Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 I have no experience with this, however, it seems unlikely that would happen though admittedly anything is possible considering the human element. My reasoning is that clearly the 'ill' person is going to become very ill with unmistakable signs making the situation even more difficult for the doctor. Is that an unreasonable position or does it sound reasonable? Joe C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Has anyone ever heard of a doctor NOT TELLING a patient that they have cancer if they think the cancer is incurable and has a very poor prognosis? Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 on 7/1/04 11:50 PM, watergoddess at energywater4u@... wrote: That would be unethical, however, I don't trust doctors, but, get a second opinion if you need to rest your mind. Is this a new doctor to you? I thought my doctor was happy to tell me I had BC so she could operate on me. That just may be my cynical mind. Be blessed, patti Patti: My situation was just the opposite. I had a cosmetic dentist install a four unit bridge over a jawbone sarcoma without telling me. Four years ago. It is clearly visible in her x-rays. I think that she didn't want to tell me because then she would not have been able to perform the co$metic procedure on me. I have no experience with this, however, it seems unlikely that would happen though admittedly anything is possible considering the human element. My reasoning is that clearly the 'ill' person is going to become very ill with unmistakable signs making the situation even more difficult for the doctor. Joe: This is what happened to me. I lost my children and my marriage and my business. And my doctors couldn't find anything wrong. I went back to the dentist to complain about swelling under the bridgework, but she told me it was " bone growth " which is a GOOD thing. I thought it was my allergy to the nickel beryllium alloy underneath it, and she told me that if I wanted it replaced, I'd have to pay her again because she does not work for free. I filed a small claims case to get my money back for the bridgework so that I could replace it, and she motioned it to the regular civil docket. I had the bridge removed and lots of yellow pus came out and then my jawbone caved in. An oral surgeon removed my mandibular tori and the right one (the one under the bridge) was three times larger than the left one, but he would not give me a pathology report because of the litigation. It is in my skull base now too....and I think her rationale for motioning the small claims case over to the civil docket is that it was an incurable cancer (chondrosarcoma) anyhow, and she just didn't want to tell me. But I read that they are curable if caught early. Is that an unreasonable position or does it sound reasonable? It sounds reasonable to me. Joe C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 I'm posing this again, because it reads funny in the last post....too confusing. Dana on 7/2/04 1:04 AM, Dana Herbert at herbertdana@... wrote: on 7/1/04 11:50 PM, watergoddess at energywater4u@... wrote: > That would be unethical, however, I don't trust doctors, but, get a second > opinion if you need to rest your mind. > Is this a new doctor to you? I thought my doctor was happy to tell me I > had BC so she could operate on me. That just may be my cynical mind. Be > blessed, patti ---------------------------------- Patti: My situation was just the opposite. I had a cosmetic dentist install a four unit bridge over a jawbone sarcoma without telling me. Four years ago. It is clearly visible in her x-rays. I think that she didn't want to tell me because then she would not have been able to perform the co$metic procedure on me. ----------------------------------- > I have no experience with this, however, it seems unlikely that would > happen > though admittedly anything is possible considering the human element. > > My reasoning is that clearly the 'ill' person is going to become very ill > with unmistakable signs making the situation even more difficult for the > doctor. ----------------------------------- Joe: This is what happened to me. I lost my children and my marriage and my business. And my doctors couldn't find anything wrong. I went back to the dentist to complain about swelling under the bridgework, but she told me it was " bone growth " which is a GOOD thing. I thought it was my allergy to the nickel beryllium alloy underneath it, and she told me that if I wanted it replaced, I'd have to pay her again because she does not work for free. I filed a small claims case to get my money back for the bridgework so that I could replace it, and she motioned it to the regular civil docket. I had the bridge removed and lots of yellow pus came out and then my jawbone caved in. An oral surgeon removed my mandibular tori and the right one (the one under the bridge) was three times larger than the left one, but he would not give me a pathology report because of the litigation. It is in my skull base now too....and I think her rationale for motioning the small claims case over to the civil docket is that it was an incurable cancer (chondrosarcoma) anyhow, and she just didn't want to tell me. But I read that they are curable if caught early. ------------------------------------ > Is that an unreasonable position or does it sound reasonable? ------------------------------------ It sounds reasonable to me. ------------------------------------ > Joe C. ------------------------------------ Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 on 7/2/04 12:09 PM, watergoddess at energywater4u@... wrote: I know it is not easy, but, IMO this sounds like malpractice to me. I would suggest you sign up for 's group and post your story. is VERY knowledgeable about regaining health. Mr_s_Corner Be blessed, patti Patti: Regarding the malpractice....the question is: Do we have a legal right to a cancer diagnosis? I don't think so. From what I understand, patient's rights are technically human rights. Not legal rights. From what I understand, we cannot legally force a doctor to give us a cancer diagnosis. If a patient dies, and they are not married, what does a doctor care? Who is going to sue them? It is much easier for a married person to get a cancer diagnosis, I think. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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