During my robotically assisted peritoneal pull through vaginoplasty, Dr. Bonnington knicked my bowel, significantly, in two places. They had to get a general surgeon to repair the damage. Instead of having a virginal canal, now I simply have a minimal depth vaginoplasty… 4cm… I’m devastated.
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Thanks, I know. At least I’ll look right. It’s just hard knowing that’ll it’ll be another year or two before I can get a revision, and I’ll have to pay for and go through another surgery.
They should be paying.
I'm so sorry sister, but you have more options with a revision, yes it's discouraging having another surgery but definitely there's hope.
Try to heal internally, doing therapy in preparation. Is the any way you can ask for them to pay you the revision? They're responsible for this outcome....
I don’t know. It’d be nice, especially since I had to pay out of pocket for the surgeon fees…
Asking about it to a social worker may help? I wish you the best, sending healing vibes from here 💫
Are they at least offering a free revision?
I don’t know. I’ll have to ask about it on first post operation appointment.
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I hope you’re right.
i 100% believe that they would charge to fix it, but i hope you can get them to cover it anyway. i have a bladder fistula from their mishap and they did nothing for me.
It sucks, for sure, but as long as there are solutions, keep your chin up towards the future.
Wait...they fucked it up, and they're going to make you pay for a second procedure to fix their mistakes? That's fucking bullshit. I am so sorry, hun. You deserve better
Thank you all, you’ve made it much easier to cope. Just knowing there’s a community out there supporting me makes such a big difference. 🥲
Consider waiting 1-2 years of healing before doing a repair surgery. I suggest you to contact PAI clinic in Thailand
I'm so sorry this happened to you. I hope that in the end things work out for you.
I wouldn’t consider this procedure as botched. There was a complication during surgery and that happens, it’s very well discussed during consultation and should be aware, complications can happen during and after. As unfortunate as it is, not getting the full canal as planned you’re still able to get your vagina and will be able to get your full depth at a later time, since you have minimal depth it won’t take nearly as long for your healing, but going forward to get your full depth i second going to Dr Jun for the revision.
If she has zero depth than she was botched period
If they say they won’t pay for the revision. Threaten to sue them.
They require binding arbitration. Printed in color and signed with colored ink.
Sooooo sorry op!! :((((((((((
Talk to dr jun after yearshave passed………he trained with dr djordjevich in serbia dr bbl/zhao…….
Anyone can operate a robot…….. but operating a robotic pvf well is an art.
Let this be a warning when choosing sf clinics. Dr jun only for peritoneal
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Isnt enough peritoneal tissue?……like your abdomen is covered in it and it grows back….
Only issue is if you gots adhesions from a appendicitis surgery or chrons disease you cant do peritoneal……and you certainly cant do colon neither!
OP SUE!!!!!!!!
Telling op to sue is wild. You will only win compensation if it can be proven that the doctor did not operate with the standards set by the medical field they are operating in. They will get other doctors who do the same procedure in to review whether or not clinical neglect happened. Mistakes can happen and if it was just a mistake, ie not easily avoided negligence, op is just going to waste time and money, not to mention the emotional stress of going through a court case over such an already stressful and potentially traumatising surgery. Literally on what grounds would op have to sue on? Do you have any idea how clinical negligence cases actually work?
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