Guest guest Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 This is Why You MUST Get a Second Opinion Before Any Serious Medical Decision - Medical errors can put your life at risk, and occur in as many as 30 percent of diagnoses. " This video shows what happened after a routine dental checkup identified a mass in a young mother's jaw. She was referred to a specialist who promptly removed it. However, her real problems began after the lab used by the specialist misdiagnosed the mass as an aggressive form of cancer, prompting a battery of needless treatments and a terminal prognosis. Another such story is that of Isabel Maude; when she was 3 years old, her fever was dismissed as chicken pox complications by her doctor. Only when she collapsed and was rushed to a hospital was it determined that she actually was suffering from toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacteria. But rather than take legal action, Isabel's father, Maude, developed an online diagnostic aid . . . " Read more: http://www.mercola.com/2006/dec/16/this-is-why-you-must-get-a-second-opinion-bef\ ore-any-serious-medical-decision.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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