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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2014-09-04 11:00 PM, wrote:
> On Thursday, September 4, 2014 7:16:54 PM UTC-5, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>> Her time wasn't up. She was killed by a botched medical procedure.
>>
>>
> How do you know it was botched? Simply because she's dead?
>

You's have to botch the hell out of a procedure on the vocal chords to
kill someone. I am not a doctor but I pretty sure there is no connection
between the vocal chords and the heart. For most procedures, the
anesthesia can be the dangerous part.

I know all too well about routine procedures going bad. I was having an
angiogram that I thought would rule out a coronary problem. I was well
sedated but awake when the doctor told be I had a blockage in my left
main artery. Not to worry. He said he could clear it out and put in a
stent. The next thing I heard him say was "Oops. Call a surgeon...
quick.... I've pierced that artery" If I had not had a blockage I would
have been released later that day. If they put in a stent I would be
released the next morning. I was released 8 days later after emergency
bypass surgery, and things were touch and go for a while. I almost
didn't make it.