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What was the infection rate your doctor told you that there would be a possibility of getting an infection

One in I can't remember exactly 3 or 5 hundred. But I would suspect that was over a time he choose. And maybe not a life time average.

I looked through my pre-op notes from my appointments with my doctor, and I couldn't find anything about infections.

But as I recall, he told me the infection rate is low.

I was religious about following the instructions for cleaning myself before the operation to minimize the chances of infection. Of course, that annoyed my wife because I took some pretty long showers for a few days.

I was told less than 1%, but closer to 3-4% for diabetics.