Guns and Doctors

[SeXy_AnGeL]

Originally Posted by slammedscion

my grandma died not to long ago from a dumb doctor telling her she was having anxiety attacks (sp) and she was having light heart attacks she ended up dieing on her 44th aniversity he wont have a job much longer thats all i gotta say

I understand how that mistake was made, but I don't know all of her symptoms and such. Many times anxiety attacks/panic attacks have the same symptoms as mini heart attacks and if there is no family history, other symptoms, then that is what the diagnosis would be. I'm not standing up for the doctor but I am not completely agreeing with you either. I'm sure there was a mistake made, but you have to understand that doctors are forced to come up with a diagnosis based on symptoms and tests. He should have had her heart monitored if there were any signs that it could have been a heart attack but you have to understand that you have to work with what you're given. I'm not ragging or defending, just trying to explain.

[imtheoneandonlyD]

sorry to hear about your grandmother.

thats a pretty crazy statistic. I havent been to the doctor since 5th grade (im 19) i havent been sick enough.

[thrasher]

Those statistics scream skewed/wrong data. 120,000 deaths CAUSED by only 700,000 physicians each year? I have to raise the flag here. Maybe that number refers to patients who died while under the care of a physician. I work in a hospital, and if there was one death per 5 or 6 physicians per year, there would be no more doctors to work. They would all lose their licenses if their mistakes caused patient deaths. Not to mention that every single hospital in the country would be bankrupt settling malpractice suits. No way, I don't believe it for a second.

[imtheoneandonlyD]

well if it is true thats some f'ed up shit

[slammedscion]

The doctor tested my grandmas heart. He said that her heart was very healthy and nothing was wrong with it. He said that she was having anxiety attacks because her grand kids were moving and she couldnt see them but on holidays. After she had her last heart attack she went to the biggest hospital in our state. She was flew there and only lived 1 1/2 days i sat in the corner and watched her die. The doctors there who i am very greatful for told my entier family that even a firt day medical student could have seen from her tests this was a major heart failure that was happening. He said it looked in no way as a anxiety attack.

[SeXy_AnGeL]

Originally Posted by slammedscion

The doctor tested my grandmas heart. He said that her heart was very healthy and nothing was wrong with it. He said that she was having anxiety attacks because her grand kids were moving and she couldnt see them but on holidays. After she had her last heart attack she went to the biggest hospital in our state. She was flew there and only lived 1 1/2 days i sat in the corner and watched her die. The doctors there who i am very greatful for told my entier family that even a firt day medical student could have seen from her tests this was a major heart failure that was happening. He said it looked in no way as a anxiety attack.

I am sorry for you lost but like I said, I didn't know all of the symptoms and yes doctors make mistakes, but proper precautions should have been taken especially at her age. Once again, I am very sorry for your loss.

[clawhammer]

Kind of funny, I had a relative (don't remember who), and the person had to get brain surgery, and right before the operation, the doctor told the person "This is the first one they're letting me do by myself". I though that was kind of funny, yet scary to the person getting the operation done.

[george536]

sometimes i think its fucked up when doctors get sued. They go to school for alot of years to help people, make them feel better, and sometimes mistakes happen and they should be punished for it and not see how many lives they did save? you can notice the mistakes but y not how many people they saved?
But i will agree there are some doctors that are careless.

[slammedscion]

thanks for caring, yes I do agree many doctors do a excellent job and those I am glad to see. Its just the ones who are careless and dont look at every thing that get me pissed.