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[quote=Anonymous]It’s always something, this is just the latest example.

A decade ago my dad had replacement surgery on his knee. It was in-patient, it was performed manually (vs robotically), and his wound was closed with internal stitches and then staples and bandages that were replaced every other day by the at-home nurse until no longer needed.

He just had the other knee replaced last week. It was out-patient, performed robotically, the wound closed with surgical-grade glue, and bandaged in the OR with a waterproof, semi-permanent silicone-type bandage that he would wear for a week.

My mom immediately argued with the OR nurse about the glue, who assured her it’s safe and effective and added that only the most archaic doctors close up with staples anymore, and in fact no other surgeons in that hospital use them anymore.

She argued that he didn’t need muscle relaxers, even when told why they were beneficial.

When his bandage was finally removed, she sent pics and called to tell me that the wound looks like it could pop open at any moment and to tell me that basically she thinks the doctor is a quack, and the nurse who said the wound is healing perfectly must be, too.

She is like this about EVERYTHING. From major medical things to minor things like pumping gas or getting groceries. It’s insufferable. I don’t know how to respond to her when she thinks she knows better than everyone about everything. Help!

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