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TEA party handbook, will just have to check that reference book. If you go back to an earlier post from me you would see that I stated that I found a lawsuit distasteful. Lawsuits do serve a purpose however and if I am not satisfied with the response from the hospital then I would consider this as an option. I will negotiate in good faith until that avenue is exhausted.

Serious mistakes were made in the diagnosis and the interpretation of the diagnostic tests and then bad information was shoe-horned to fit an outcome ending in surgery. How many times has this occurred previously? On top of poor decision making, the entire chain of command was compromised. An MD never laid eyes on the patient or reviewed any of the testing before consent was obtained and only after the surgeon was asked to review CT by the patient did the surgeon even see the CT.

I am a bit suprised by many of the responses in the vein of "all well that ends well" If you bought a hamburger and in the last bite found a hair but did not eat it. Would you want your money back? No harm done, you did not eat it. Favorable outcome, you are full. Why complain?

I have worked in medical imaging for nearly 20 years. This is an area I feel pretty comfortable in and while my level of expertise is not on par with a Dr. or NP, I still have some skills.

Thanks for taking the time to read and respond, many thought provoking answers. I will update witht the outcome.

One more thing, my wife saw the gyno today. They were very concerned about the possible rupturing of the cyst so the surgery is scheduled for tommorrow. A cash pay price of about 8k to do the surgery. The price was arrived at by taking by half what the insurance company bills.