Need Opinions Of Any Pathologist,doctors,or Christians

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I just got out the hospital yesterday,last wed I had a ultrasound guided needle biopsy done on a cyst on my thyroid.The doctor goes through the outside of your neck with a needle to stab the cyst inside a few times to get a good sample for the pathologist to examine to determine whether its cancer.So thursday nite my doctor calls me at home to tell me the pathologist is sure its cancer,doctor says I need to have my complete thyroid taken out and I should be fine after that,99percent survival rate.So I have the surgery thursday,they cut me open,doctor cuts out the cyst,they take it for another cancer test why I'm on the table,it test fine,non cancerous,doctor says wtf? finds another nodule{cyst} on the other side of thyroid and cuts it out and test it,its fine also,so he sews me up and leaves some of my thyroid,which is good,I shouldnt have to be on thyroid medication for the rest of my life.So upon waking up from surgery and finding out there was no cancer,my immediate reaction is anger.My insurance sucks and most of this expense will be out of pocket and thats a lot of money to me.The doctor says he's never had this happen to him,when the pathologist was so sure it was cancer and it wasnt,apparently its not like a pregnancy test where its either yes or no,its like an educated guess,so I guess I want to know how you guys feel about this,in some way I feel like I got screwed and wonder should I get a lawyer to see if i can get out of paying these bills{I know thats a bad reaction,this stuff probably happens all the time}my christian friends say it might have been a minor miracle because of all the people I had praying for me,I guess I should be thankful everything turned out alright and pay the bills the best I can

Well, there was obviously something in the cells that made him beleive they were cancerous. What was it? Was it maybe the start of cancer, and you will have to go down this road some other day because they left some in you? Who knows?
I do fully beleive that you should not bare any expense of this surgery since it was their mistake. No, this is not malpractice. It's not an exact science, therefore, they made their best guess, they were wrong. Why should you pay for their mistake?
I am a devoted Christian, and I fully beleive you should talk with a lawyer about not paying you side of things. I would be careful on this because an overzealous lawyer might seek damages due them taking out healthy thyroids. If you choose to sue for damages that is a fine line the bible does talk about, so I am gonna leave that one to you.
I will say, even though people prayed for you, that does not mean that the cancer disappeared. You likely never had it. God would not allow you to have cancer just to find out it's not there come surgery time. (1 day later) The prayers were well wishes and to look over you, which He obviously did cause you're still here with us. And now He's helping you through us.
You have every right to be angry, I would be too. Being angry does not mean over react, or do something unchristianly. I don't mean to sound rude, but did you seek a second opinion? You likely took the advice of those particular people, and people make mistakes. You made the choice to accept that diagnosis. Again, they were wrong, I'm not saying it's your fault at all.
So I would seek to not pay a single dime for the procedure since they were wrong, but I feel God is testing you about the possibility of getting something for nothing.