Posted by Kristi on August 31, 2001, at 18:57:06
In reply to Re: Venting... sar » Kristi, posted by Wendy B. on August 31, 2001, at 16:16:26
Wendy,
Thankx for your thoughts.
Yes.... I'm sure everyone is wondering. There is a lawsuit involved. I've been offered 1.1 million dollars so far but didn't take it. We'll see... they make me a new offer every week. They don't want it to go to court. The only statute in Nevada(every state has different laws)... something similar happened to... she got 6 mill..
Thanks for your thoughts.... a valium induced tired kristi..... :-)
> Oh my god, Kristi, that sounds just excruciating... I tried to come to your aid. The bit about loving Kazoo was a joke, ok?
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> Just curious: was a malpractice suit begun? What the f___ was up with the surgeon? 18 surgeries because of what he did? He should be hung out to dry, right along with his towel...
> UGH...
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> Please accept my wishes for a speedy recovery, & keep talking...
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> > You are too funny. Yuck... your surgery ranks right up there,
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> > Yeah,.. I did post my story before... and it is long so I'll just give you the high points.
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> > I had a tumor removed from my breast.... after that fine and dandy. I had so much pain... for months after.... than starting years. I went to many doctors.... all of the test results(xray types) came back negative. They would just prescribe stuff and shove this little hyochondriac out the door.
> > About a year later(the time frame is hard to remember) I started getting lumps in my breast... lots of them. I had an ultrsound, mri, ct scan, etc... but they came up negative. So the doctors would come up with all kinds of things.... limp(I know I spelled that wrong.... shush kazoo)nodes, stuff like that.
> > I was in a consultation with this surgeon and he said... "ya know, if it wasn't for all these test results coming back negative... I would almost say the surgeon left something in you." But... a test would show that.
> > eventually I talked this doctor to go in and explore and he did.... and he pulled out MOST of a hand towel sized cloth. Now... it's been in their for over 4 years, so he couldn't get it all. Number one...no doctor wants to open me up and do an open chest surgery.... too risky.... number two.... it's been in their so long it's embedded itself to my sternum and my muscle.Oh, by the way, the surgeon used a towel that is illegal to use in a op room(it doesn't have a metallic strip on it enabling it to show up in xrays)
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> > Anyway........ it's hard to make this story short. I am now 18 surgeries later. Lumps keep popping up..... the towel coming "undone" from where it was stuck falling off... but each time it does that I get an instant infection so they have to operate right away. If the infection gets to my bones that's it for me.
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> > Right now the pain is beaarable.... it's the other stuff.... I think I meantioned having to back that wound inside with gauze? That's doing a number on me. It's really difficult to play around with your guts.
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> > Well... that's as short as I can make it.
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> > Still not smoking. I'm not finding those fake ones appealing anymore are you???? Any new advice??????????
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> > Take care my sar...... still very much enjoy reading your posts. Kristi
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