Complaining vs a surgeon

[dr. d]

Meron ako alam isang kaso. Radiologist ba tawag sa mga nagultrasound. Meron patient nagpaultrasound. Nakitaan daw "cancer"

Bigla tinawagan sa cellphone ng radiologist yung patinet to inform na meron "cancer". Nagulat yung patient ano right nung radiologist na tawagan sya to inform. Dapat yung doctor ang magsasabi ng result.

Yun pala meron agenda yung radiologist na irerefer sa kakilala surgeon. Nagsumbong yung patient sa attending doctor nya. Napaka-unethical nung radiologist.

Nagpa second opinion yung patient sa traditonal chinese medicine. Non-cancerous. Magaling na ngayon.

i found the last statement, "disconcerting".

so how did the patient find out about the radiologist's agenda?

but this story is already "second hand". kuwento ng na-i-kuwentohan... the passage of factual information might not have been "faithful"...

but yes.. the story does not speak well... of the radiologist as well as of the patient.

my 95 centavos' worth.

[kagalingan]

i found the last statement, "disconcerting".

so how did the patient find out about the radiologist's agenda?

but this story is already "second hand". kuwento ng na-i-kuwentohan... the passage of factual information might not have been "faithful"...

but yes.. the story does not speak well... of the radiologist as well as of the patient.

my 95 centavos' worth.

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Not really secondy hand kwento. Hindi ko sya close friend pero sya mismo kausap ko.. Kaya i put it "Meron ako alam isang kaso"

Tinawagan sya gabi sa cellphone nagpakilala yung radiologist. Telling na cancerous at meron na irerefer na surgeon makakadiscount.

Mukhang negosyo na ito nung radiologist. Kunyari makakatulong. Atin atin lang ito.

The last statement you mean sa traditional raditional medicine? Yes doon sya gumaling. Yung attending hospital doctor nya prescribe medicine kaso hindi lumiliit yung problem sa neck nya. So for operation talaga.

Eh ayaw nya maga-opera so someone from his group tell her about a low profile doctor in ongpin st na famous in treating and curing disease.

Even doctors from st lukes, medical city and PGH who practice both western and TCM knew that doctor in ongpin st.

[StockEngine]

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Not really secondy hand kwento. Hindi ko sya close friend pero sya mismo kausap ko.. Kaya i put it "Meron ako alam isang kaso"

Tinawagan sya gabi sa cellphone nagpakilala yung radiologist. Telling na cancerous at meron na irerefer na surgeon makakadiscount.

Mukhang negosyo na ito nung radiologist. Kunyari makakatulong. Atin atin lang ito.

The last statement you mean sa traditional raditional medicine? Yes doon sya gumaling. Yung attending hospital doctor nya prescribe medicine kaso hindi lumiliit yung problem sa neck nya. So for operation talaga.

Eh ayaw nya maga-opera so someone from his group tell her about a low profile doctor in ongpin st na famous in treating and curing disease.

Even doctors from st lukes, medical city and PGH who practice both western and TCM knew that doctor in ongpin st.

Verbal report from that radiologist isnt normal practice...

That is fishy indeed...

Interesting info about ongpin st....

[1D4LV]

it is going to be one doctor's expert opinion vs another doctor's expert opinion. i would rather spend the money for the lawyers on making mom's days memorable and happy. imho, no win situation if you sue.

yep. i share the same opinion....

[ninjababez]

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Eh ayaw nya maga-opera so someone from his group tell her about a low profile doctor in ongpin st na famous in treating and curing disease.

Even doctors from st lukes, medical city and PGH who practice both western and TCM knew that doctor in ongpin st.

lagi ko yata nababasa promotion ng doctor from ongpit at ni duterte recently O_o

[XTO]

Here is hoping for some advice on what to do...
Facts: 1. Jan 6 2016. My 89-yr old mother slipped and broke her hips; hospitalized, doctor suggested a minor operation.
2. Jan 8, operation was done.
3. Jan 13, discharged from the hosp tho she could not yet even stand up alone; therapy continued at home with regular check-ups at the hosp.
4. Operation wound never seemed to heal even after more than 2 months.
5. March 28. Consulted another Dr; advised re-opening of the wound asap as the 'nana' or pus is threatening to spread, hinting that something wrong was done by the 1st Dr.

Paano po ba at saan pwede magreklamo sa ganitong malpractice?

Thanks for any input . .

Elevate your concern to the hospital's medical director. Request for a conference. You can bring your lawyer agad if you wish but i suggest pag-usapan nyo muna. Good luck.

[Lew_Alcindor]

First I'm not a surgeon nor a doctor hehehe.

AFAIK, there is always a risk of infection after a surgery. I think it is a matter of preventing it by the surgeon and everything around him to be clean during the surgery and by taking medicines afterwards.

Now the question is where did the first doctor went wrong?
Did the second doctor explicitly said that there was a mistake during the first surgery? This is important because you do not want to provide a hearsay as an evidence.

Anyway, on a related note. My wife's 90 year old grandmother also recently had an operation because of a broken hip suffered from a fall. She was likewise discharged after a couple of days. She did not spend a lot of time in the hospital. Therapy was done in the house. SO far, there no reports of infection.

[niky]

First I'm not a surgeon nor a doctor hehehe.

AFAIK, there is always a risk of infection after a surgery. I think it is a matter of preventing it by the surgeon and everything around him to be clean during the surgery and by taking medicines afterwards.

Now the question is where did the first doctor went wrong?
Did the second doctor explicitly said that there was a mistake during the first surgery? This is important because you do not want to provide a hearsay as an evidence.

Anyway, on a related note. My wife's 90 year old grandmother also recently had an operation because of a broken hip suffered from a fall. She was likewise discharged after a couple of days. She did not spend a lot of time in the hospital. Therapy was done in the house. SO far, there no reports of infection.

This is the same thing I was thinking reading the OP.

A doctor will NOT recommend that a patient stay in the hospital for prolonged periods after an operation simply to continue therapy there. This is unnecessary additional expense on the part of the patient.

As soon as a patient is stable and does not need to be observed for bleeding or cardiac problems, they can go home and have therapy done there.

[noitimed]

I dont know if you can win in court. The patient is 89 years old already and very at risk to infection no matter how good, clean and aseptic the operation was. Also, fractures are known not to heal as fast or even completely among geriatric patients. Maybe your first doctor failed to inform you about this but malpractice? I doubt it.

[Juan Martinez]

I dont know if you can win in court.

in court, it all boils down to what lieutenant kaffee said in "few good men"--

i dont care what i know; i only care what i can probe.