Critics say there’s too big a push for surgery when it isn’t warranted. But it’s unlikely that you’ll hear the consequences of choosing surgery from physicians.
This is part 1 in “What You Need to Know About Surgery”
In series, we’ll share how to determine if your surgery is right for you, how to ask the right questions, and what you can do to prepare and recover optimally.
A woman who was suffering from gallstones wanted to try a home remedy before considering surgery, but the surgeon “flat out told her that wasn’t going to work.”
The encounter happened many years ago as Dr. Jeff Hubbard, then a first-year medical student, observed a mentor whom he admired respond in a way that was a bit unnerving.
