Need Opinions Of Any Pathologist,doctors,or Christians

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I just got out the hospital yesterday,last wed I had a ultrasound guided needle biopsy done on a cyst on my thyroid.The doctor goes through the outside of your neck with a needle to stab the cyst inside a few times to get a good sample for the pathologist to examine to determine whether its cancer.So thursday nite my doctor calls me at home to tell me the pathologist is sure its cancer,doctor says I need to have my complete thyroid taken out and I should be fine after that,99percent survival rate.So I have the surgery thursday,they cut me open,doctor cuts out the cyst,they take it for another cancer test why I'm on the table,it test fine,non cancerous,doctor says wtf? finds another nodule{cyst} on the other side of thyroid and cuts it out and test it,its fine also,so he sews me up and leaves some of my thyroid,which is good,I shouldnt have to be on thyroid medication for the rest of my life.So upon waking up from surgery and finding out there was no cancer,my immediate reaction is anger.My insurance sucks and most of this expense will be out of pocket and thats a lot of money to me.The doctor says he's never had this happen to him,when the pathologist was so sure it was cancer and it wasnt,apparently its not like a pregnancy test where its either yes or no,its like an educated guess,so I guess I want to know how you guys feel about this,in some way I feel like I got screwed and wonder should I get a lawyer to see if i can get out of paying these bills{I know thats a bad reaction,this stuff probably happens all the time}my christian friends say it might have been a minor miracle because of all the people I had praying for me,I guess I should be thankful everything turned out alright and pay the bills the best I can

I would say that if you thought the physician was acting in what he thought was your best interest, then don't pursue a malpractice suit. However, if in your best estimation there were other factors that were contributing to his decision outside of being in your best interest, then you have every moral right to file suit for malpractice.

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I would say that if you thought the physician was acting in what he thought was your best interest, then don't pursue a malpractice suit. However, if in your best estimation there were other factors that were contributing to his decision outside of being in your best interest, then you have every moral right to file suit for malpractice.

I'm not mad at the doctor because i do think he was led to believe it was cancer,I'm mad about the misdiagnosis of the lab work,If I did decide to contact a lawyer It wouldnt be about trying to make money out of the situation,just getting the bills paid,but I dont know if any lawyers would want to take a case like that,they want to get the money