My grandma died because someone at a hospital screwed up. My family is not one

Mar 29, 2023
2:12:34pm

TailgateU All-American

to sue for damages, but they could have. I don't care if they give the awarded damages to charity. They need to be held accountable.

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Great news! My mom doesn't have dementia! Less great news: We only know that now

LeftOfNormal

3/28/23 2:13pm

Happy for your family...but yikes.

m0resn0w

3/28/23 2:14pm

Yeah, she's been so scared, since her mother died from dementia at almost the

LeftOfNormal

3/28/23 2:16pm

You might have a lawsuit on your hands my dude

DavisCoCoug

3/28/23 2:15pm

No chance my folks do that. So far the doctor is going with the "that medication

LeftOfNormal

3/28/23 2:18pm

you sure? One call that's all!

CougarTwins

3/28/23 2:19pm

Lawsuits aren't just for compensation, sometimes people need to be held

hardcorecoug

3/28/23 2:29pm

Who are you going to sue? Her primary doctor who’s reacting

cougfanz

3/28/23 2:36pm

I'm not saying sue. I'm saying it needs to still be considered an option.

hardcorecoug

3/28/23 2:39pm

My grandma died because someone at a hospital screwed up. My family is not one

TailgateU

3/29/23 2:12pm

Definitely legitimate cases out there where malpractice suits are justified

cougfanz

3/29/23 3:12pm

What are her damages?

Conan

3/28/23 2:19pm

Mental anguish

Northwest Cougar

3/28/23 2:21pm

That’s ridiculous.

cougfanz

3/28/23 2:20pm

RE: You might have a lawsuit on your hands my dude

Sparkling Delirium

3/28/23 2:38pm

Yeah, this sounds like it is cut and dry. Insurance company would settle quickly

Jay Kay

3/28/23 2:50pm

I smell law suit!

BYU Grounds

3/28/23 2:22pm

I mean, the other dude probably does...

LeftOfNormal

3/28/23 2:23pm

Can I take pills for dementia preemptively?

Revolution

3/28/23 2:39pm

Yea, those medications mean absolutely nothing to that guy.

cougfanz

3/28/23 2:39pm

Why did she get an MRI? Dementia is a clinical diagnosis and not

cougfanz

3/28/23 2:24pm

So, I'm a hack.

bluecheese

3/28/23 2:25pm

What kind of dementia requires an MRI to diagnose?

bluecheese

3/28/23 2:25pm

She was exhibiting some symptoms. Turned out, that's because her O2 Levels were

LeftOfNormal

3/28/23 2:40pm

Yea obviously this kind of stuff gets lost in translation and that

cougfanz

3/28/23 2:42pm

So sleep apnea was causing symptoms associated with dementia?

kotacoug

3/28/23 2:44pm

I was having memory problems until I started using a CPAP machine.

Cougar Junkie

3/28/23 7:49pm

Interesting. I started using a Cpap a few weeks ago we’ll see how it goes.

kotacoug

3/28/23 7:56pm

If you've been using it for a few weeks, then you're tolerating it. So many

Cougar Junkie

3/28/23 8:17pm

Chronic oxygen deprivation to the brain can cause that.

bluecheese

3/28/23 8:19pm

When my 1st son was born, my wife was put in a room with a roommate.

AF_Puma

3/28/23 2:25pm

RE: When my 1st son was born, my wife was put in a room with a roommate.

bluecheese

3/28/23 2:27pm

Would the organs being reversed actually cause problems? Edit: Sounds like if it

JuicyJam

3/28/23 2:30pm

Not really. The person would just do everything in reverse their whole life,

m0resn0w

3/28/23 2:33pm

My wife is a case manager. One of the men she works with has this. Important to

NYC and Japan

3/28/23 4:10pm

Good news is the typical dementia meds are no better than placebo! So no harm done.

5150man

3/28/23 2:33pm

Yea no kidding.

cougfanz

3/28/23 2:43pm

The hospital gave my daughter 10X the dose of her anti-rejection med for her

CougarTwins

3/28/23 2:41pm

W.T.EPH? Extremely Pitiful Hospital, right?

Cosmo's Uncle

3/28/23 2:48pm

My opinion if you don’t want sue.

BPintheCouv

3/28/23 3:19pm

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