When he woke up, his left one was missing. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 OP

Don't they ask you to point, and then initial it with a sharpie? I'm serious. lindysalsagal Jun 2017 #1

I've read to mark yourself before surgery lunasun Jun 2017 #2

Right! lindysalsagal Jun 2017 #3

I just had a knee replaced. Adrahil Jun 2017 #8

That's what I thought. Smart. Simple. lindysalsagal Jun 2017 #10

Yes, they do ask you to point...they did well on my right knee.... onecent Jun 2017 #4

That's how it worked for my surgery and one of my mothers. NCTraveler Jun 2017 #9

For three of my knee surgeries they had me mark them mythology Jun 2017 #16

It's flippin scary boys and girls SonofDonald Jun 2017 #19

Yes they made my wife point to the side for her brain surgery last year. ileus Jun 2017 #20

They are supposed to. 3catwoman3 Jun 2017 #26

when they did my shoulder they asked me which one *eight times*. unblock Jun 2017 #29

That's just Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2017 #5

My right, your left? Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #6

You beat me to it. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2017 #12

The Sean Spicer Story. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2017 #7

I've heard they resort to biting when humping legs no longer works.... lindysalsagal Jun 2017 #11

These days you really gotta watch your balls. n/t miyazaki Jun 2017 #13

An troublesome subject and report from Amy B. Wang! n/t slumcamper Jun 2017 #14

Reporter's name is Wang. Doctor's name is Long. Patient's name is Hanes. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #15

Could be - not quite as obvious as these guys: jonno99 Jun 2017 #18

Right, I remember that. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #22

It was worse for the lung cancer patient marybourg Jun 2017 #17

holy shit! unblock Jun 2017 #27

you had one job SethH Jun 2017 #21

How hard could it be! nt jonno99 Jun 2017 #25

I'll bet he'd give his left nut for a left nut Generic Brad Jun 2017 #23

Left, right, they teach these things in doctor school? ProudLib72 Jun 2017 #24

wait, my left, or your left? unblock Jun 2017 #28

I spent 22 years in the OR Runningdawg Jun 2017 #30

Would we all be making jokes about this... Orrex Jun 2017 #31

No, but men are expected to take things like this in stride with a stiff JoeStuckInOH Jun 2017 #33

X marks the spot HockeyMom Jun 2017 #32