My visit was for rotator cuff surgery. My surgeon was wonderful, as was the anesthesiologist. So was the nursing staff preparing me for surgery. Everything went smoothly until I was passed to the people who would help me dress to go home. I left surgery wearing a special sling which had been fitted for me before my visit. The first thing the young woman did was remove part of it, saying, "You don't need this." I responded that the surgeon had put it on me. She then called another young woman over to help. They proceeded to open all the velcro strips on the sling. They attempted to help me into my top, which had sleeves that snapped completely open to accommodate the sling. They apparently had not seen one before  and didn't know what to do. Then they had difficulty reconstructing the sling and actually started cutting the velcro. This was all more upsetting to me because the sling had been delivered to my home. It had been fitted to me, and I had been instructed how to remove it in 3 easy steps. Now it was apart. By the time I got home, my sleeve was outside the sling and the sling was not supporting my arm. The next day I called Kinex, and they sent someone back to my home to repair the damage and refit the sling.  It seemed to me that these young women were just doing whatever they could to get me out quickly because they were behind schedule. I hope that first day without support for my arm hasn't affected my shoulder repair.        '
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