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Could I get compensation?
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I think I know the answer to this... But just thought I'd ask, see what people's thoughts are...
Back in November I saw a registra for a gynae appointment.
I have had a lot of on-going gynae problems and abdominal pains.
During the appointment the registra gave me a prescription for antibiotics.... just incase I had an infection. She did no tests whatsoever to find out if I had an infection, and at the time I was sleep deprived from being up every night in pain so I didn't think to question it at all.
Anyway, the antibiotics caused me to develop C.dif - the superbug; which had me in hospital for 3 days and I missed 6 weeks off work. I now can't afford all the payments I've got going out of my account next month.
I'm just a bit pissed off that I was put on antibiotics in the first place... It's pretty obvious what was causing my pains was a mass that they found on a scan yesterday.
I mean, what kind of doctor prescibes unnessassery antibiotics anyway, I thought they weren't meant to do that?
Grrrr!
Back in November I saw a registra for a gynae appointment.
I have had a lot of on-going gynae problems and abdominal pains.
During the appointment the registra gave me a prescription for antibiotics.... just incase I had an infection. She did no tests whatsoever to find out if I had an infection, and at the time I was sleep deprived from being up every night in pain so I didn't think to question it at all.
Anyway, the antibiotics caused me to develop C.dif - the superbug; which had me in hospital for 3 days and I missed 6 weeks off work. I now can't afford all the payments I've got going out of my account next month.
I'm just a bit pissed off that I was put on antibiotics in the first place... It's pretty obvious what was causing my pains was a mass that they found on a scan yesterday.
I mean, what kind of doctor prescibes unnessassery antibiotics anyway, I thought they weren't meant to do that?
Grrrr!
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It is also very hard to sue PCTs as it opens 'floodgates' for want of a better word.
You would need to get another GP to testify that what they did was negligent, and tbh I dont think it would be classed as such.
sorry hun
Sorry, I have no idea what you mean?
Well the doctor I saw yesterday in my gynae appointment agreed with me that I shouldn't have been prescribed them and said 'I can't imagin why she did that'; and she hadn't even written down on my notes what she suspected I had.
But yeah, I don't think I'd get anywhere with it. :yeees:
As Bunnie said I pretty much think the only way you could get them disciplined would be another doctor (and they probably wont risk a friendship or the hassle over one incident?), and even then I don't know if you could get compensation.
Having said that, you could ask a compensation solicitor or something. Or wait for Kermit or someone who probably knows exactly...
as in your leg hasnt dropped off as a result of the C -Dif, but I can imagine you it did affect you in the short term.
That is what I meant, I assume that everyone is sitting in my head with me, and knows what I am going on about
*clears throat* I studied both medical law and clinical negligence *takes a bow*
Oh I get what you mean now.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that although it wasn't the right course of action for you, it wasn't an unreasonable course of action to take, thus you'd be very unlikely to get any compensation.
Yeah that's what I thought. Just pissed off really. And had she actually done any tests to see if I had an infection I would have been slightly more sympathetic to the situation... But never mind; water under the bridge, ay?
.. and that is the key.