Comments on: Classic post: "My patient lived – so she sued me." http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she.html/comment-page-1#comment-66345 Anonymous Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she-sued-me.html#comment-66345 Everyone in every profession gives up something. You will likely pass your friends who are currently making more money and your payment stream is probably far more secure than their own. And I would bet that your lawyer friends endure far worse comments, many from your physician brethren, than you do here.<br/><br/>Don't martyr yourself just yet. Everyone in every profession gives up something. You will likely pass your friends who are currently making more money and your payment stream is probably far more secure than their own. And I would bet that your lawyer friends endure far worse comments, many from your physician brethren, than you do here.

Don’t martyr yourself just yet.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she.html/comment-page-1#comment-66324 Anonymous Sun, 20 Aug 2006 02:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she-sued-me.html#comment-66324 Anon 7:37 <br/>I am sorry about your complication but let's put this in perspective shall we:<br/>1: lines in upper extremities can infiltrate and can result in an upper extremity DVT.<br/>2: I doubt they tried to "break up your clot" (unless they gave you TPA) rather gave you heparin/lovenox until you were therapeutic on your coumadin.<br/>3: The hospital/surgeon very likely saved your life with your emergent cholecystectomy (ie. you very well may have died without the surgery) yet you talk about "the medical professionals that let us down in out time of need, and in our time of trust". What I see here is someone who while their life was likely being saved, had a not uncommon complication. Please sit down and think about it. <br/><br/>PS: Dr Mangino is right...you are a cowardly eunuch anon 6:24. Anon 7:37
I am sorry about your complication but let’s put this in perspective shall we:
1: lines in upper extremities can infiltrate and can result in an upper extremity DVT.
2: I doubt they tried to “break up your clot” (unless they gave you TPA) rather gave you heparin/lovenox until you were therapeutic on your coumadin.
3: The hospital/surgeon very likely saved your life with your emergent cholecystectomy (ie. you very well may have died without the surgery) yet you talk about “the medical professionals that let us down in out time of need, and in our time of trust”. What I see here is someone who while their life was likely being saved, had a not uncommon complication. Please sit down and think about it.

PS: Dr Mangino is right…you are a cowardly eunuch anon 6:24.

]]> By: WilliamManginoMd http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she.html/comment-page-1#comment-66322 WilliamManginoMd Sun, 20 Aug 2006 00:59:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she-sued-me.html#comment-66322 ANON 6:24<br/><br/>Bad thing about the internet is that it allows cowards like you to say trashy things.<br/><br/>You need to see a urologist for your undescended testicles. ANON 6:24

Bad thing about the internet is that it allows cowards like you to say trashy things.

You need to see a urologist for your undescended testicles.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she.html/comment-page-1#comment-66321 Anonymous Sat, 19 Aug 2006 23:37:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she-sued-me.html#comment-66321 Sometimes your right, some sue over the littlest things. However, I just go out of the hospital from emergency gallbladder surgery. The nurse in the ER place a line in my arm, which somewhere along the way infiltrated and hence filled my arm with IV fluids and antibiotics. During the following days after the operation, I was on morphine for pain, however, I was lucid enough to realize something was wrong. I complained numerous times about severe pain in my arm, which the nursing staff ignored. When I got home, and came down off the pain killers, I realized the damage that had gone unnoticed. I ended up back in the hospital two days later for a 5 day stay while they tried to break up a very large blood clot in my upper arm. I was sent home with injections and about 4-6 month of medical care before me to deal with the damage that was done to me. So as you can see, not always are the patients wrong, sometimes it is the medical professionals that let us down in out time of need, and in our time of trust. For the life of me, I will never understand why they don't listen to patients complaints!!! Sometimes your right, some sue over the littlest things. However, I just go out of the hospital from emergency gallbladder surgery. The nurse in the ER place a line in my arm, which somewhere along the way infiltrated and hence filled my arm with IV fluids and antibiotics. During the following days after the operation, I was on morphine for pain, however, I was lucid enough to realize something was wrong. I complained numerous times about severe pain in my arm, which the nursing staff ignored. When I got home, and came down off the pain killers, I realized the damage that had gone unnoticed. I ended up back in the hospital two days later for a 5 day stay while they tried to break up a very large blood clot in my upper arm. I was sent home with injections and about 4-6 month of medical care before me to deal with the damage that was done to me. So as you can see, not always are the patients wrong, sometimes it is the medical professionals that let us down in out time of need, and in our time of trust. For the life of me, I will never understand why they don’t listen to patients complaints!!!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she.html/comment-page-1#comment-66320 Anonymous Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:46:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she-sued-me.html#comment-66320 awe, was the call room occupied at 6.24pm? awe, was the call room occupied at 6.24pm?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she.html/comment-page-1#comment-66317 Anonymous Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:24:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she-sued-me.html#comment-66317 With all that golf and call how does he have time to bang you? With all that golf and call how does he have time to bang you?

]]> By: NeoNurseChic http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she.html/comment-page-1#comment-66315 NeoNurseChic Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she-sued-me.html#comment-66315 Not to beat a dead horse, but golf during an 8-5 weekday might happen. I know for a fact that a doctor friend of mine has golfed during an 8-5 weekday. But he's also taken call for 2 consecutive weekend days and nights and had to work weekends and even go to the hospital in the middle of the night to see patients at times. The majority of people who work 8-5 jobs get their weekends off....<br/><br/>I have days off during the week where I might go to the mall or something like that, but don't doubt that if I have these days off, I'm then working 12 hours on Saturday and Sunday.<br/><br/>Golf isn't snobby - some people who play it might be snobs, but on the whole, it's not a snobby sport... I only say this because my brother works for a major golf magazine and several of my family members play in tournaments every chance they get. And for a brother who was too injured to continue along with a college-level soccer career, I'm just glad he's found another outlet in golf. ;)<br/><br/>Take care. Not to beat a dead horse, but golf during an 8-5 weekday might happen. I know for a fact that a doctor friend of mine has golfed during an 8-5 weekday. But he’s also taken call for 2 consecutive weekend days and nights and had to work weekends and even go to the hospital in the middle of the night to see patients at times. The majority of people who work 8-5 jobs get their weekends off….

I have days off during the week where I might go to the mall or something like that, but don’t doubt that if I have these days off, I’m then working 12 hours on Saturday and Sunday.

Golf isn’t snobby – some people who play it might be snobs, but on the whole, it’s not a snobby sport… I only say this because my brother works for a major golf magazine and several of my family members play in tournaments every chance they get. And for a brother who was too injured to continue along with a college-level soccer career, I’m just glad he’s found another outlet in golf. ;)

Take care.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she.html/comment-page-1#comment-66314 Anonymous Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:30:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she-sued-me.html#comment-66314 "I'm not "attacking" anyone, I'm just pointing out that physicians seem to find time to do all the things other people do most days, but the minute it's something they don't WANT to do, it's "taking time from their patients." "<br/><br/>Geez - I guess the weekend golf games will have to go when court is in session on Saturday and Sunday. “I’m not “attacking” anyone, I’m just pointing out that physicians seem to find time to do all the things other people do most days, but the minute it’s something they don’t WANT to do, it’s “taking time from their patients.” “

Geez – I guess the weekend golf games will have to go when court is in session on Saturday and Sunday.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she.html/comment-page-1#comment-66311 Anonymous Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:14:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she-sued-me.html#comment-66311 " Do you expect physicians never to be allowed to have a day off or play a game of golf? "<br/><br/>Not at all, but let's not pretend that they never golf between 8-5 during the week, either. I realize they believe they should be exempt from having to answer to mortals, but that's just not the case in America.<br/><br/>I'm not "attacking" anyone, I'm just pointing out that physicians seem to find time to do all the things other people do most days, but the minute it's something they don't WANT to do, it's "taking time from their patients." ” Do you expect physicians never to be allowed to have a day off or play a game of golf? “

Not at all, but let’s not pretend that they never golf between 8-5 during the week, either. I realize they believe they should be exempt from having to answer to mortals, but that’s just not the case in America.

I’m not “attacking” anyone, I’m just pointing out that physicians seem to find time to do all the things other people do most days, but the minute it’s something they don’t WANT to do, it’s “taking time from their patients.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she.html/comment-page-1#comment-66309 Anonymous Sat, 19 Aug 2006 13:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/classic-post-my-patient-lived-so-she-sued-me.html#comment-66309 Actually I don't play golf I will leave that snobby game to the lawyers. Actually I don’t play golf I will leave that snobby game to the lawyers.

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