NHS surgeons accidentally removed woman's Fallopian tubes instead of her appendix, investigation reveals

Yep.

I've had surgery three times, and several non-surgical procedures (colonoscopies) that required anesthesia.

The first surgery was just for impacted wisdom teeth. The oral surgeon's practice was a glorified house, so I obviously saw the surgeon before and after since the entire practice was just him and his nurse.

Second surgery was a minor outpatient procedure for a deviated septum at the local hospital. I did see the surgeon for a few minutes before being wheeled back to the OR. The place wasn't terribly busy.

The third surgery was a major procedure (intestinal resection) at the region's largest hospital. There was so much going on there that it felt like I was on an assembly line. It's possible I spoke with one of the assistant surgeons (or whatever they call them), I honestly don't remember and there were so many people coming and going, but I definitely did not see the main surgeon who I had consulted with several times prior to the actual event. I actually didn't even see him until the next day, since I had to stay in for almost a week afterwards.

As I noted I also get a colonoscopy to check on things in there every other year or so, I've probably had 8 or so done over the years. Technically not a surgery, but I mention it since it does involve anesthesia. There have been a few times where my doctor checked in on me before the procedure, but I usually don't see him until after when he reports his findings. This is also at the same mega-hospital I mentioned earlier (albeit a different wing), so it has a similar assembly-line feel since there are dozens of other people waiting with me for the same procedure.

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