shishirenee

I agree with you about having an obligation. This causing some pretty bad anxiety in me. My husband doesn't want me to do anything because he doesn't want me to loose my job. I understand this too. I have a family to support. I want to take steps but, the right steps.

Thank you so much for your responses. I have asked him about what makes him remove a polyp or not . We had just finished a colon with a poor prep and he says that he couldnt remove a polyp now because the patient was dirty and left it at that. No follow up. He just told the patient that he was good for 2 years. Mind you the patient already had colon cancer twice. I want to know what I can do without loosing my job and not being blackballed. I feel that this is a question of rushing. To do a 7 minute colon speaks for itself. When he attempted to get this one polyp out and couldn't he didn't send the patient to another doc. He told the patient that everything is fine. He has his own schedule that he likes to adhere to in his mind.

thank you so much for your reply. I totally understand about him being the doctor. It is just that these patients go through a prep the night before which is horrendous and this is what these patients are here for, to remove or biopsy polyps and treat areas which need treating. I worked with a doctor that if he wasn't able to remove a polyp, he would send him to another physician. When this physician hasn't removed a polyp, I ask him for the postop dx., he says, normal colon. That is what I have a problem with. He is lying to the patients.

Hello. I usually lurk for a long time before I post but, this is pretty important. I have been a nurse for 16yrs an endo nurse for 10. My last job was in a hospital for about 20 years. I started working in a surgi center 6 months ago as a endo nurse. There is a colorectal surgeon that does 7 minute colons and sometimes leaves polyps behind, some of which are snareable. He had a patient that had colon cancer twice and had a snareable polyp and a poor prep. At the end of the procedure he tells the patient that everything was fine. No follow up colon. I don't know how to handle this. I spoke with my charge nurse and she says that management knows. I feel horrible for my patients.