Surgeon's mistake leaves patient without a leg

Alexander the Great said:I agree the system is totally rigged...

Henry Jackson35 said:Look, we regular folks, you know, us mere mortals, actually understand what we're talking about... to us, any kind of surgery feels terrifying and traumatic. And then you have these doctors feeding us this line about it being a "routine procedure," whatever that's supposed to mean. I'm sorry, but we've only ever heard that phrase from them. Every single person who’s used it says the exact same thing: "The doctor told me not to worry, said it was just a routine operation."

Num_Lock said:The bottom line is we’re paying our health insurance premiums just to turn around and pay doctors $10 out of pocket for a basic checkup once a month plus $3.25 whatever copay for prescriptions... some people will say it’s not even that much money... but then what the hell are we actually paying those insurance premiums for??
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We aren't paying for healthcare, we're paying for nothing. That’s exactly why the whole system is a disaster—nobody is actually footing the bill. Copays are a joke, funding is non-existent... and nobody seems to care where the money is supposed to come from. Like, seriously, think about how much a heart surgery costs versus what the patient actually contributes out of pocket? It's practically zero. We need to hike up those copays and make sure everyone is actually invested in the system, not just a tiny fraction of the population. It's pathetic. Healthcare is expensive, yet nobody is actually paying for it!

Kyle Nelson2 said:this whole thing feels more like a classic case of sensationalist journalism than an actual breakdown in our healthcare system... (not that things are looking great in medicine or anything, I guess)

Paul Phillips3 said:I don't even want to start listing all my encounters and experiences with doctors. My mom has been on medical leave for three years and now she's moved over to disability, so I know exactly what I've gone through with her and WITH THEM. These crooks—you just hand over the cash and suddenly everything is fine; you get whatever treatment you want. Of course, along with the money comes the "connections," which are more than welcome. That’s why I'd much rather go to a private clinic and pay up instead of dealing with the public system where you still have to grease palms just to get some basic humanity. Unfortunately, surgeries can't be done in private clinics yet, but once that changes, we are getting away from these 👎

I personally feel like people like this should never practice medicine again.
I wonder how they would act if this happened to their own child, though that might be hard to say since a top-tier doctor who actually gives a damn would probably be looking after their kid anyway.

Paul Phillips3 said:Look, I lost my brothers because of incompetent doctors—and I’m talking two brothers, not just one—so I’m asking you, is this some kind of routine mistake that just happens all the time?

I honestly don't care about med students. My sympathy goes to the ones who actually intend to uphold their oath, but as for the rest of them? I wish them nothing but the worst.👎

Oh, sure. They just killed your brothers. That’s all doctors do. Your brothers were perfectly fine until those doctors decided to end them.

You act like the rule is that doctors just want money. You're sick.
Well, if they only wanted cash, they wouldn't bother with medical school. The grind isn't worth the tiny paycheck unless there's more to it. But why am I even explaining this? I won't bother.

Paul Phillips3 said:I'm guessing you're just another imaginary med student

Yeah, back then they were still just babies when they were killed, and no, they didn't have any health issues, and if you find this so incredibly funny, well, I am just so, so sorry for you.
I honestly think the biggest punishment you'll face in this life is just having to live as the person you are, given how completely heartless you've become.

Anyone can screw up. But you have to own the consequences, which is something we rarely see happening around here.

Casey Palmer5 said:Consider this a warning. This thread is devolving into bickering again, and if everyone doesn't calm down, I'm going to have to lock it.

Bat Kol said:p.s. honestly, the medical school in a city like Chicago isn't even breaking the top few hundred globally, so... I mean, the teaching itself is fine, but the whole system is just broken. That's the real issue here.