Comments on: Physician’s wife: "Lately, I feel like I understand Ann Coulter"

By: Africa safari

Africa safari — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:51:00 +0000

True we are always so quick to judge. If we have all the facts we will often realize that our judgment where wrong initially.

By: African Predators

African Predators — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:01:00 +0000

People shouldn’t be so quick to judge. I’ve come to realise that even those times when we think we know all the facts, we often find that we actually didn’t. I wish we could hear the other woman’s point of view.

By: Doctor denial

Doctor denial — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:31:00 +0000

I don’t know any specifics of this case, of course, but the urge to sue upon the death of this persons mate, probably has much to do with missed opportunity to treat the illness, as a result of a doctor ignoring or discounting the now-deceased persons signs and symptoms as something minor, or trating it as reflux too long without taking proper steps at the proper time to rule out something worse, and burshing off the patients complaints, even to the point of scolding the patient for not changing habits, instead of holding the proper degree of suspicion and ordering tests in a timely manner –or as a result of a doctor interpreting tests ordered incorrectly, or failing to report suspicious results of tests ordered in the appropriate way.

In other words, the doctor perhaps stole away the patient’s opportunity to fight the illness and live. That would prompt many to sue.

By: DrGwenn

DrGwenn — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:00:00 +0000

My take is that she’s more upset about not living in Africa than about the legal situation facing her husband.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:51:00 +0000

This article gives No details whatsoever. It is just a rant from a wife, but it excludes anything to help form any opinion. Where are the details? Or, are they not important?

Was it a delayed diagnosis? Was EC missed on biospy slides?