Comments on: Medical Negligence or Not? http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/medical-negligence-or-not Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Maggie F http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/medical-negligence-or-not#comment-2764 Maggie F Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:46:27 +0000 http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/medical-negligence-or-not#comment-2764 It is a shame that you had to go through this. I am very sorry to say that this is very common with MS. Many of us are misdiagnosed with psychiatric disorders, such as conversion hysteria, as was I. We are labeled as malingers, hypochondriacs, told we have brain tumors and on and on. My Mother went through it for decades and wasn't diagnosed until she was 59. I diagnosed myself when I read about the symptoms of visual scotoma with optic neuritis. You could consult with a medical malpractice attorney. Good luck I have an on line support group for MS. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MSResources/ It is a shame that you had to go through this. I am very sorry to say that this is very common with MS. Many of us are misdiagnosed with psychiatric disorders, such as conversion hysteria, as was I. We are labeled as malingers, hypochondriacs, told we have brain tumors and on and on.
My Mother went through it for decades and wasn’t diagnosed until she was 59. I diagnosed myself when I read about the symptoms of visual scotoma with optic neuritis.

You could consult with a medical malpractice attorney.

Good luck

I have an on line support group for MS.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MSResources/

]]> By: Agent Razor http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/medical-negligence-or-not#comment-2765 Agent Razor Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:46:27 +0000 http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/medical-negligence-or-not#comment-2765 you potentially have a case depending on whether its standard practice to always order the MRI's for somebody such as yourself. I'm not sure about the law where your located, but many places have laws that state the standard of care is equivalent to those located in the same community, i.e. geographic location. Considering you live in a rural area, MRI's may not actually be the standard thing to do. As for proving your case, it will be costly and expensive. Most lawyers that work in this field work on a contigency basis and are not going to be willing to work long hard hours to make minimal in return. The reason they would make so little is because your damages, if proven would be limited the time between the first doctors misdiagnosis and the current doctor's correct diagnosis. Minimal money at best. So in conclusion - potentially you have a case, and secondly it's going to be hard to prove and hard to find an attorney to take the case. Medicial negligence cases tend to be those where the damages could be more than 100K, anything less may not be worth the attorney's time. you potentially have a case depending on whether its standard practice to always order the MRI’s for somebody such as yourself. I’m not sure about the law where your located, but many places have laws that state the standard of care is equivalent to those located in the same community, i.e. geographic location. Considering you live in a rural area, MRI’s may not actually be the standard thing to do.

As for proving your case, it will be costly and expensive. Most lawyers that work in this field work on a contigency basis and are not going to be willing to work long hard hours to make minimal in return. The reason they would make so little is because your damages, if proven would be limited the time between the first doctors misdiagnosis and the current doctor’s correct diagnosis. Minimal money at best.

So in conclusion – potentially you have a case, and secondly it’s going to be hard to prove and hard to find an attorney to take the case. Medicial negligence cases tend to be those where the damages could be more than 100K, anything less may not be worth the attorney’s time.

]]> By: Susie D http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/medical-negligence-or-not#comment-2766 Susie D Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:46:27 +0000 http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/medical-negligence-or-not#comment-2766 "May" is the key word - his missed diagnosis "may" have caused a problem. The reality is that MS mirrors many other disease processes - including peripheral neuropathy. A missed diagnosis is not that uncommon, and in fact people can sometimes go months or even years without an accurate diagnosis. Expect the situation you saw with the neurologist's office in your small town to only get worse as law suits drive more and more physicians out of specialized practice. No one wants to be the doctor working in such a frighteningly inexact field as neurology because people tend to sue the second they "think" they've been wrong. "May" is the key word – his missed diagnosis "may" have caused a problem.

The reality is that MS mirrors many other disease processes – including peripheral neuropathy. A missed diagnosis is not that uncommon, and in fact people can sometimes go months or even years without an accurate diagnosis.

Expect the situation you saw with the neurologist’s office in your small town to only get worse as law suits drive more and more physicians out of specialized practice. No one wants to be the doctor working in such a frighteningly inexact field as neurology because people tend to sue the second they "think" they’ve been wrong.

]]> By: rugrat http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/medical-negligence-or-not#comment-2767 rugrat Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:46:27 +0000 http://managing-multiple-sclerosis.com/ms-symptoms/medical-negligence-or-not#comment-2767 I was miss diagnosed with Emphazema,COPD,and broncitis,I actually was treated for awhole year for these conditiond when all the while I had to have a heart Valve replaced and a double by-pass.I called a lawyer about this and he told me there was nothing that could be done about the miss diagnosis. I would say this is going to be hard to pursue. Good luck. I was miss diagnosed with Emphazema,COPD,and broncitis,I actually was treated for awhole year for these conditiond when all the while I had to have a heart Valve replaced and a double by-pass.I called a lawyer about this and he told me there was nothing that could be done about the miss diagnosis. I would say this is going to be hard to pursue. Good luck.

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