Surgery Complications:

What are the possible complications with surgery?  Also, what could go wrong? Or what may not be quite right? 

These are all good questions. No surgery is without risks. Surgery should not be a decision taken lightly. Intelligent people want to try all non-operative treatment before resorting to surgery. Risks vary from the minor to the devastating. Fortunately, devastating complications are rare, but still occur. Nothing is guaranteed. It is important to know, that sometimes there are risks from not doing anything or from not doing surgery. Sometimes the risk of not having surgery outweigh the risk of surgery.

We call this the risk:benefit ratio. Ultimately, the decision to proceed with surgery is a decision only you can make in consultation with your physician. 

Examples of possible complications include the following. It is recommended that you talk with your doctor about the actual risks as they pertain to your specific surgery and medical condition and their treatment.