What I find deeply disturbing is the phrase, “This family wanted a quick fix.” The family made their decision on the advice of two doctors. Many people have carpal tunnel surgery on the basis of what a doctor says, when all it takes to fix it is two chiropractic adjustments - one in the wrist, and another in vertebra #2. Taking a doctor’s advice is not always the best course of action, but how many laymen are aware of that fact?
Because it was a quick fix. Thanks to the Internet we are capable of knowledge experiences never before possible. I thought my son (who is actually quite skinny) might have had sleep apnea. He snores so badly at night. What did I do? Internet research. As it turns out this surgery is the first protocol, and if the surgery doesn’t work then a CPAP mask is introduced. That appalls me. Anesthitizing a small body and then carving out body parts is the first protocol? Unlike this poor child’s parents I did my research. It is unfortunate that they did not. They could have pressed her docs for the CPAP mask, or they could have attempted alternative therapies (of which I’m a big fan). However, in this case it was simply that the poor child was obese. God forbid the adults that made her that way alter their lifestyles to help this girl.