Posted on 08/23/2010 5:02:24 PM PDT by Jessica2677
I am not really sure what I should do? Her Dr said she will probably be fine and now wont return my call. The tech she has was the one who made this mistake. What do i do?
Might try the county health department. Was it at the doctors office or hospital?
If doctors office he’s calling his insurance company and lawyer and probably won’t respond. There should be a way to determine who the other patient(s) were and find out if they had a communicable disease.
Call another doctor and an attorney.
Don’t panic.
I would be talking to the Doctor about his responsibility to give my daughter free testing for Hepatitis and AIDS. Do not take “no” for an answer.
Unheard of - sticks are supposed to be disposed of in special containers. If it is the case, you need to contact the “owner” of the facility. If that’s the doc (private practice), you need to let him/her know you’ll need to file a report on him if he won’t return your call. Get the name of the tech - check on reports against his/her licensure.
She is upset.
The grammar lesson was not needed.
Jessica, can you give us more details on HOW this happened?
1) Pray! 2) Get her tested! 3) Pray! 4) See lawyer
That care provider is totally responsible for this. This includes blood testing for your daughter at varying levels of time to be sure she does not develop HIV, Hepatatis B or C. They need to provide a place for this to take place so it can be properly documented and followed up. They should not be the ones handling the testing or follow up-it needs to be an independent party.
He’s not banned. That’s just a trick he uses.
I don’t think he’s really banned. He posted that on his home page the last time he was suspended.
The most important thing is your daughter’s health. For that you need a consultation with a doctor you trust. Someone from your church, a neighbor, a doc used by your friends. That doctor will know what tests to run to make sure all is ok — which, although your doc had all sorts of self-interested reasons for saying it, is still overwhelmingly likely.
AFTER you see a doctor and have tests run, then decide what else you need to do. I’m a lawyer, and i can tell you that in the most likely and happiest event that your daughter wasn’t infected with anything, you won’t have a claim. But you don’t want a claim — you want a healthy kid.
Then get your daughter a new doctor.
In the meantime, get on the task of finding and speaking with a doctor you trust. it’ll feel good to be doing something to address your situation, and it’s what will most likely yield peace of mind (or the information you need to deal with whatever needs dealing with).
Good luck and don’t worry too much.
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