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Originally Posted by bivenator
What is fair? Ask for the non needed exams to be forgiven?
Entire bill be forgiven?
Sue for damges?
If you made it this far thru this long post, thanks for hanging in there.
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What exactly were the "non-needed exams" here? Your wife had a CT, it showed no indication of appendicitis, the surgeon agreed and diagnosed a cyst.
Why would they forgive the bill? Your wife had the test. The NP apparently believed the CT was necessary. You had a choice to get the CT or not. No-one should be surprised that the NP didn't defer to you (the patient's husband) in determining what tests are to be done.
What damages do you have? The cyst was diagnosed, there was no unnecessary surgery, I can't see damages here at all, sorry. I'm not a practising lawyer in your jurisdiction but talk to one, I'd be surprised if anyone thought there was anything actionable here... unless you provide a $15K retainer up front, then they might think of something you could sue for
Feel free to enlighten if I'm missing something. I don't mean to dump on your situation. I know how difficult things are when your spouse is sick, believe me I know. But the "I'll sue" mentality also drives me up the wall. My wife works in a law office with a lawyer who specializes in medical malpractice and she has seen a lot of this stuff. But unless your wife had died or been permanently disabled because of a medical mistake it is generally not worthwhile to sue. The damages are just not there.
I hope your wife makes a speedy recovery from surgery!
regards
d.