{"id":1093,"date":"2017-06-21T13:22:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T13:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1-91\/?post_type=chapter&p=1093"},"modified":"2017-06-21T13:22:33","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T13:22:33","slug":"experiential-essay-draft-letter","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-enhancedwriting\/chapter\/experiential-essay-draft-letter\/","title":{"raw":"Experiential Essay draft letter","rendered":"Experiential Essay draft letter"},"content":{"raw":"THIS IS A DRAFT OF A LETTER--PLEASE MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR ME AS TO WHAT I CAN DO TO IMPROVE THIS.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nnotes made October 24th.\r\nYesterday I had an osseous surgery done by periodontist Kathy Stetler\u2014without my consent or knowledge. I had been emailed a preoperative consent form on Oct. 20th, and I signed and took it to the office for the procedure on Oct. 23rd. I was supposed to have a \u201cperiodontal revaluation\u201d and a \u201cpossible extraction\u201d due to a fractured root. This last upper right molar and the one next to it\u2014 Teeth 2 and 3)? had extensive work over the past year\u2014Root canals in each tooth; preceded by a large filling in one of them; followed by crowns on both teeth. One (or both) never felt completely healed\u2014since last January, 2015. Upon visiting my periodontist Dr Kathy Stetler in Melbourne, FL, for my 6 month cleaning, I complained of soreness when flossing between the teeth. She suspected a fractured root and thus I had the appointment for revaluation and possible extraction on Oct. 23.\r\n\r\nI was numbed and signed a consent form\u2014a second one\u2014since I had already turned in the first one at the front desk. I have a copy of that one with the proposed treatment and estimated costs.\r\nWhen the assistant brought ne a second form, I was already in the dentist chair minus glasses and reclining. I told her TWICE that I had already signed consent, but I was asked to sign again. I did so\u2014not being able to read it, and assuming it was a HIPAA release form.\r\n\r\nthe procedure began with no more discussion between me and the dentist. I closed my eyes and kept them closed almost all the time during the procedure.\r\nIt did not feel like a tooth was being pulled\u2014at one point the assistant said I would be feeling some pressure\u2014but nothing felt like an extraction\u2014though I hadn\u2019t had one in several years. I was offered NO explanation during the entire process\u2014no conversation at all took place\u2014except the usual instruments\/water\/suction comments to the assistant.\r\n\r\nSeveral different instruments were used\u2014one was a loud drill\u2014and I was puzzled why I would be getting any drilling done for an extraction. Finally it was done. I said: \u201cwhat in the world were you two doing?\u201d Referring to Dr. Stetler and her assistant. Dr. Stetler said something about people agreeing to procedures only if they\u2019re in pain. I don\u2019t remember her exact words, but that\u2019s definitely what I understood, Then I said: \u2018You\u2019ve been wanting to do this for years!\u201d I then understood that she had done the gum surgery\u2014though I had no name for it. She said very little\u2014mumbled something\u2014which is the way she always talks\u2014I rarely understand what she\u2019s saying. I asked her if what she did would cure my painful tooth\u2014She said : \u201cYou can always have an extraction\u201d I had no idea what she meant\u2014I thought I WAS having an extraction. I asked her if she had discovered a fractured root, and she said not that she could tell, then repeated AGAIN: \u201cYou can always have an extraction.\u201d I tried to ask her if the gum surgery would get rid of the deep pockets (I\u2019ve measured 7 on that tooth perhaps for the past 30 years). I think she said yes\u2014and then she disappeared, not to be seen gain.\r\nI was given post-op paperwork and made an appointment to have the stitches removed\u2014and, of course, had to pay in full before leaving\u2014This cost $1,300.00 not the $250\u2014$1000 estimated on the emailed form.\r\n\r\nI am in pain, and very hopeful that I won\u2019t get an infection\u2014I do not want to return to this woman for stitch removal\u2014and I am trying to find somewhere else to go.\r\n\r\nI read a post online from one dentist who described getting a procedure without discussion or informed consent as \u201cbattery\u201d and \u201cmalpractice.\u201d I think I\u2019m still in shock the this happened to me.","rendered":"

THIS IS A DRAFT OF A LETTER–PLEASE MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR ME AS TO WHAT I CAN DO TO IMPROVE THIS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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notes made October 24th.
\nYesterday I had an osseous surgery done by periodontist Kathy Stetler\u2014without my consent or knowledge. I had been emailed a preoperative consent form on Oct. 20th, and I signed and took it to the office for the procedure on Oct. 23rd. I was supposed to have a \u201cperiodontal revaluation\u201d and a \u201cpossible extraction\u201d due to a fractured root. This last upper right molar and the one next to it\u2014 Teeth 2 and 3)? had extensive work over the past year\u2014Root canals in each tooth; preceded by a large filling in one of them; followed by crowns on both teeth. One (or both) never felt completely healed\u2014since last January, 2015. Upon visiting my periodontist Dr Kathy Stetler in Melbourne, FL, for my 6 month cleaning, I complained of soreness when flossing between the teeth. She suspected a fractured root and thus I had the appointment for revaluation and possible extraction on Oct. 23.<\/p>\n

I was numbed and signed a consent form\u2014a second one\u2014since I had already turned in the first one at the front desk. I have a copy of that one with the proposed treatment and estimated costs.
\nWhen the assistant brought ne a second form, I was already in the dentist chair minus glasses and reclining. I told her TWICE that I had already signed consent, but I was asked to sign again. I did so\u2014not being able to read it, and assuming it was a HIPAA release form.<\/p>\n

the procedure began with no more discussion between me and the dentist. I closed my eyes and kept them closed almost all the time during the procedure.
\nIt did not feel like a tooth was being pulled\u2014at one point the assistant said I would be feeling some pressure\u2014but nothing felt like an extraction\u2014though I hadn\u2019t had one in several years. I was offered NO explanation during the entire process\u2014no conversation at all took place\u2014except the usual instruments\/water\/suction comments to the assistant.<\/p>\n

Several different instruments were used\u2014one was a loud drill\u2014and I was puzzled why I would be getting any drilling done for an extraction. Finally it was done. I said: \u201cwhat in the world were you two doing?\u201d Referring to Dr. Stetler and her assistant. Dr. Stetler said something about people agreeing to procedures only if they\u2019re in pain. I don\u2019t remember her exact words, but that\u2019s definitely what I understood, Then I said: \u2018You\u2019ve been wanting to do this for years!\u201d I then understood that she had done the gum surgery\u2014though I had no name for it. She said very little\u2014mumbled something\u2014which is the way she always talks\u2014I rarely understand what she\u2019s saying. I asked her if what she did would cure my painful tooth\u2014She said : \u201cYou can always have an extraction\u201d I had no idea what she meant\u2014I thought I WAS having an extraction. I asked her if she had discovered a fractured root, and she said not that she could tell, then repeated AGAIN: \u201cYou can always have an extraction.\u201d I tried to ask her if the gum surgery would get rid of the deep pockets (I\u2019ve measured 7 on that tooth perhaps for the past 30 years). I think she said yes\u2014and then she disappeared, not to be seen gain.
\nI was given post-op paperwork and made an appointment to have the stitches removed\u2014and, of course, had to pay in full before leaving\u2014This cost $1,300.00 not the $250\u2014$1000 estimated on the emailed form.<\/p>\n

I am in pain, and very hopeful that I won\u2019t get an infection\u2014I do not want to return to this woman for stitch removal\u2014and I am trying to find somewhere else to go.<\/p>\n

I read a post online from one dentist who described getting a procedure without discussion or informed consent as \u201cbattery\u201d and \u201cmalpractice.\u201d I think I\u2019m still in shock the this happened to me.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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