LAWSUIT??
Woman Undergoes Double Mastectomy Only To Learn She Didn't Have Cancer
By James Brierton
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Darrie Eason, 35, of Long Beach, opted to undergo a double mastectomy after being told she had breast cancer in March 2006. Eason went for a mammogram and a biopsy and was told the results indicated she had invasive lobular carcinoma. Eason's doctor recommended the most aggressive treatment, a double mastectomy. Eason even showed the results to another doctor for a second opinion. After receiving both opinions, Eason opted for the double mastectomy. During her painful recovery from the surgery, Eason was informed, ".basically, you didn't have cancer and you never did," Eason said at a press conference.
According to a state report, the technician at CBL-Path who examined her biopsy had mislabeled the biopsy while cutting corners on tissue specimens.
Eason has now filed a lawsuit against CBL-Path with the state supreme court. The technician that reviewed Eason's biopsy no longer works for the company.
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I heard on the news today the company said they are not responsible as the tech is no longer employed there..I think since it happened when the tech was employed at the lab, they should be held responsible, and then go after the tech as well...
By James Brierton
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Darrie Eason, 35, of Long Beach, opted to undergo a double mastectomy after being told she had breast cancer in March 2006. Eason went for a mammogram and a biopsy and was told the results indicated she had invasive lobular carcinoma. Eason's doctor recommended the most aggressive treatment, a double mastectomy. Eason even showed the results to another doctor for a second opinion. After receiving both opinions, Eason opted for the double mastectomy. During her painful recovery from the surgery, Eason was informed, ".basically, you didn't have cancer and you never did," Eason said at a press conference.
According to a state report, the technician at CBL-Path who examined her biopsy had mislabeled the biopsy while cutting corners on tissue specimens.
Eason has now filed a lawsuit against CBL-Path with the state supreme court. The technician that reviewed Eason's biopsy no longer works for the company.
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I heard on the news today the company said they are not responsible as the tech is no longer employed there..I think since it happened when the tech was employed at the lab, they should be held responsible, and then go after the tech as well...
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They are and will be held accountable...... 0 -
What a nightmare....
Sue 'em into the stone age, sister.....
Curious though, one must assume that the second doctor also mis-diagnosed, even though it doesn't say in the article. It does say she showed the results to the second doctor, but it says nothing about any diagnostics that were recommended by him/her.
Sue 'em both.....0 -
I sure hope to he** there will be a lawsuit, and one damn big one... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by rcrxs old lady
What a nightmare....
Sue 'em into the stone age, sister.....
Curious though, one must assume that the second doctor also mis-diagnosed, even though it doesn't say in the article. It does say she showed the results to the second doctor, but it says nothing about any diagnostics that were recommended by him/her.
Sue 'em both.....
I would imagine that he reviewed the same lab results and this lead to his agreement...0 -
Maybe a reason to pay for two lab test at different places. A second opinion from a doctor does matter if he is reading the same data as the other doctor.
You would have also thought that the operating doctor would have noticed something missing when he was doing his thing.0 -
Everyone in sight should be sued..The docrors, both or all seventeen whichever it might be, the hospital, the nurses, the taxi cab that got her to the useless hospital that allowed it. Her husband for finding the first lump..
I exagerate of course, but damn..this lady has been destroyed..and I mean destroyed..by some idiotic mistakes made by people she had faith in and trusted her life to.
She deserves whatever compensation she can find, and more..much more. There will never be enough.0 -
But again, I have to wonder why she chose to have a double mastectomy.
"test results" allegedly showed a "very agressive" type of cancer, however, this determination is not usually made until the tumor is removed and the cells can be analyzed. Up and to that point, all you know is you have cancer, and where it's at, the glands or the lobes. "Invasive" indicates it is no longer in it's place of origin, but is not an indicator of how far it has spread.
While I still say, "Sue 'em into the stone age," it is somewhat pathetic how so many people unquestioningly take the word of someone with a sheepskin on their wall as gospel, and refuse to do their own homework, and take charge of their treatment.0 -
that's why you always double check, two biopsy at two different doctors 0 -
She had a biospy done and was told then the type of cancer it was...I guess when she was recovering the drs decided they better tell her....
In surgery, the breast is taken off, and tissue samples sent to the lab to see if the remaining tissue is clear, or at least in most cases thats is what is done...I imagine it came back clear and when the breasts were examined further (and any tissue has to be sent to pathology) it was discovered there was no cancer....
She might be able to have reconstructive surgery,...0 -
Not trying to be a wise ass, but I think some free implants or re constructive surgery would be in order at a minimum. 0 -
Or the TRAM flap?
Off the hips and onto the boobs...it's a dream come true....
Sorry, one does need a sense of humor when discussing these things.....Far too serious and dour.....0 -
quote:Originally posted by oldgunner
I sure hope to he** there will be a lawsuit, and one damn big one...
Not in Texas.
The Insurance Satans sold the "frivolous lawsuit" crap to the Texas voters and we bought it. Medical malpractice was "reformed" in Texas and now Med mal is a VERY difficult cause of action in Texas, very expensive to try and capped, as a general rule, at $250,000.00.0 -
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quote:Originally posted by rcrxs old lady
Or the TRAM flap?
Off the hips and onto the boobs...it's a dream come true....
They can do that?????
How much does that cost? I might be able to put off buying a new rifle for a while0 -
quote:Originally posted by BlackRoses
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I heard on the news today the company said they are not responsible as the tech is no longer employed there..I think since it happened when the tech was employed at the lab, they should be held responsible, and then go after the tech as well...
The judge will explain it to them so they'll understand! I hope she sues the pants off of them and closes them down. There should be a check by person A, then a recheck by person B on this stuff. Even if they made a mistake the other way and said someone who had cancer didn't, there are still damaging the patient. One way, your disfigured, in pain and out a lot of money. The other way, you let it continue to grow until it's too late to save your life and you die. Which is worse? I don't know.0 -
Her life is NOT over. My wife had a double 8 years ago and we still have a life. The scar is permant but all fades with memory.
Heck man she now can go topless at the beach.
I'm thinking that this lady should sue all the people involved. If this guy or woman that did the testing was goofing off on this one what about all the other people they tested.
Living with a cancer survivor is better then all of those survivor TV shows.0 -
Mrs njretcop has had a double as well with the re-constructive surgery. You would never know if someone didn't tell you. 0 -
And the woman with breast cancer thinks she is disease free? 0 -
...REALLY bad for the lady and her family but, bet it will be hard to prove negligence, especially with two docs.
...If she did have cancer and was miss-diagnosed as not having cancer and had recieved no treatment, still next to impossible to sue the doc. It's almost impossible to have one doc testify against another doc in a malpractice suit; to he effect that one doc was negligent...a VERY tight group...[;)]
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quote:Originally posted by njretcop
Mrs njretcop has had a double as well with the re-constructive surgery. You would never know if someone didn't tell you.
Boy is she gonna be pi$$ed, you blew that!!0 -
Not so my friend, she is very proud and lucky to be a cancer survivor... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by njretcop
Not so my friend, she is very proud and lucky to be a cancer survivor...
And rightly so. My wife as well is a cancer survivor of 8+ yrs. Carcinoma Melanoma, (skin cancer), on the arch of her foot if you can believe that.[:0][B)]0
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