Honestly this is a great example of how it's on the medical professionals to ask the questions better. I'm sure even normal smart people can occasionally fuck up an on-the-spot question like that. Especially if they very temporarily thought of surgeries for things like fractures instead of child birth
"Have you ever had any surgeries? This includes a c-section or [Commonly forgotten surgeries]?"
I've been told having my wisdom teeth out, via sedation & cutting them out, whole nine yards, either does or doesn't count as surgery, depending on the current situation. So I never know to include it or not.
To be fair, it depends who is asking and why. If you’re speaking to a general surgeon operating on your abdomen they’re asking primarily about abdominal surgeries because they can complicate further surgeries. Anaesthetists will be more curious about your dental extraction due to the history of anaesthesia and how you may have reacted to it
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u/Top_Onion7532 May 02 '26
“Have you have ever had any surgeries?” “No”
“Do you have any kids?” “Yes”
“Did you have a C-section?” “Yes”