Posted on 01/21/2006 4:15:11 PM PST by Popman
Probably she contrated the disease in the hospital and they didnt want them or anyone to know. What happens in a hospital, Stay's in the hospital.
If anyone else contracted the same type of infection with the same results, I'm sure she and her attorney will be hearing from her (assuming it was in the ob section, only) or him (if in other parts of the hospital) because she's obviously getting plenty of publicity with this.
who authorized payment for all this? Who paid all this? Certainly no healthcare company, stingy as they are, would agree to this without SOMEONE'S knowledge and consent.
See #16....
My husband had an emergency appendectomy a few months ago. Numerous, multiple times, the nurses asked to check his wrist band, asked his name and if he knew what procedure he was there for. EVERY new person we saw asked these questions.
That's the most likely, since she and her family definitely knew about the infection. She had been given a heavy course of antibiotics, was not responding to treatment, etc. I'm sure they're just trying to get as much money as possible out of the hospital, although it may or may not be the hospital's fault .
It's a horrible thing and I'm not criticizing her, although I suspect that a trial lawyer is going to end up with most of "her" money.
The amputations saved her life. What would most people choose, I wonder? Death or being a quadruple amputee for the rest of your life?
I will surely go to hell for this, but I cannot stop myself from saying this: this happened to her in May; where are her prosthetic arms?
"...trial lawyer is going to end up with most of "her" money."
and she'll be a victim twice over.
Ahemm...Ignore comment/post #33 (post #32 had its desired effect :)
You wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
LOL
sickos, both of you! :~)
Thank you, I was wondering the same thing.
I don't see how she can win. She doesn't have a legal leg to stand on. (flamesuit on)
I saw her on TV last night. They had no choice but to amputate to save her life. That flesh eating bacteria would have killed her in no time, had they not amputated.
You can bet the hospital didn't charge for that.
Well, I'll bet they are lying on the desk in that attorney's office.
:-)
She may or may not have some....if not, she didn't wear them for this interview. However, if she doesn't have insurance, she will probably have to have funding to afford them. Thus...she's suing.</p> I don't know her financial state/insurance coverage. I wonder if it's on any of the news sites?
Their answer is absolutely unacceptable.
Methinks "Jack Bauer" needs to snag one of the doctors and "persuade" him to talk.
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