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Here is where the mistakes were made. IMHO

The initial diagnosis of appendicitis was incorrect. The only symptoms that my wife exhibited matching appendicitis was non specific abdominal pain. It was peri-umbilical and when a proper abdominal exam was given the mass was palpable on the left side.
The NP was dead set on getting that appendix out despite many signs pointing to a different diagnosis.
The only time an MD saw her was when the surgeon appeared at our insistence.
The CT scan findings were incorrect. How can you miss an 8cm mass?



Was harm caused to my wife? Monetarily, yes. Physically, yes. A CT radiation exposure is similar to smoking about 200 cigarettes in harm to the body. The total number of cancers reported, about 2% can be traced to medical imaging radiation exposure.

Is this grounds for a lawsuit, probably not but I am waiting on the hospitals next move. I have the good fortune of having some connections within the hospital. I have spoked to the risk mgmt officer, the ER head and will soom meet with the patient liason administrator.

At first blush the "all's well that ends well" line of thinking seems correct. I do feel that a number of procedural errors were made.