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[SixFive]

Like one member says, nobody likes lawyers until they need one. Do I need one?? Does getting a hospital acquired infection that causes you to be homebound for over a month and requires multiple blood tests, mucho pain, and IV infusions twice a day for 3 hours at a time, plus a 6 day hospital stay qualify for some kind of law suit?? I'm the last person to ever think I'd sue about anything, but man, I got fawked up!! :scared I feel like chit, I can't do chit, I'm on the verge of being depressed, and I'm way unhappy (typically, I'm one of the most content, happy people ever).

I've worked with back pain for years and never miss work. I have an extremely high pain tolerance. Nothing about my back has compared to this. I thought I was going to die. My wife cried, and she never does that. Do I have a case??? This infection certainly wasn't my fault!! Opinions welcome.

 

[AR182]

65...

i would definitely consult an attorney....

people & corp. have to be held responsible for their actions.....

feel well & good luck...

 

[SixFive]

65...

i would definitely consult an attorney....

people & corp. have to be held responsible for their actions.....

feel well & good luck...

thanks for the well wishes and advice. Much respected.

 

[dr. freeze]

this should never happen!

 

[SixFive]

this should never happen!

so you agree that I should seek counsel?? Thanks.

PS Since you are familiar, the bug is MRSA.

 

[freelancc]

sorry to hear.. hope you get back your health..

best wishes..

 

[Sun Tzu]

Med Mal cases are always tough, and with the tort reform in most states tougher than ever. That something bad happened to you is not enough. Infections in hospitals do happen and not necessarily because of any negligence. As an example, folks who have to be catheterized have a relatively high rate of infections.

You should of course consider talking to a lawyer. But it will be tough to find one willing to take the case. The economics just arent there. Aside from the issues of damages caps and the difficulty in proving liability,as bad as what happened to you is it isnt worth alot of money. A missed month of work and medical bills (for which insurance applies and will have subrogation rights) and pain/suffering just isnt enough upside for a contingency fee lawyer (one that is worth his salt anyway). We dont even do med mal cases any longer thanks to all the law changes. Which of course is what the doctors and insurance companies wanted - bad health care with little to no consequences. Ironically even though suits and settlements in med mal cases in Texas are way down, insurance rates are higher than ever. Because of course the rates never had anything to do with the claims.

First things first though - get yourself healthy.

 

[SixFive]

Med Mal cases are always tough, and with the tort reform in most states tougher than ever. That something bad happened to you is not enough. Infections in hospitals do happen and not necessarily because of any negligence. As an example, folks who have to be catheterized have a relatively high rate of infections.

You should of course consider talking to a lawyer. But it will be tough to find one willing to take the case. The economics just arent there. Aside from the issues of damages caps and the difficulty in proving liability,as bad as what happened to you is it isnt worth alot of money. A missed month of work and medical bills (for which insurance applies and will have subrogation rights) and pain/suffering just isnt enough upside for a contingency fee lawyer (one that is worth his salt anyway). We dont even do med mal cases any longer thanks to all the law changes. Which of course is what the doctors and insurance companies wanted - bad health care with little to no consequences. Ironically even though suits and settlements in med mal cases in Texas are way down, insurance rates are higher than ever. Because of course the rates never had anything to do with the claims.

First things first though - get yourself healthy.

thanks for the thought! This is quite a bit more than a UTI, but I think I get the jist of what you are saying. Appreciate it.

 

[kneifl]

Good luck with your situation 65 and if I were you I would definitely consult a lawyer(s) in your city. Most definitely!

Get yourself healthy and take care!

kneifl

 

[dr. freeze]

you should know that MRSA infections happen all the time and are part of the inherent risk of any hospitalization

whats next? seeking counsel if you have ileus after a surgery?

hope you get better but this kind of attitude is exactly why i have to pay thousands of dollars/month to practice medicine

 

[SixFive]

you should know that MRSA infections happen all the time and are part of the inherent risk of any hospitalization

whats next? seeking counsel if you have ileus after a surgery?

hope you get better but this kind of attitude is exactly why i have to pay thousands of dollars/month to practice medicine

umm, my attitude is not one of a litigious nature, far from it. I'm wanting to explore my options and figure out what to do. My first thought is to do nothing, but you're not the one suffering as I am from something that was obviously not my fault. I was in the hospital for my surgery a total of 5 hours. That's not quite a lengthy stay.

If you were in my yard, and I shot you with my .22 rimfire through your shoulder (pure accident) which resulted in a prolonged recovery, surgery, time off work, and a resultant resistant infection on top of it are you saying you wouldn't try to dip into my homeowners insurance?? So, you can take your elitist, holier than thou, bs attitude and shove them up your ass. You wouldn't be the first cocky prick of a doctor that I've put into his place, and you certainly won't be the last. Also, thanks for the get well wishes, NOT!

 

[dr. freeze]

umm, my attitude is not one of a litigious nature, far from it. I'm wanting to explore my options and figure out what to do. My first thought is to do nothing, but you're not the one suffering as I am from something that was obviously not my fault. I was in the hospital for my surgery a total of 5 hours. That's not quite a lengthy stay.

If you were in my yard, and I shot you with my .22 rimfire through your shoulder (pure accident) which resulted in a prolonged recovery, surgery, time off work, and a resultant resistant infection on top of it are you saying you wouldn't try to dip into my homeowners insurance?? So, you can take your elitist, holier than thou, bs attitude and shove them up your ass. You wouldn't be the first cocky prick of a doctor that I've put into his place, and you certainly won't be the last. Also, thanks for the get well wishes, NOT!

what is this, the junior high?

calm down big guy

MRSA lives and breathes in every hospital, you should know that and there is nothing that can be done about it

 

[kosar]

If you were in my yard, and I shot you with my .22 rimfire through your shoulder (pure accident) which resulted in a prolonged recovery, surgery, time off work, and a resultant resistant infection on top of it are you saying you wouldn't try to dip into my homeowners insurance?? So, you can take your elitist, holier than thou, bs attitude and shove them up your ass. You wouldn't be the first cocky prick of a doctor that I've put into his place, and you certainly won't be the last. Also, thanks for the get well wishes, NOT!

Hope you get better soon Clint, that sounds like some nasty shit, despite Freeze's apparent opinion that it basically goes with the territory. Maybe where he practices it's a normal thing, but I doubt at most hospitals it is.

 

[dr. freeze]

Hope you get better soon Clint, that sounds like some nasty shit, despite Freeze's apparent opinion that it basically goes with the territory. Maybe where he practices it's a normal thing, but I doubt at most hospitals it is.

its nasty, can kill the healthist of healthy and its one of the most common complications in every hospital

 

[AR182]

you should know that MRSA infections happen all the time and are part of the inherent risk of any hospitalization

whats next? seeking counsel if you have ileus after a surgery?

hope you get better but this kind of attitude is exactly why i have to pay thousands of dollars/month to practice medicine

who are you to question whether he should seek legal advice ?

you have no idea how he or his wife feel....

you are one caring sob !!

 

[White Shadow]

"but this kind of attitude is exactly why i have to pay thousands of dollars/month to practice medicine"

Dr. Freeze.......gotta side with 6/5 on this one. I suppose you're going to tell me that us lowlifes that aren't smart enough to be doctors don't pay for the cost of your insurance through outrageously overpriced medical care. Lets turn the table and say that we (the lowlifes) pay through the ass for our insurance premiums every month because of the overpriced care that we receive.

If I take my car into a mechanic with a problem and when I pick it up it has a completely different problem that is the fault of the garage/mechanic, should they be liable or would that be considered a bad attitude on my part?

 

[THE KOD]

Six

My question is this. What got you into the hospital to begin with so that you contracted this infection ?

Were you working or in for a procedure.

All that has to be done by staff is wash the hands, wear gloves , but this is done haphazardly in hospital care ?

My sister is a registered nurse, we have talked about this .

 

[THE KOD]

hope you get better but this kind of attitude is exactly why i have to pay thousands of dollars/month to practice medicine

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freeze

thats about the most insensitive thing I have ever heard

The big problem I have is that you fail to mention the unsanitary idiots that cause innocent people to suffer. The hospital should be sued over this negligence. Maybe they will train the people better and make it a thing of the past instead of someething that will make your insurance premiums go up.

Geez Louise

 

[SixFive]

Six

My question is this. What got you into the hospital to begin with so that you contracted this infection ?

Were you working or in for a procedure.

All that has to be done by staff is wash the hands, wear gloves , but this is done haphazardly in hospital care ?

My sister is a registered nurse, we have talked about this .

Im a RN too, and I had surgery on my neck. A "simple" outpatient procedure; I was in and out in about 5 hours.

 

[dr. freeze]

who are you to question whether he should seek legal advice ?

you have no idea how he or his wife feel....

you are one caring sob !!

Hospital acquired infections occur every day in every hospital and are the biggest complication of every surgery. No surgery is minor because of the potential consequences of these infections. When one goes under general anesthesia, one introduces catheters, tubes, lines into one's body. This creates invitations for bugs to come in. Because of widespread use of antibiotics in hospitals, resistant strains are commonplace including MRSA.

I am not sure how you can make any kind of statement on how I feel or how I am caring or even if I or a loved one has been in this situation so leave your judgemental hysteria at the door.

You folks are demonstrating why emotion laden reaction is costing us all billions in litigation related expenses.

You will not find one doctor who tells you otherwise unless he works in some planet with no microorganisms.

No surgery is minor. No delivery is minor. No procedure of any kind is minor. These complications do happen regardless of what anyone does when catheters, lines, tubes are entered.

Unless there is a scissors, gauze or something in 6'5, then i doubt he has any kind of case.