Covering their backs perhaps
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382258)
Rockingham, Australia
April 29, 2026 2:15am CST
I’ve just had my first overnight stay in hospital since 1974. The first was when our second child was born. Vince has been in hospital several times in that period so I wasn’t completely naïve about various procedures.
However, I was surprised to be given a report of the operation. This had the headings Technique, Findings and Post Op, and included what seemed to me almost too much information. For instance, a TT knife was used to divide the cricopharyngeus muscle and five clips were used to close the mucosotomy. I can’t help being a bit cynical and thinking they’re just covering their backs in case something goes wrong.
Have you been given reports of any operations/procedures?
The photo is mine taken at a house-sit. Can you see Dixie waiting for us up the track?
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@DaddyEvil (174558)
• United States
29 Apr
Yes, when I was in the ER a few weeks ago we got a detailed list of everything the ER doctor did and the prognosis of my condition. We were surprised at how detailed the report was since the last time I'd been hospitalized was for an allergic reaction and the report that time was simply verbal and they only told me not to eat shellfish or other ocean fish.
Yes, I see her almost straight in front of the camera. I mistook her for a stump at first until I looked more closely at the photo. 
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@DaddyEvil (174558)
• United States
30 Apr
@JudyEv Pretty read through the report they gave me but I didn't. She read aloud the parts of it she thought I needed to know. (I have a lot of trouble focusing on white paper with black ink text on it. That's why I have trouble reading and responding on myLot. Every other online site I use allows me to change their background to black and the text to white, which I can read, but myLot has it locked white background with black text.)
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@JudyEv (382258)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 May
@DaddyEvil It's a shame they won't allow the colours to change. It must make it very difficult at times.
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@snowy22315 (209009)
• United States
29 Apr
I can't see Dixie, but I don't have my glasses on. It may be for CYA, or maybe just to be thorough, or a bit of both.
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@JudyEv (382258)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr
@snowy22315 She was convinced she was right! lol
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@ptrikha_2 (49766)
• India
29 Apr
Oh was the stay was for something serious?
Never seen such reports or operations/procedures.
Not able to make out the photograph.
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@rebelann (117248)
• El Paso, Texas
29 Apr
Be glad they shared all of that with you, if something would have gone wrong this would help explain what caused the problem.
When I had an emergency appendectomy I had to ask what was done and I did that about 2 months after I got out of rehab.
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@wolfgirl569 (135847)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Apr
I found her after you mentioned it.
Ours give reports too
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@luisadannointed (11847)
• Philippines
12 May
I think that's their protocol, I was operated when I was young and they talk to my mom.
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@JudyEv (382258)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May
I hadn't heard of these reports before. Most of our medical records are on a website now too so we can check them out there.
@toniganzon (77223)
• Philippines
29 Apr
The last time I had an operation was several years ago but I don't remember getting any detailed report.
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@LindaOHio (222527)
• United States
29 Apr
I've never received an operation report.
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@Ineeddentures (34810)
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30 Apr
Have you been given reports of any operations/procedures
I wouldn't want to know to be honest
As long as it passed without incident
cricopharyngeus muscle - wow, they would have to tell me more about that
Too much information right enough
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@Ineeddentures (34810)
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30 Apr
@JudyEv
The technical stuff would just go over my head.
I didn't need to know stuff like that Judy
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@Jehanne (2035)
• Philippines
30 Apr
Spot on! if you didn't asked, I thought it's just trees and green grass. 
I haven't but I think the doctors and my surgeon explained it to my parents back then. If they did it to me, I can't even understand. 
Hope nothing goes wrong with the operation.
I haven't but I think the doctors and my surgeon explained it to my parents back then. If they did it to me, I can't even understand.
Hope nothing goes wrong with the operation.1 person likes this
@Fleura (35055)
• United Kingdom
29 Apr
That is just weird. The average person undergoing a procedure isn't going to understand most of that jargon. However knowing things like which side was operated on (if there is a choice) and whether all implements used were checked afterwards to be sure they had been removed, might be more useful.
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@JudyEv (382258)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr
I guess it might be handy at some point if something goes wrong.
