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Leslie and Bill wrote: > Well here is the update to all on Carmel > neurologist, will be paying the price if our attorney thinks we have a > case. I think it is just a common practice to do the least possible for > Any comments appreciated. My opinion: Bravo for switching doctors and serving as such an effective advocate for Carmel. I am not in agreement with threats of litigation, however. You had the power to become informed consumers and the power to effect changes in Carmel's medical care; somewhere along the line, one among you chose the first PCP (the one with the husband as office manager/protector), and as I see it, shares some responsibility for the quality of care received. When a doctor/patient or patient/hospital relationship goes sour, I assume the patient shares some responsibility...there's how the symptoms and history were presented by the patient & family, how well personalities clicked...as well as some poor judgment, possibly, on the part of some physicians, that could be based on any number of factors. As frustrating or hurtful as it can be to be the recipient of stupid advice supplied by healthcare providers who we hope would know better, I assume that the patient generally shares some responsibility for problems. Physicians, nurses...any caregiver...are less-than-perfect human beings in some less-than-perfect situations like all of us. Rather than a lawsuit, I always make sure that the offender understands completely the offense and the damage it caused or could have caused. If I think I'm not getting through, I may write a letter to advance my position and send it to others involved in the case. Under almost no circumstances would I sue. (In your case, I may write the PCP to let her know how her husband is handling things in the office. Maybe she doesn't know, and knowing, the two could work through the problem so it doesn't happen again...) I write from a position of concern and I write the truth. Some healthcare providers may preferred being sued??? Lynn [log in to unmask] ________________________