I have a story of malpractice. I had a doctors appointment on Aug 15th, I did a phlem sample and all that normal jazz. On Aug 19th they got the results back and it turns out I had some form of Echoli(sp?) in my lungs. Now, if I was normal I'm sure that wouldn't be that big of a deal but since I have Cystic Fibrosis it is a massive fucking deal. They didn't try to contact me at all to get me into hospital and because of that I just had the worst two weeks of my life.
I go to visit my uncle who just passed his LPN in Kelowna, BC. I had a sore throat the night before and didn't think much of it cause I always have a sore throat. So we get on the plane and I guess all that pressure and germs and w/e made the echoli flare up. In less then 20 mins I was coughing horribly, throwing up, I had fever with chills and I felt like death. I had summed it up to airsickness and my mom throught it was strep. So after a very shitty plane ride we land and drive to the house.
After 2 days of gasping for air, not eating, coughing to the point where I throw up, heart rate of 150, O2 droping to like 84% and pretty much what I think of as hell we go to the hospital. Right away they see I'm fucking sick and get me a bed. I didn't wait at all. So they take blood, phlem, all that crap. After a few hours(I think, I was really out of it) they hook me up to IV and get me a room. I get put on some hardcore meds. A day later(I think, again, the first week there I was really fucked up) they tell me I had Echoli in my lungs and it was treatable. Just need to do a few days of IV meds and then go home on oral. Sounded great.
But during my "recovery" I ended up getting yeast in my lungs and throat(I don't know how it works so don't ask. I don't think it's like the other kind of yeast infection). So they put me on some oral meds to deal with that....
After that was settled I ended up getting a 3rd infection. I got a sudamounis(Fuck off, these words are big and hard to spell) in my lungs. So that turned my 5 days hospital visit into a fucking 3 week stay.
Anyways, a few days later my mom got my medical records faxed up and we found out that they knew about the echoli in my lungs prior to me leaving. We're both FURIOUS cause I honestly felt like I was dying and it could have been prevented while I was still healthy if they actually fucking tried to get ahold of me.
So after 10 days of being there we needed to come home. My moms job was suffering and I was bored out of my skull. So we take a plane home and the doctors here should have been expecting me. I ended up having to wait in emerg for 2 hours with a PICC and meds due before i even got a bed.
Today my nurse comes up and told me she knew about the echoli on the 12th(3 days before the sample was taken) and that she called me once to tell me but I didn't answer my phone.
Now my mom and I are pissed off and going to sue. She doesn't care about the money(I don't to an extent but hey, I like money) and just wants the doctors to take my health seriously. This is twice that they've put my lungs in such danger.(Before was my old asshole doctor who did jackall for my health.)
Sorry for making this post so long. I'm just extremely pissed off that they could care so little about my health. I've had the worst two weeks of my life cause of them.
I hope that you and your mom suing them makes them pay more attention. They should especially pay attention to your status due to your CF. I am glad to hear from you though.
