My best friend (Randy) died a few weeks ago. He went to a urologist
back in 2005 complaining about various pains and was treated for
"prostate problems". When Randy's pain continued to get worse over
time, he tried some alternative treatments that provided temporary
relief but the pain got steadily worse.
Eventually he went to the University of Michigan hospital last
October. They tested him and quickly diagnosed kidney cancer. They
opened him up, removed a kidney and found a huge tumor near his spine.
They pronounced it inoperable and the likely cause of most of his
pain. They then sent him home to die.
Had the urologist sorted out his problem initially, Randy would
probably still be alive and doing pretty well. A correct, timely
diagnosis is worth it's weight in gold.
ScottGee1
On 2/19/07, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Walt Wayman wrote:
> > We used to laugh about my mother frequently proclaming, well into her 80's,
> > that "I don't take any prescription medication," when so many of her
> > friends were taking a half dozen pills a day. Well, I don't either, just a
> > low-dosage asprin tablet a day, when I remember to take it, for the heart.
> > I stay from doctors every chance I get. After all the malpractice cases I
> > heard, I know they can kill you.
> >
> And tried to recently, didn't they, with your scary misdiagnosis?
>
> A brother of a good friend recently had diagnosis of liver cancer added
> to his other significant difficulties. He took the logical way out,
> considering the rest of his situation, choosing suicide. I don't suppose
> the diagnosis was wrong in this case, but what about others?
>
> Moose
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