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Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan
I just spoke with my dad who use to be a hospital laboratory director about what he thought would happen if the hospital were sued for damages resulting from a situation like yours. He said basically that a pathologist can not ever guarantee with absolute certainty that cells are cancerous. It's always opinion based and that the doctor should have conveyed to you that the diagnosis was a "best guess" based on what the pathologist sees. Most of the time they are right but it's not uncommon for this to happen.
In a nutshell, he's not sure but feels that you may lose out on the case so definitely clear it with your legal council about what you will have to pay regardless of the outcome.
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well if thats the way it is then thats the way it is,I guess I always thought it was like a pregnancy test,its either a yes or no answer,the doctor never said its absolutely positive cancer,he told me the pathologist was convinced it was cancer,and if the pathologist was that convinced it had to be,looking back on it now,when he was explaining it to me,when he told me the pathologist was pretty sure it was cancer,I thought that was odd,"whatdaya mean pretty sure?" I just didnt ask enough questions i guess,if its just a guessing game,even knowing what i know now,I guess I would still have the surgery over again,what else you gonna do? if theyre that convinced you gotta do it