Something I have also experienced, & almost paid the same price. https://www.yahoo.com/news/im-doctor-almost-died-because-123012778.html
Tony, thanks for this link. I was shocked by what happened to the doctor after he was admitted to the hospital. I have saved the article link in case I run into the same kind of malpractice that almost killed the doctor. What a shame! Thanks again for the link.
I find some of the story a bit dramatic, and doctors I know don't usually call aspirin a "blood thinner" to each other, although they do to patients to make it simple. If he had lost 20% of his blood volume in a single moment, I don't see how he could maintain blood pressure, and his lab values would have reflected it. I don't doubt he had a serious incident, as I, myself, have had serious problems as a patient. I have also found very competent doctors at small hospitals, and they often have more time to spend with you than at larger ones. There are incompetent egoists at all medical facilities, however.
I'm A Doctor Who Almost Died Because My Own Doctors Refused To Do This 1 Basic Thing I tried skimming the article to see what that 1 basic thing was and I did not see it. So what did his own doctors refuse to do?
The article seemed a bit fishy to me, @John Brunner. Perhaps he wants sympathy or he is trying to go public and get as much malpractice as he can.
I remember one of the instructors at U. Va. Med school telling the students, if you want to figure out quickly what’s wrong with a patient, ask them, they’ll tell you. Novel concept.
Sounds like he's been unsuccessful with that. From the article... "I tried to get a malpractice lawyer to represent me but after six rejections I was finished. Fortunately, I had good disability insurance."
Agree. I didn't care for the tone of the article. For one thing, many people experience the exact same lack of treatment from their medical provider, so welcome to the real world, "doc." (My husband's recent gastroenterologist experience for example. Infuriating.)
That is why I absolutely LOVED my original oncologist. He listened to me. Also, he was a 2-time cancer patient so he understood what it felt like to sit on my side of the desk.
Yes, when a doctor deals with the same illness a patient is dealing with, he/she does become a better listener.