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Hopefully, these folks have a good lawyer. It certainly seems that the doctor was remiss in not doing a biopsy before he removed the kidney. Although, if the kidney tumor was impacting other nerves or organs, or obstructing the ureter in any way, the doctor would be negligent if he did not remove it. As for Seroquel causing violent behavior - that's another story. Many PWP are prescribed that drug for psychotic behavior (my husband was on it for years with no side effects). It would seem that this fellow had a paradoxical reaction - something no one could anticipate. ---------- Mary Ann (CG Jamie 68/28 with PD, died 11/20/07) www.bentwillowfarm.org > Hi All - I have a client who's husband had a tumor on his kidney. The > urologist removed the entire kidney without even doing a needle biopsy - > tumor turned out to be benign. During the course of this, they gave him > seroquel, against the advice of his neurologist, and he became > extraordinarily violent. Following that, they gave him two big loads of > lorazapam to quiet him, and he wound up "sleeping" for 4 days. Since > this experience, he is in a nursing home, unable to regain any of his > former independence. > > > > Does anyone have any source material recommending against removing > kidneys without doing biopsy when there are underlying medical issues? I > found a short video on the Mayo website, they advise against it. Seems > like common sense to me, but in medicine as in law and politics, common > sense doesn't always seem to have a place!! > > > > These people aren't gearing up for a lawsuit - they want an > acknowledgement that the urologist was hasty and misinformed, and they > want the hospital where this was done to have PD training for staff... > > > > Meg Duggan > > Executive Director > > Parkinson Foundation of the Heartland > > 8900 State Line Road Ste 320 > > Leawood, KS 66206 > > Ph: 913-341-8828 > > Fax: 913-341-8885 > > www.parkinsonheartland.org <http://www.parkinsonheartland.org> > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn