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re: Calling OT legal experts: Medical Malpractice
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:23 pm to Ric Flair
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:23 pm to Ric Flair
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We're the initial family doctors you PCP or urgent care docs?
Two were my family docs, one is an ER doc.
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Did you question why all of a sudden you developed asthma after not having it the first 45 years of your life?
I did. The doc told me that once guys hit their mid40s their testosterone levels start falling and one thing this sometimes leads to is the onset of asthma.
As for steroids, they were pumping me full of them the whole time.
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Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:24 pm to MBclass83
Medicine isn't a n exact science. They did not maliciously mis diagnose you.
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I would think malice is infrequently a contributing factor in medical malpractice suits.
Doctors are human and they make mistakes. Maybe the mistake is cause by incompetence, maybe from handling too many cases at once, maybe from exhaustion, maybe from being drunk or stoned. But I would think it's a very rare event when a doctor intentionally hurts a patient. In a case like that, I would also think it would be dealt with criminally, as well as civilly.
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I would think malice is infrequently a contributing factor in medical malpractice suits.
Doctors are human and they make mistakes. Maybe the mistake is cause by incompetence, maybe from handling too many cases at once, maybe from exhaustion, maybe from being drunk or stoned. But I would think it's a very rare event when a doctor intentionally hurts a patient. In a case like that, I would also think it would be dealt with criminally, as well as civilly.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:26 pm to Mr. Hangover
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Damn, now I know why I couldn't get under your skin, you're just thankful to be alive
I am. In fact I did briefly die on Nov. 21(thus the second surgery) but they brought me back.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:28 pm to Darth_Vader
My brother-in-law does this kond of law. His offices are in Vestavia if you're really serious about this.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:28 pm to Darth_Vader
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did. The doc told me that once guys hit their mid40s their testosterone levels start falling and one thing this sometimes leads to is the onset of asthma.
For real?
I don't think you have much of a case, but if your story is correct, it's embarrassing to the profession.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:30 pm to Mr. Hangover
i had idopathic ventricular tachycardia. Which is basically a heart arrhythmia.
This post was edited on 1/11/17 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:31 pm to HarryBalzack
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Just what kind of surgery did tgey do for congestive heart failure? That's caused by weakening of muscle and enlarged heart tissue. Typically too late for successful bypass at that point, plus if it was caused by blockage you would jave had symptoms before now, especially at your age
First surgery was to do a double bypass and replace my mitral valve with an artificial valve.
Second surgery was to open a "window" in the bottom of the membrane around my heart. They had to do this because one week after my first surgery my blood had become so thin that it was seeping out of the sutures in my heart and filling the membrane with blood. This made it impossible for my heart to beat, thus my short "death". This surgery brought me back.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:33 pm to Darth_Vader
FWIW, I'll crawfish a little.. I didn't fully understand the severity of your situation at first but after reading I feel terrible that you had to go through this..
However, I still stand by my opinion that most people who try to sue are probably shitty people just looking for a payday.. but I know now that this isn't the case with you, so carry on.. hopefully your medical issues are resolved
Go start a tank thread so we can agree on something
However, I still stand by my opinion that most people who try to sue are probably shitty people just looking for a payday.. but I know now that this isn't the case with you, so carry on.. hopefully your medical issues are resolved
Go start a tank thread so we can agree on something
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:35 pm to Lester Earl
That sounds awful, I've heard about IVT but I don't know much about it
ETA: could have used you in my corner for FF this year
ETA: could have used you in my corner for FF this year
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Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:36 pm to Mr. Hangover
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All I fricking said was that I believe it's wrong to sue doctors when they make mistakes
There's a difference between mistakes and negligence.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:38 pm to Darth_Vader
To win a lawsuit there has to be real loss.
You would have ended up with surgery whether you were diagnosed immediately or when you were.
You can sue anybody for anything but realize cases like this, tough to go to court and get a big judgment.
You would have ended up with surgery whether you were diagnosed immediately or when you were.
You can sue anybody for anything but realize cases like this, tough to go to court and get a big judgment.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:39 pm to Darth_Vader
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I think I do. I called this firm Morgan & Morgan today and the lady told me they don't practice here in Alabama. But I looked at their website this evening and it says they do. I got another number for them off their website and I'm going to call tomorrow and try to talk to someone different.
I would avoid a shitty tv firm if possible. I'll poke around. You're in the gump?
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:40 pm to Darth_Vader
Makes sense.
For comparison: I told my doc I was having chest pains and shortness of brwath. He did an EKG immediately and when it came back okay he sent me for a pulminary test. It camw back fine, but walking to the test facility made me woozy and I told him that, whereupon he sent me directly to the ER to be admitted so he could have me watched until they could do a stress test and have a cardiologist consult.
Turned out to be a raging case of GIRD
, but I think he did all the right things to make sure I wasn't dropping dead soon. Extensive family history of heart trouble, btw.
I've had pericarditis before - inflamation of the heart lining. That shite hurt!
For comparison: I told my doc I was having chest pains and shortness of brwath. He did an EKG immediately and when it came back okay he sent me for a pulminary test. It camw back fine, but walking to the test facility made me woozy and I told him that, whereupon he sent me directly to the ER to be admitted so he could have me watched until they could do a stress test and have a cardiologist consult.
Turned out to be a raging case of GIRD
, but I think he did all the right things to make sure I wasn't dropping dead soon. Extensive family history of heart trouble, btw. I've had pericarditis before - inflamation of the heart lining. That shite hurt!
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:42 pm to Mr. Hangover
You do realize doctors have insurance? Yes?
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:42 pm to Darth_Vader
Summary is in general I prefer Internal Medicine docs over Family Practice. ER is just for emergency. See a specialist for area of concern if possible, especially when something isn't getting better.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:42 pm to Darth_Vader
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First surgery was to do a double bypass and replace my mitral valve with an artificial valve.
These things dont really go together. A bad mitral valve can cause heart failure. So can coronary artery disease. Unlikely that you had problems with both so significant they required concurrent surgery.
Need the whole story. How old are you?
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:43 pm to NIH
No I thought they came out of pocket for everything up until about 45 seconds ago
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:45 pm to UF
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There's a difference between mistakes and negligence.
I agree completely but you can't tell the difference between the two over the internet - especially if you never saw the patient
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:46 pm to Cosmo
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These things dont really go together. A bad mitral valve can cause heart failure. So can coronary artery disease. Unlikely that you had problems with both so significant they required concurrent surgery.
Well, as I posted earlier I had a "cleft" mitral valve. As for the double bypass, that was on the "widowmaker" (mine was 80% blocked) and another artery on the back of my heart.
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Need the whole story. How old are you?
I'm 46. The bad valve has been rheee my whole life, when I was little they thought I had a "murmur" but outgrew it around 4-5 grade. The clogged arteries came later.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:47 pm to Darth_Vader
I'm not amazed at all.
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