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An unfortunate series of events  [message #39863] Sun, 10 December 2006 21:18 Go to previous message
Teddy is currently offline  Teddy

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Location: USA
Registered: October 2006
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Hi,

I've been off the forum for some weeks now.

Early the last week of November, my only child was diagnosed with a particularly virulent form of untreatable cancer. Terminal we were told. Unless you have experienced this yourself, you can only imagine the heartache and pain.

It finally came out day before yesterday that the original diagnosis was incorrect. That only happened because of a required appointment outside the medical facility which originated the misdiagnosis. It was then we discovered there are 2 patients treated by that medical practice who have the same first, middle initial, and last names, my child being one of them. It was the other patient who, unfortunately, is terminal.

I have to tell you, as a father I have been through hell the last few weeks. Haven't done much of anything except go to work and come home and die every day.

Frankly, I don't understand how something this serious can carry on for this many days. What happened to all the checks and double checks, etc. that should have been in place to prevent this kind of thing. I've informed them that they are being reported to the proper governing board as of tomorrow (Monday) AM. I refuse to take any other legal action. I simply want to leave this episode behind.

I'd urge each of you to be proactive with your healthcare. Not only in regards to your own health, but in regards to office procedures and practices. Demand to see your medical records on a regular basis to verify the validity of every entry contained therein. Question lab results and practices, and always demand a second opinion or more from another practicioner/s.

Anyhow, that is what's been going on in my life. I'm looking for some happy things to look at and think about. Anybody got some of that?

Teddy


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