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> are consigned to a numb jaw or lip or tongue for the rest of their lives. My wife suffered from this, but the nerve grew back in about a year. When the nova

by mchahn 11y ago

> are consigned to a numb jaw or lip or tongue for the rest of their lives. My wife suffered from this, but the nerve grew back in about a year. When the novacaine went away she was very nervous about this and called the dentist. The dentist was angry, said it wasn't possible, and to not call back. My wife just wanted to know if there was anything she should do but the dentist was obviously covering his ass.

gohrt 11y ago
Did you follow up with the authorities? Covering up medical malpractice is a serious misbehavior.
- mchahn 11y ago
  Yes, the covering up is bad, but I would never sue a professional doing his job. Once I had an enhanced contrast MRI for my kidneys. To enhance it they injected a ton of iodine into my blood. They warned me that my prostrate would get hot (weird), which it did. Later when I was back at the urologist I was explaining that I was often experiencing a hot prostate, just like I had during the MRI. He then made a point of the fact that he had never heard of that happening in a MRI. I was surprised considering that he had prescribed the MRI and the nurse had warned me. I later read about a class-action suit against GE, who made the machine, and doctors who prescribed these tests. Now it all makes sense. He also was covering his ass.
  - maxerickson 11y ago
    I recently had a contrast CT with an iodine contrast agent. I would guess the doctor had never heard of the flushing happening after the initial injection, as the agent is normally out of your body quite quickly (I guess kidney issues might change that). It's a very strange sensation. Brief searching points to lawsuits involving an agent using gadolinium instead of iodine. When I looked into the agents for my scan, the obvious literature indicated that they chose iodine compounds that were not biologically active.
    - mchahn 11y ago
      I'm sorry if I get too personal, but years later I found out I have prostate cancer (so slow I will die of old age first). I have wondered if that procedure caused it. I'll never know and it doesn't matter.
  - oh_sigh 11y ago
    > Yes, the covering up is bad, but I would never sue a professional doing his job. That's stupid. If a surgeon amputates the wrong limb, is he just doing his job?
    - mchahn 11y ago
      > If a surgeon amputates the wrong limb, is he just doing his job? No, I would consider that outside of his job description (grin). I didn't say it, but I meant that if he was following standard modern procedure it was excusable. P.S. One time I had shoulder surgery and the nurse drew a large target with a permanent marker on my shoulder and made be verify that was the bad one.
      - oh_sigh 11y ago
        How do you know what is and isn't following standard medical procedure? Are you a licensed doctor? Let's say that out of bad luck, 0.5% of patients getting their wisdom teeth out lose all sensation in their jaw for the rest of their life. But if your dentist doesn't follow the standard procedure, there is a 30% chance of that. You get your wisdom teeth out, and you lose all sensation in your jaw for the rest of your life. How do you determine if standard procedure was followed or not?

by mchahn 11y ago

gohrt 11y ago

Did you follow up with the authorities? Covering up medical malpractice is a serious misbehavior.

mchahn 11y ago
Yes, the covering up is bad, but I would never sue a professional doing his job. Once I had an enhanced contrast MRI for my kidneys. To enhance it they injected a ton of iodine into my blood. They warned me that my prostrate would get hot (weird), which it did. Later when I was back at the urologist I was explaining that I was often experiencing a hot prostate, just like I had during the MRI. He then made a point of the fact that he had never heard of that happening in a MRI. I was surprised considering that he had prescribed the MRI and the nurse had warned me. I later read about a class-action suit against GE, who made the machine, and doctors who prescribed these tests. Now it all makes sense. He also was covering his ass.
- maxerickson 11y ago
  I recently had a contrast CT with an iodine contrast agent. I would guess the doctor had never heard of the flushing happening after the initial injection, as the agent is normally out of your body quite quickly (I guess kidney issues might change that). It's a very strange sensation. Brief searching points to lawsuits involving an agent using gadolinium instead of iodine. When I looked into the agents for my scan, the obvious literature indicated that they chose iodine compounds that were not biologically active.
  - mchahn 11y ago
    I'm sorry if I get too personal, but years later I found out I have prostate cancer (so slow I will die of old age first). I have wondered if that procedure caused it. I'll never know and it doesn't matter.
- oh_sigh 11y ago
  > Yes, the covering up is bad, but I would never sue a professional doing his job. That's stupid. If a surgeon amputates the wrong limb, is he just doing his job?
  - mchahn 11y ago
    > If a surgeon amputates the wrong limb, is he just doing his job? No, I would consider that outside of his job description (grin). I didn't say it, but I meant that if he was following standard modern procedure it was excusable. P.S. One time I had shoulder surgery and the nurse drew a large target with a permanent marker on my shoulder and made be verify that was the bad one.
    - oh_sigh 11y ago
      How do you know what is and isn't following standard medical procedure? Are you a licensed doctor? Let's say that out of bad luck, 0.5% of patients getting their wisdom teeth out lose all sensation in their jaw for the rest of their life. But if your dentist doesn't follow the standard procedure, there is a 30% chance of that. You get your wisdom teeth out, and you lose all sensation in your jaw for the rest of your life. How do you determine if standard procedure was followed or not?