@saradruss
So sorry to hear about your husband’s surgery. You are so right about not wanting to be the surgeon’s last surgery of the day, although I have also wondered maybe not the first in the early morning either if the surgeon likes to party and is out late.
Just to show it can happen to anyone, I have a cousin who was head of Radiology at at major hospital that is a COE. He knew all the surgeons and who was considered the best. He needed his gallbladder out and picked the top, the best and well known to be the best at the hospital. After surgery went home and was in so much pain later that evening that his wife called an ambulance. Was taken back to the hospital where it was discovered the surgeon had accidentally sliced his liver when he pulled out. He almost did not make it. It just goes to show, one never knows. When my wife needed her gallbladder out, while sitting with the surgeon for an initial consultation, she told him in a joking manner the story, and he said don’t worry I have never done that. I wanted to follow up with, but then what have you done, but decided not to. Hope your husband at least sees improvement.