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altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:55 pm	Post subject: Florida surgeon's incompetence A Florida surgeon will serve a one-month suspension and pay a fine for operating on the wrong body part - for the third time in five years! Source: http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Florida/floSTAT02040906.htm Aaron


GTAce Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:55 am	Post subject: sick...you would think you'd be able to put your trust in a doctor when you're having surgery performed on you I remember hearing once about a surgeon who removed a patients foot - only to find out later that it was the wrong foot

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:17 am	Post subject: The state of Florida has a couple of problems. Any M.D. in Florida can operate, i.e., they really do not need to be a surgeon to operate. Many operations can be done cheaply in Florida for this reason, but this obviously increases the risk.

Scolls Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:55 pm	Post subject: iRuleThisForum wrote: The state of Florida has a couple of problems. Any M.D. in Florida can operate, i.e., they really do not need to be a surgeon to operate. Many operations can be done cheaply in Florida for this reason, but this obviously increases the risk. Thanks for the heads-up (rather than off, obviously) - I'll remember to get surgery elsewhere!!!

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:06 am	Post subject: Like everything else, you want to shop around and you want to pick a good doctor. The thing is that you can't really get too many surgeries to try out number of doctors though.

Scolls Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:16 pm	Post subject: That's true! You could run out of parts trying to find the right surgeon!

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:40 pm	Post subject: Scolls wrote: That's true! You could run out of parts trying to find the right surgeon! There are a couple of important people to know in life. Doctor, lawyer and accountant. See, the thing is that it's not that difficult to try out a couple of different lawyers and accountants. Sure, it costs some money, but it's only money. When it comes to selecting a good doctor, it doesn't work out like that.

Scolls Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:39 pm	Post subject: Exactly! I was recently horrified by a tv ad that ended something like "Isn't it good to know there's a product that will cure you even before you get sick?" I can't believe they're now actually encouraging people to take medication while there's nothing wrong with them!

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:50 pm	Post subject: Scolls wrote: I can't believe they're now actually encouraging people to take medication while there's nothing wrong with them! I have not seen any related document yet, but I was listening to some well-known author's speech the other day, and he was claiming that pharmaceuticals were selling terrible products 100 years ago (in US). So, selling bad products didn't seem like it started last year or 10 years ago.

Scolls Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:53 pm	Post subject: Makes me wonder what they'll have to say about it in 100 years from now!

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altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:55 pm

Post subject: Florida surgeon's incompetence

A Florida surgeon will serve a one-month suspension and pay a fine for operating on the wrong body part - for the third time in five years! Shocked

Source: http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Florida/floSTAT02040906.htm

Aaron

GTAce

Joined: 09 Apr 2006

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:55 am

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sick...you would think you'd be able to put your trust in a doctor when you're having surgery performed on you Rolling Eyes

I remember hearing once about a surgeon who removed a patients foot - only to find out later that it was the wrong foot Shocked

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:17 am

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The state of Florida has a couple of problems. Any M.D. in Florida can operate, i.e., they really do not need to be a surgeon to operate. Many operations can be done cheaply in Florida for this reason, but this obviously increases the risk.

Scolls

Joined: 05 Aug 2005

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:55 pm

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iRuleThisForum wrote:

Thanks for the heads-up (rather than off, obviously) - I'll remember to get surgery elsewhere!!! Rolling Eyes

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:06 am

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Like everything else, you want to shop around and you want to pick a good doctor. The thing is that you can't really get too many surgeries to try out number of doctors though.

Scolls

Joined: 05 Aug 2005

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:16 pm

Post subject:

That's true! You could run out of parts trying to find the right surgeon! Shocked

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:40 pm

Post subject:

Scolls wrote:

That's true! You could run out of parts trying to find the right surgeon! Shocked

There are a couple of important people to know in life. Doctor, lawyer and accountant. See, the thing is that it's not that difficult to try out a couple of different lawyers and accountants. Sure, it costs some money, but it's only money. When it comes to selecting a good doctor, it doesn't work out like that.

Scolls

Joined: 05 Aug 2005

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:39 pm

Post subject:

Exactly! I was recently horrified by a tv ad that ended something like "Isn't it good to know there's a product that will cure you even before you get sick?"

I can't believe they're now actually encouraging people to take medication while there's nothing wrong with them! Mad

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:50 pm

Post subject:

Scolls wrote:

I can't believe they're now actually encouraging people to take medication while there's nothing wrong with them! Mad

I have not seen any related document yet, but I was listening to some well-known author's speech the other day, and he was claiming that pharmaceuticals were selling terrible products 100 years ago (in US). So, selling bad products didn't seem like it started last year or 10 years ago.

Scolls

Joined: 05 Aug 2005

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:53 pm

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Makes me wonder what they'll have to say about it in 100 years from now! Wink

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