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Originally Posted by nekred
220Swifty, I am glad you took the time to post, It is such a tragedy, especially as prednisone which is a steroid may have even sped up the growth of cancer...
It seems in this case there was a misdiagnosis because the doctor did not consult with specialist or another colleague. To me if I was a general doctor and saw something involving the lungs to cover my own chance of error I would refer to a lung specialist for a second opinion.
Too many medical people get a God complex and would never listen to a mere mortal.
Another case in point, my wife suffered a recent snowmobile accident and after the accident she did not want to go to hospital so using my first aid training and knowledge from suffering broken bones I checked her leg over and everything seemed to be in place no breaks or other indications of anything more than a bruise. Finally I take her in the next morning.... then they ask why she was not in earlier, (she did not want to go) put her in a cervical collar (just in case) do a CT scan, X-rays, the whole nine yards which is great and the gave her crutches and discharged her, I asked about a prescription for antibiotics or pain meds and they said she did not need them. I said there was an open wound on her shin, what if it gets infected...
It does not get better now a week later she goes in... it is infected and she gets antibiotics... now!.... They were so worried about covering their but with a neck injury when there was no signs of it.... yet no antibiotics....
It is becoming a crazy world in the medical profession.... and they will not listen to us mere mortals....
Would be better off going to a vet.....
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To be fair, the GP in this case did refer to a specialist, who made the initial and incorrect diagnosis. From that point on, no further testing was done to rule out cancer, even though my father lost both of his parents to the disease.
In the time since the proper diagnosis, the GP has been very attentive, and is clearly pretty distraught himself about how things played out. The specialist on the other hand, has only expressed disgust with her colleague who took over the case for, and I quote 'stealing my patient'.
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