One year left to live...time to spend spend..

[Skink]

I don't think the hospital is at fault. I mean, with so many patients per day, even if you get 99.9% of your diagnoses correct, one person in 1,000 is going to be misdiagnosed. Nobody's perfect at their jobs, including doctors, and it was the guy's own fault for spending all his money without getting a second opinion.

I think it just like suing Tobacco companies for a person's bad decision to smoke...

Skink Reviewed by Skink on 05-08-2007. One year left to live...time to spend spend.. A British man who went on a wild spending spree after doctors said he only had a short time to live wants compensation because the diagnosis was wrong and he is now healthy -- but broke. He quit his job, sold or gave away nearly all his possessions, stopped paying his mortgage and spent his savings dining out and going on holiday. What do you MEAN I'm not going to die? | Oddly Enough | Reuters haha silly person, can't say I wouldn't do the same though. Rating: 5

[Psycho4Bud]

He is intiltled to damages (compensation) for mis diagnosis.

The ex-wife went through a case of mis diagnosis.......the way the laws are in the states are is that you can't sue for that, just malpractice like cutting off the wrong limb, etc.........

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[JaggedEdge]

I think it just like suing Tobacco companies for a person's bad decision to smoke...

I don't think it is like that at all. We are all well aware of the dangers of smoking. When you buy ciggs, you are paying for nicotine and death. We all know this.

When you pay a doctor, you are paying for 4 years of medical school and hope that their would be some assurance to quality of service. Hospitals suck. Most of them don't pay enough attention to what they are doing and simply don't care about their patients. It took my g/f's grand mother 3 trips to different doctors before they finally realized she had cancer. WTF?

If you pay for a service you should get what you are paying for. It's that simple in my opinion.

[GreenLadyOfDankDowns]

I reckon he's entitled to some cash compensation...after all i think beleiving that your going to die pretty much constitutes emotional truama if anything does.

We are all going to die, and we know that. Now, if we were immortal beings who were suddenly persuaded to believe we would die in a year's time, that might constitute emotional trauma. Seriously though, why would someone not get a second opinion if a doctor told them they had only a short time left before shuffling off the old mortal coil? Doctors are human beings and therefore fallible. I think this guy needs to stop the pity party and start rebuilding his life.

[smoke it]

I think it just like suing Tobacco companies for a person's bad decision to smoke...

same exact thing. the dude should have asked someone else.

[Skink]

doctors are not God,,,all seeing,,,all knowing...

[A Scanner Darkly]

Rule #1: get a second opinion (and a third, especially when it's life or death).

[Antihero867]

Fucking hospitals. I hope he wins. The are responsible for him spending his money and constantly going on vacation.

Plus I hate hospitals.

If they are going to charge 1500 dollars or more for their fucking service, they better get the damn illness right.

You said it dude. I really hope this guy wins. Their is a big difference between pancreatic cancer and an inflamed pancreas. I really hope this man wins. Because i would probably do the same thing if i thought i was gonna die.

[Oneironaut]

You said it dude. I really hope this guy wins. Their is a big difference between pancreatic cancer and an inflamed pancreas. I really hope this man wins. Because i would probably do the same thing if i thought i was gonna die.

You would take the doctor at his word, not get a second opinion, and splurge all your money away based on one fallible human being's conclusion?

[sickstrings84]

It his own fault - Everybody knows that when a Dr. says "I give you a year to live" it's a BALLPARK estimate to help you and your loved ones plan for your final arrangements, not a guarantee of death so you can know how long you have left to liquidate every penny. I hope he goes to court and the judge orders him to pay off all of the shit that he willingly let go delinquent. What a dumbass. He should be happy he's alive.

Tim