Re: Ever considered legal action?

[Guest guest]

It was the KQED program that prompted me to ask, specifically when

the show host asked if similar treatment for hemorrhaging would be

accepted treatment of gun shot victims as compared to fibroid

patients. Dr Indman in this instance and several others expressed

dismay and almost outrage that doctors were providing such sub-

standard care.

Who one would sue depends I guess, you could sue if you weren't

presented with alternatives to hysterectomy, you could sue if you

were given a diagnosis of fibroids without an utrasound (especially

if you had surgery and it ended up that you didn't have fibroids), if

they didn't give you an MRI prior to doing surgery if they would have

done the same for someone with a similar abdominal complaint (who was

seeing a gastroenterologist instead of an ob/gyn).

You could also sue for unreasonable wait times for treatment, for

instance someone sued and won this year and the medical community has

been fretting over it since see: http://www.ama-

assn.org/amednews/2003/08/18/prl20818.htm

What about suing the ACOG for allowing doctors to practice archaic

treatments for benign conditions, especially since total hysterectomy

goes beyond menopause and forces women to take HRT for the rest of

their lives?

I just know that the more I hear the more I realize that the medical

profession needs to get its a$$ in gear and they aren't going to do

it on their own. If this is our tool then let use it.

I did find an interesting site that talks about medical malpractice

suits from a lawyer standpoint (speaking to a legal audience) but it

does present some food for thought

Medical Malpractice

http://www.lectlaw.com/tmed.html

Summary of Malpractice Law by State

http://www.mcandl.com/states.html

-Ann

[Guest guest]

Ann wrote:

I did find an interesting site that talks about medical malpractice

suits from a lawyer standpoint (speaking to a legal audience) but it

does present some food for thought

Medical Malpractice

http://www.lectlaw.com/tmed.html

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Hi, Ann,

The 'Lectric Law Library is an excellent site written for laypeople,

actually. They have loads and loads of info on everything from our

Constition and what's known as " constitutional law " to things like

filing in small claims court.

Leonie, legal secretary in her other life