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Would you sue?
So, in the same vein as the accidental circumcision post, would you sue if your doctor performed the operation you expected (a hysterectomy), but then "branded" your uterus with your name for some unexplained reason?
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/14/doctor-sued-for-branding-patients-uterus/?hpt=T2
I don't know if I'd sue, but I'd definitely file a complaint with the board and demand proof that the uterus and all other tissue was properly disposed of. I'd also demand an agreement that the burns and any other resulting injuries be treated free of charge.
Re: Would you sue?
That's just odd.
But no, I wouldn't sue over that. I think this is where it crosses my line into people are too sue happy in this country. I don't see how this possibly hurt her.
Now, the burns on her leg, that should be treated.
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so, wait, what? he put her name on her uterus? why? who cares? how is she 'harmed'?
Me, no, I wouldn't sue. But, I'm not the litigious sort.
I don't know why but a lawyer who is not litigious makes me laugh.
I appreciate the litigiousness of others.
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We know what a PITA it is and that you are really unlikely to make a brazilian dollars.
awesome.
I have this image of the guy using the 'burning' tool to take out something and then thinking, "well, I'm pretty much done, but I've got this OR for a few more hours.." so then, he decides to doodle her name on her uterus. Basically, what I do w/ my name on my legal pad during meetings, except in an OR and on an organ.
I'd sue if it were the only way to make sure the hospital fired the SOB. I'm not okay with surgeons leaving people open longer than necessary to play etch-a-sketch on their organs. From my understanding hospitals would rather scoot a bad doctor around then fire them. I'd feel responsible to do my best to make sure they didn't have the option.
What about the guy who stitched his initials on some woman's incision (I think it was a c-section)?
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Something in this article made it sound the the procedure was done in his office, which makes me wonder who is doing hysterectomies as an out-patient, non-hospital procedure. That's what also leads me to question this guy's medical soundness, but maybe it's standard procedure, and I just didn't know it.
I'd be less disturbed by the signature initial stitch. To me that just seems like he was overcome with the stupid desire to sign his work and made a bad spur of the moment decision. I wouldn't sue, but I'd do what I could to bring it to the board's and hospital's attention to make sure he didn't do it again--especially if it meant placing more stitches than would otherwise be necessary.
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Nothing to cover plastic surgery expenses? I wouldn't want the ***'s name on me the rest of my life.
Ever notice these things tend to be done by men to women? I wonder why.
"The meek shall inherit the earth" isn't about children. It's about deer. We're all going to get messed the fuckup by a bunch of cloned super-deer.- samfish2bcrab
Sometimes I wonder if scientists have never seen a sci-fi movie before. "Oh yes, let's create a super species of deer. NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG." I wonder if State Farm offers a Zombie Deer Attack policy. -CaliopeSpidrman
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Guess that shows how many times I've had stitches. I thought it would leave a mark. But the case I was remembering the guy carved his initials into her stomach following a c-section. Apparently he had developed dementia and no one noticed until then. There was another suit involving the initials UK on a removed uterus, that surgeon said it was to mark which side was up to check for tumors(?) after.
There was also this:
A NJ woman is suing her surgeon for putting a temporary rose tattoo, which is described as being on her belly, below her waistline. Her lawyer points out that his client was on her stomach for a herniated disc procedure, so the tattoo must have been placed after the surgery--she discovered it the next day and was very upset by it. The doctor, Steven Kirshner, has apparently left temporary tattoos on patients before to "lift their spirits," but it's unclear where those tattoos were placed. The chairman of U.Penn's Medical School Department of Medical Ethics said, "You cannot do something like this even as a joke."
At first I was thinking I wouldn't fuss too much over this myself, then I thought more about the placement and found myself icked out.
"The meek shall inherit the earth" isn't about children. It's about deer. We're all going to get messed the fuckup by a bunch of cloned super-deer.- samfish2bcrab
Sometimes I wonder if scientists have never seen a sci-fi movie before. "Oh yes, let's create a super species of deer. NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG." I wonder if State Farm offers a Zombie Deer Attack policy. -CaliopeSpidrman
Yeah, carving is permanent and not okay.
The tattoo would skeeve me out, and I would feel violated, and wonder what else inappropriate they did to me while I was incapacitated. And that's why all these situations are a big deal to me. Court-worthy, maybe not, but definitely worth making sure it's dealt with and never happens again.
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Yeah, if it were on my arm I might think it was weird and sorta creepy, but below my waistline where they'd have to flip me over? I think the dude wanted her to know he'd been there. *v
But the "This is not okay, even as joke" cracked me up for some reason.
"The meek shall inherit the earth" isn't about children. It's about deer. We're all going to get messed the fuckup by a bunch of cloned super-deer.- samfish2bcrab
Sometimes I wonder if scientists have never seen a sci-fi movie before. "Oh yes, let's create a super species of deer. NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG." I wonder if State Farm offers a Zombie Deer Attack policy. -CaliopeSpidrman