Malpractice!

Liss · 11-22-2005, 10:19 PM

Okay, so in April of 2004 I was performing a play. In it, one of the actors had to "push" me down, and I had to "fall." We did it right a thousand times in rehearsal, but when we actually performed for our audience, I discreetly hurt my wrist. I wrapped it in an ace bandage for a few days and when it didn't improve, I finally went to the doctor. He recommended I go to the local hospital for x-rays, but that more than likely, it was just a serious sprain. The hospital verified that, yep, I sprained the fuck out of it, and they sent me on my way.

A year and a half of working and writing and walking the dog and driving and chopping vegetables and lifting things with my right hand has gone by and my wrist hurts like a bitch every single day. So the other day I finally broke down and went to my mom's physical therapist, thinking he could give me some sort of goofy exercise or electroshock treatment to tighten the stretched tendons. When he looked at my new x-rays he gasped in dismay and dug in my file to retrieve the old x-rays the hospital had taken over a year earlier. They were plain black plastic sheets; they had been underexposed and you couldn't see my bones! In all reality, I had no sprain...I had a lazy doctor who didn't feel like retaking the x-ray. I have a broken wrist. Apparently when I fell wrong I gave myself a scaphoid fracture, splitting a bone in my wrist completely in half. Over the next year and a half, with daily use, I managed to completely displace the pieces. The area became arthritic and some parts of the bone died.

This month I have to have extensive surgery consisting of a bone graft, a small screw, and a 12 week casting. I won't have any use of my right hand.

AND GOD DAMMIT I'M GOING INTO THE SCHOOL OF CREATIVE WRITING THIS MONTH AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FUCKING WRITE!!!

johnny · 11-22-2005, 10:27 PM

that is awfully shitty. :/ hopefully you'll be able to adjust somewhat (i certainly doubt that it would be a seamless adjustment) to not being able to use yer right hand.

maybe it's a sign that you should permanently switch it all up, and go left-handed?

Mr Biglesworth · 11-22-2005, 10:47 PM

I'm glad to hear things are starting to look up for you honey!
Christ! wtf is wrong with your doctor!?
But at least you'll be doing alot of suffering for your creativity. Gotta earn it, y'know?

That's absolutely incredible though. *love and sympathy*

thecreeper · 11-22-2005, 11:37 PM

left handed is totally the way to go. and that's majorly shitty, the doctor should be sued for sure.

Liss · 11-23-2005, 12:43 PM

The thing is, it was a HOSPITAL. I was aware that theyre known for fucking people up. I never went there because it had a bad rep, but when I needed the x-rays, I thought "How could they possibly hurt me with a simple snapshot?" And I went because it was convenient. My bad.

thecreeper · 11-23-2005, 02:06 PM

ohh, so it was your fault then!

in other words, they should almost sue you for your own laziness. after all, you SHOULD have known better.

i hate hospitals. when i broke my ankle, no one there knew what to do and they ended up putting it in a splint wrong and charging me 200 dollars to wait 5 hours in the middle of the night.

Liss · 11-23-2005, 05:41 PM

well, that's how I'm seeing it...I should have followed up when it still hurt and I had no brace or splint. However, I should have a refund for the x-rays. I didn't have insurance at the time and it was a couple hundred bucks out of pocket. I'm just pissed because my physical therapist said that if I had been casted right away I wouldn't be undergoing surgery today. Not to mention I could have escaped months of pain and handicap.

GT2000 · 11-23-2005, 07:49 PM

Damn..yeah, I read through this this morning..or lastnight, I forget, zombish lately...

But yeah...whenever I have something like this done..which I've had plenty of things like this done this year, I demand to SEE with my own eyes the results...then you would have caught on right away something was up if they tried to deny you the viewing opportunity..

Either way, sorry about the pain and injury and stuff, I know from experience that it sucks..

malta · 11-25-2005, 02:49 AM

Thats real fucked up. Sueing the dude seems like a good way to go.

Liss · 12-08-2005, 07:15 AM

Last time I'll be able to properly type for 13 weeks

. Off to surgery we go...

Metallistar · 12-08-2005, 07:28 AM

best wishes liss.

johnny · 12-08-2005, 10:28 AM

gl hf

Jesse · 12-08-2005, 11:50 AM

You play with matches, you get the horns.

malta · 12-09-2005, 08:39 PM

[breakfast club]2 months I got ya[/breakfast club]

11-22-2005, 10:19 PM	#1
Liss hex can see my boobs Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 749	Malpractice! Okay, so in April of 2004 I was performing a play. In it, one of the actors had to "push" me down, and I had to "fall." We did it right a thousand times in rehearsal, but when we actually performed for our audience, I discreetly hurt my wrist. I wrapped it in an ace bandage for a few days and when it didn't improve, I finally went to the doctor. He recommended I go to the local hospital for x-rays, but that more than likely, it was just a serious sprain. The hospital verified that, yep, I sprained the fuck out of it, and they sent me on my way. A year and a half of working and writing and walking the dog and driving and chopping vegetables and lifting things with my right hand has gone by and my wrist hurts like a bitch every single day. So the other day I finally broke down and went to my mom's physical therapist, thinking he could give me some sort of goofy exercise or electroshock treatment to tighten the stretched tendons. When he looked at my new x-rays he gasped in dismay and dug in my file to retrieve the old x-rays the hospital had taken over a year earlier. They were plain black plastic sheets; they had been underexposed and you couldn't see my bones! In all reality, I had no sprain...I had a lazy doctor who didn't feel like retaking the x-ray. I have a broken wrist. Apparently when I fell wrong I gave myself a scaphoid fracture, splitting a bone in my wrist completely in half. Over the next year and a half, with daily use, I managed to completely displace the pieces. The area became arthritic and some parts of the bone died. This month I have to have extensive surgery consisting of a bone graft, a small screw, and a 12 week casting. I won't have any use of my right hand. AND GOD DAMMIT I'M GOING INTO THE SCHOOL OF CREATIVE WRITING THIS MONTH AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FUCKING WRITE!!!

11-22-2005, 11:37 PM	#4
thecreeper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 2,330	left handed is totally the way to go. and that's majorly shitty, the doctor should be sued for sure. __________________ good-evil.net - ahh, wade boggs...goes down smooth.

11-23-2005, 02:06 PM	#6
thecreeper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 2,330	ohh, so it was your fault then! in other words, they should almost sue you for your own laziness. after all, you SHOULD have known better. i hate hospitals. when i broke my ankle, no one there knew what to do and they ended up putting it in a splint wrong and charging me 200 dollars to wait 5 hours in the middle of the night. __________________ good-evil.net - ahh, wade boggs...goes down smooth.

11-23-2005, 07:49 PM	#8
GT2000 Playing God @ Your Xpense Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 2,040	Damn..yeah, I read through this this morning..or lastnight, I forget, zombish lately... But yeah...whenever I have something like this done..which I've had plenty of things like this done this year, I demand to SEE with my own eyes the results...then you would have caught on right away something was up if they tried to deny you the viewing opportunity.. Either way, sorry about the pain and injury and stuff, I know from experience that it sucks.. __________________ Hop in, strap down, and hold on tight.

12-08-2005, 07:28 AM	#11
Metallistar Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wakeman, OH Posts: 320	best wishes liss. __________________ 1997 GTP & 1998 GTX http://www.metallistar.com

11-22-2005, 10:27 PM	#2
johnny Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Upper Canada Posts: 1,276	that is awfully shitty. :/ hopefully you'll be able to adjust somewhat (i certainly doubt that it would be a seamless adjustment) to not being able to use yer right hand. maybe it's a sign that you should permanently switch it all up, and go left-handed?

11-22-2005, 10:47 PM	#3
Mr Biglesworth Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: I live in London Posts: 862	I'm glad to hear things are starting to look up for you honey! Christ! wtf is wrong with your doctor!? But at least you'll be doing alot of suffering for your creativity. Gotta earn it, y'know? That's absolutely incredible though. love and sympathy

11-23-2005, 12:43 PM	#5
Liss hex can see my boobs Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 749	The thing is, it was a HOSPITAL. I was aware that theyre known for fucking people up. I never went there because it had a bad rep, but when I needed the x-rays, I thought "How could they possibly hurt me with a simple snapshot?" And I went because it was convenient. My bad.

11-23-2005, 05:41 PM	#7
Liss hex can see my boobs Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 749	well, that's how I'm seeing it...I should have followed up when it still hurt and I had no brace or splint. However, I should have a refund for the x-rays. I didn't have insurance at the time and it was a couple hundred bucks out of pocket. I'm just pissed because my physical therapist said that if I had been casted right away I wouldn't be undergoing surgery today. Not to mention I could have escaped months of pain and handicap.

11-25-2005, 02:49 AM	#9
malta Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: buffalo Posts: 442	Thats real fucked up. Sueing the dude seems like a good way to go.

12-08-2005, 07:15 AM	#10
Liss hex can see my boobs Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 749	Last time I'll be able to properly type for 13 weeks . Off to surgery we go...

12-08-2005, 10:28 AM	#12
johnny Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Upper Canada Posts: 1,276	gl hf

12-08-2005, 11:50 AM	#13
Jesse Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 812	You play with matches, you get the horns.

12-09-2005, 08:39 PM	#14
malta Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: buffalo Posts: 442	[breakfast club]2 months I got ya[/breakfast club] Last edited by malta : 12-12-2005 at 02:19 PM.