Hospital Sorry for Mistaken Mastectomy

Luba · 03-04-2010, 09:49 AM

Hospital sorry for mistaken mastectomy - Canada - Canoe.ca

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Johnston of Leamington, Ont., had her breast removed in November, only to find out later that her lab results had been misread.
She launched a claim for wrongful surgery, her lawyer announced Tuesday.
Her story prompted a review of mastectomies performed by a doctor and a pathologist in Windsor, Ont. Soon after, Janice Laporte came forward. In 2001, the same medical team removed one of her breasts but she didn't have cancer.

Frightening!

Duke · 03-04-2010, 09:51 AM

Good Lord, I hope she gets a huge settlement because one can never truly make up for the loss of a body part especially when there was no need for it in the first place.

TKDLady · 03-05-2010, 07:46 AM

All the more reason to get a second and maybe even a third opinion! OMG. Just the thought of something like that gives me chills. To just be sorry isn't enough. I hope they lose their licenses to practice.

Duke · 03-28-2010, 03:29 PM

I would think in this day and age its probably best to always get a second opinion on any type of major surgery.

03-04-2010, 09:51 AM	#2
Duke Founder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Under your bed. My Communication Style: Honest, Supportive Posts: 25,259	Re: Hospital Sorry for Mistaken Mastectomy Good Lord, I hope she gets a huge settlement because one can never truly make up for the loss of a body part especially when there was no need for it in the first place. __________________ My Daughter Rules! "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes."

03-05-2010, 07:46 AM	#3
TKDLady Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: At Home My Communication Style: Supportive, Honest Posts: 9,319	Re: Hospital Sorry for Mistaken Mastectomy All the more reason to get a second and maybe even a third opinion! OMG. Just the thought of something like that gives me chills. To just be sorry isn't enough. I hope they lose their licenses to practice. __________________ "Love isn't finding someone you can live with, it is finding someone you can't live without"

03-28-2010, 03:29 PM	#4
Duke Founder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Under your bed. My Communication Style: Honest, Supportive Posts: 25,259	Re: Hospital Sorry for Mistaken Mastectomy I would think in this day and age its probably best to always get a second opinion on any type of major surgery. __________________ My Daughter Rules! "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes."

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