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    Jan
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    Just a tad bit of *unfortunate* mistake.

    Good Grief!!! One would think the surgeon would check and recheck WHIICH side
    of the brain needed the surgery!!!!!

    http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/1500/2-11-2004/20040211083006_086.html

    Man Gets $850,000 After Wrong Surgery

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A man who said he developed seizures and other medical
    problems after a doctor operated on the wrong side of his brain was awarded
    $850,000 in damages.

    George Bidwell Jr., 36, was having surgery to remove an aneurysm in August 2001
    when Dr. Arturo Camacho realized he was operating on the wrong side of
    Bidwell's brain. The doctor closed the surgical site and removed the aneurysm
    from the other side.

    Bidwell said the mistake caused brain damage that led to seizures, memory
    problems, personality changes and an inability to hold a job for more than a
    year.

    Camacho admitted that he operated on the wrong side of Bidwell's head but
    disputed the negative effects that Bidwell described.

    A Ramsey County jury found Monday that Camacho, who is now living in Montana,
    was negligent. The award is for damages including wage loss and emotional
    distress.

    A spokeswoman for United Hospital of St. Paul, where the surgery was performed,
    said Camacho's privileges to practice there have been revoked.

    Keith Ekstrom, one of Bidwell's attorneys, said he was pleased with the jury's
    decision. An attorney for Camacho, David Hutchinson, said the surgeon made an
    "unfortunate mistake."

    2004-02-11 16:18:43 GMT

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  2. Hawki63
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    Subject: Re: ANOTHER WRONG SURGERY!!!!!!!!!
    From: [email hidden] (Jan)
    Date: 2/11/2004 5:02 PM Pacific Standard Time
    Message-id: <20040211200242.11541.0000185

    Quoted message said:

    Good Grief!!! One would think the surgeon would check and recheck WHIICH side
    of the brain needed the surgery!!!!!

    well in your case there likely be NO difference anyhoo
    hawki.....

    any info imparted by me does not represent any views other than my own.....

    any and all medical info is for your use in helping you and your health care
    provider evaluate and treat any problems

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  3. carabelli
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    "Jan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Just a tad bit of *unfortunate* mistake.

    Good Grief!!! One would think the surgeon would check and recheck WHIICH


    side

    Quoted message said:

    of the brain needed the surgery!!!!!
    ...........................

    Yes we all would. When humans are involved invariably mistakes will
    eventually happen. This is needless trauma to the patient, it is also
    regrettable and preventable. Since this was from a site a legal
    perspective they did not take notice of repaired cerebral aneurysms that
    allowed the patient to live out their lives without severe impairment or
    simply just live.

    I did note however that you did not offer any protocols to prevent this
    type of error from occurring in the future. What joy do you take in finger
    pointing without offering alternatives? After all this is MHAlternative.

    carabelli

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  4. Rod
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    What alternatives would you offer to negligence?

    Rod.
    "carabelli" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    "Jan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Just a tad bit of *unfortunate* mistake.

    Good Grief!!! One would think the surgeon would check and recheck WHIICH


    side

    Quoted message said:

    of the brain needed the surgery!!!!!
    ...........................

    Yes we all would. When humans are involved invariably mistakes will
    eventually happen. This is needless trauma to the patient, it is also
    regrettable and preventable. Since this was from a site a legal
    perspective they did not take notice of repaired cerebral aneurysms that
    allowed the patient to live out their lives without severe impairment or
    simply just live.

    I did note however that you did not offer any protocols to prevent this
    type of error from occurring in the future. What joy do you take in


    finger

    Quoted message said:

    pointing without offering alternatives? After all this is MHAlternative.

    carabelli

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  5. Mark ProbertFebruary 11, 2004
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    "Jan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Just a tad bit of *unfortunate* mistake.

    Good Grief!!! One would think the surgeon would check and recheck WHIICH


    side

    Quoted message said:

    of the brain needed the surgery!!!!!

    You have no reason to fear this, Jan. When the brain surgeon examines you,
    he will just pass you by....

    Snip of another sad tale which Jan posts to bash RealMedicine while she
    ignores the dangers of AltMedicine.

    Quoted message said:

    Keith Ekstrom, one of Bidwell's attorneys, said he was pleased with the


    jury's

    Quoted message said:

    decision. An attorney for Camacho, David Hutchinson, said the surgeon made


    an

    Quoted message said:

    "unfortunate mistake."

    Mr. Ekstrom should be happy. His fee was $283050.00.

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  6. Mark ProbertFebruary 11, 2004
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    "Hawki63" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Subject: Re: ANOTHER WRONG SURGERY!!!!!!!!!
    From: [email hidden] (Jan)
    Date: 2/11/2004 5:02 PM Pacific Standard Time
    Message-id: <20040211200242.11541.0000185

    Quoted message said:

    Good Grief!!! One would think the surgeon would check and recheck WHIICH


    side

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    of the brain needed the surgery!!!!!

    well in your case there likely be NO difference anyhoo
    hawki.....

    Inside vs. outside.

    Quoted message said:


    any info imparted by me does not represent any views other than my


    own.....

    Quoted message said:


    any and all medical info is for your use in helping you and your health


    care

    Quoted message said:

    provider evaluate and treat any problems

    Report
  7. Mark ProbertFebruary 11, 2004
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    "carabelli" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    "Jan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Just a tad bit of *unfortunate* mistake.

    Good Grief!!! One would think the surgeon would check and recheck WHIICH


    side

    Quoted message said:

    of the brain needed the surgery!!!!!
    ...........................

    Yes we all would. When humans are involved invariably mistakes will
    eventually happen. This is needless trauma to the patient, it is also
    regrettable and preventable. Since this was from a site a legal
    perspective they did not take notice of repaired cerebral aneurysms that
    allowed the patient to live out their lives without severe impairment or
    simply just live.

    I did note however that you did not offer any protocols to prevent this
    type of error from occurring in the future. What joy do you take in


    finger

    Quoted message said:

    pointing without offering alternatives? After all this is MHAlternative.

    Jan does not have any PERSONAL EXPERIENCE with brains, thus she is incapable
    of commenting on it.

    What the article fails to mention is that the entire surgical team appears
    to have screwed up, since the patient is prepared for surgery by nurses,
    etc.

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