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Originally Posted by looneycat
the 'Dr.' took the biopsy, the lab said it was negative, the PA that I saw the next 2 visits insisted it was OK since the biopsy was negative, however, I showed him that it continued to grow, it was circular with raised edges and a scaly surface. He wouldn't freeze it off since it was 'negative'. It started to ulcerate so I immediately made an appointment elsewhere and wound up in the hospital having surgery that should not have been necessary and complicated by the fact that I am a transplant patient with APS as well.....so what do you think Russ? Oh and on each occasion the PA was accompanied by a female Dr. who stood in the background and never introduced herself.
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As I said and I'll say it again. Why sue the practice for using PA's? Why not sue the lab for saying it was negative? All PA's pass all their cases and care onto the doctor for approval and treatment options. If your mole was positive for cancer then sue the lab and doctor - PA had nothing to do with it IMHO.
And of course I wish you well but lawsuits are not the way to better health.
I see at least 20% of my patients who 'chase' cures when there is none to be had. They spend their last years on earth going from doc to doc since they didn't like the most recent prognosis. "There's always a better doctor" is what I hear. But sometimes even that 'better' doc has the same opinion.