Try and sort things out before surgery

It is always more efficient and more helpful to everyone concerned if you ask enough questions at the beginning of your relationship with your surgeon to either be completely comfortable or to find another surgeon, but do not let that stand in the way of protecting yourself. If you are afraid that your surgeon is going to screw up your surgery, it is much kinder to both yourself and the doctor to find another surgeon than to sue for malpractice. If your discomfort is over something so elementary as you feel as though your dignity or person is not respected, you should find a new doctor immediately. However, if you are uncomfortable for any other reason, such as a particular surgeon's lack of practice with the particular procedure that you are having, or a percieved lack of knowledge or regard for your particular medical history, all of these are valid reasons to look elsewhere, no matter how far along in the process you are.

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