ok, but i am confused, if 15 years later after the surgery we finally get confirmation from the CT Supreme Court, when did she did she find out that it was wrong? i agree that she is owed money because that could have had more kids. interest will help some, but then emotionally it will be draining because of what could have happened.
I googled this for more details and there is alot more involved than an unnecessary surgery. The lymph node removal was botched as it wasn’t done by the scheduled surgeon but an unsupervised first-timer, and she has suffered from pain from nerve damage since. They knew after surgery there was no cancer, and didn’t tell her, and denied her hormone therapy for agonizing menopause symptoms caused by the surgery, because of “cancer” but knowing she never had cancer ! She only discovered the misdiagnosis almost a year later, after going to another Dr and getting a court order for the tissue samples. She was willing to settle for much less, a long time ago, but the arrogance of Yale, their doctors, and attorneys, kept appealing and delaying, hoping she would give up. A good portion of this award is for post-judgment interest, a result of Yale’s own actions.
I read numerous comments on one site re: incompetance and arrogance of Yale physicians. Sounds like this malpractice award is one that is most appropriate.
thanks for the info, CJ….what I can’t understand, is why did she need a court order to get her own tissue samples? Shouldn’t this be made available to her? After all, they are HER tissue samples.
The article didn’t say, but I’m guessing,
they were in the possession of the Yale doctors, and they refused to turn them over. They SHOULD have been made available to her, but they weren’t so she went through the appropriate channels (court) to get them.
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ok, but i am confused, if 15 years later after the surgery we finally get confirmation from the CT Supreme Court, when did she did she find out that it was wrong? i agree that she is owed money because that could have had more kids. interest will help some, but then emotionally it will be draining because of what could have happened.
I googled this for more details and there is alot more involved than an unnecessary surgery. The lymph node removal was botched as it wasn’t done by the scheduled surgeon but an unsupervised first-timer, and she has suffered from pain from nerve damage since. They knew after surgery there was no cancer, and didn’t tell her, and denied her hormone therapy for agonizing menopause symptoms caused by the surgery, because of “cancer” but knowing she never had cancer ! She only discovered the misdiagnosis almost a year later, after going to another Dr and getting a court order for the tissue samples. She was willing to settle for much less, a long time ago, but the arrogance of Yale, their doctors, and attorneys, kept appealing and delaying, hoping she would give up. A good portion of this award is for post-judgment interest, a result of Yale’s own actions.
I read numerous comments on one site re: incompetance and arrogance of Yale physicians. Sounds like this malpractice award is one that is most appropriate.
See! The truth will set you free. Or at least reduce the amount of a settlement you have to pay!
If people would admit to their mistakes, I believe it would reduce the anger suits significantly.
thanks for the info, CJ….what I can’t understand, is why did she need a court order to get her own tissue samples? Shouldn’t this be made available to her? After all, they are HER tissue samples.
The article didn’t say, but I’m guessing,
they were in the possession of the Yale doctors, and they refused to turn them over. They SHOULD have been made available to her, but they weren’t so she went through the appropriate channels (court) to get them.