It makes sense to get a second opinion about any surgery. Nobody should feel rushed or pressured into making a decision. I don't believe most doctors deliberately push unnecessary procedures, but they do make mistakes. As SoccerCoach said, you
must always question and advocate for yourself.
The incidence of iatrogenic illnesses is higher than it should be, so it can sometimes be dangerous to go to a hospital.
The CDC healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevalence survey provides an updated national estimate of the overall problem of HAIs in U.S. hospitals. Based on a large sample of U.S. acute care hospitals, the survey found that on any given day, about 1 in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection. There were an estimated 722,000 HAIs in U.S acute care hospitals in 2011. About 75,000 hospital patients with HAIs died during their hospitalizations. More than half of all HAIs occurred outside of the intensive care unit.