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thanks. i am going to be filing a lawsuit against the hospital for medical malpractice
I'm so glad things are turning around for you and your baby!!! :)
I'm happy for you that your baby might be okay, but do you really need to file a lawsuit? Doctors are people too and they make mistakes. No harm was done in your case.
I'm glad you and the baby are ok but I agree with EngagedToPanda.
Please do not file a lawsuit. No one was hurt and lawsuits are a big reason why healthcare is so expensive. Please reconsider.
I don't know..... if I am wrong............ but I don't think you could see much at 4 weeks. Increased in lining and a mesoblast maybe has developed?
Why did the dr send you to do one?
I don't know the whole story, but there isn't much of a case if no harm was done to the mother or child...
But happy to hear the good news, OP! Thinking about you and your baby!
While I'm happy for you that things seem to be progressing normally with your pregnancy I agree with EngagedToPanda: and scadadle15:. As a patient you are entitled to a second opinion, but if the second opinion turns out to be correct and first incorrect that does not warrant filing a law suit against the first doctor. No harm was done, I suggest your invest positive energy in your pregnancy and let sleeping dogs lie.
I'm so happy your baby is still fighting.
I do agree with the other posters though. What will suing for malpractice actually do? The reason healthcare costs are so high is because of the ridiculous amount of malpractice insurance doctors have to carry since people are so "sue-happy". It sounds like no real harm was done, so be happy that your baby is a fighter and let sleeping dogs lie.
For goodness sake. The very definition of a frivolous lawsuit.
So the first thing you saw when you got the amazing news that your baby was ok, were dollar signs? Thats sick.
I'm so happy for you! Here's for a healthy continuing pregnancy! However, you really dont have any grounds for a lawsuit so please save yourself the stress and financial burden of not filing. He was a ER resident, not an OB or a specialist. File a complaint with the hospital, not an attorney.
Yay! I am so happy that you and baby are fine. Thank you Lord! I will be praying for a great pregnancy for you and an easy delivery for you both.
I was so astounded to see how your pregnancy turned around, and then equally astounded to see that you're suing the doctor who initially diagnosed this at the ER. You let the hospital know what happened, you don't start suing people.
I feel like it's kind of sad that you're turning this miracle into a cash grab. No harm was done, things are progressing nicely for you and your baby is ok, is this really how you want to proceed? With a frivolous lawsuit?
That's so great to hear that your baby is okay!!! I'm sure it was an accident, or perhaps the machine that read the heartbeat was malfunctioning, etc.
I don't mean to be offensive, but this seems like a very stereotypical American thing to do (the lawsuit that is). Your baby is safe! Take it as a blessing and focus on the health of you and your child :)
And this is exactly why American healthcare costs are so out of control. Doctors have to have medical malpractice insurance out the wahzoo.
Very glad to hear that your baby is doing well but please don't waste the time and money of the justice system and hospital to file a lawsuit.
Doctors are human too and machines don't always see everything. That's why it's good to get a second opinion on life-changing diagnoses.
This is also the reason the birthing process is so messed up, with over a third of babies being delivered by C-section in some hospitals. Obstetricians are terrified of people like you, where something may go wrong, and although perhaps no one "caused" it or could have prevented it, it's sue baby sue!
I can only give my legal perspective from a UK pov, but as no-one was harmed, no damage was caused and no loss was incurred, then there isn't any real cause of action. I expect you'd file on the grounds of 'emotional distress' but given what followed the ER (Subsequent tests etc) I fail to see how you would receive any significant (If any) sum. Enjoy the fact you have a healthy pregnancy. Focus on that. Best of luck.
Good news that the baby is fine, but just because you had no bleeding doesnt mean much. SOme people have a miscarriage and never bleed and have to undergo a D&C procedure to expel the baby. Lets just thank God that the doctors were wrong and leave it at that.
@bells: This scares me to no end! I sort of feel pregnant with the fatigue and gagging. I just hope and pray that our baby is growing just fine on schedule. I worry about this as I'm 9 days away from my first appointment.
@cascadecherub: Yeah it scared me too, because I always thought there had to be bleeding, but then I found out that a few people have a "missed miscarriage" and thought everything was ok until they went in for their checkup. But try not to worry too much, your appointment will be here before you know it and you may get to hear the heartbeat or see the baby if they do an ultrasound and thats very reassuring.
Hooray you and baby are okay!
Focus on the fact that you did not miscarry and are on your way to having a healthy baby boy or girl.
The relief alone should be enough for you. There is nothing to be gained by suing the hospital. Doctors make mistakes, just like anyone can. It's not as if he caused harm to you or your unborn child. Yes, I'm sure he scared and upset you. That alone is no reason to sue someone.
Put yourself in a positive frame of mind and focus on healthy pregnancy care. Be the best mommy you can be and do the right things-be happy, eat right, cut out "Bad for you and baby things", and enjoy this time... it goes by way too fast, so don't miss out on all the amazing moments just to try and sue a doctor for a misdiagnosis (which happens more often than you think, and you really don't have a leg to stand on with the case).
Congrats on the baby! That’s great news.
As for sueing the doctor, you’re wasting your time. You will not win and you’ll just waste valueable time and resources. I don’t know much about this stuff but if your levels were low and the baby couldn’t be found during the ultrasound, then the doctor was probably right in assuming that you were misscarrying. He/She doesn’t have xray vision to determine if things are progressing smoothy. Doctors have to rely on tests and ultrasounds to determine these things. You should be happy that he/she was wrong, not immediately try to turn a profit. Sorry, but claiming malpractice in this situation is sleezy and well… stupid.
I know- Im just talking in anger. It makes me so mad because I was given a prescription to take to "speed up the process in the "miscarrage"
It just upsets me because the Staff doctor never came in to check me. Everything was done by the Assistant.
@UpstateCait: Sleezy is a strong word to use. Im filing a complaint against the hospital. Thank you..
Glad to hear everything is well.
Complaint, yes, you should let the hospital know what happened. Suing? I wouldn't go that far...save the energy for your pregnancy!
@Mochabarbie26: I understand that anger can make things just fly out!
I'm just so glad for you that things are okay and that you are on a good pregnancy track now.
It's unfortunate that the tests were wrong, but at such an early part of the pregnancy it happens more easily. ER's and docs in general see lots of early miscarriages, so their diagnosis was probably right on procedural standards.
I don't think it's a bad idea to write a formal letter to the hospital in regards to your experience. Perhaps that will help them to tweak their procedures in the future so that these kinds of misdiagnoses don't occur.
Sending positive vibes and thoughts your way... again, CONGRATULATIONS!!! :)
@Mochabarbie26: If you were given a prescription to take, than that is certainly malpractice, as that medicine would have caused you to miscarry. I agree with the others that you shouldn't sue, though, as no harm was done, BUT I would definitely send letters to the doctor and his boss and anybody else you can think of to let them know how you feel about all this. I'm sure you'll feel better letting them know what happened! I'm so happy everything seems to be just fine now!! Yay!!!
At 6 weeks my doctor couldn't see much of anything. By the sounds of what you were initially going through, I thought you had maybe experienced a chemical pregnancy because it all happened so quickly.
Hopefully everything will be okay from this point onward.
@Mochabarbie26: A complaint is one thing but a lawsuit is another. Filing an unjust malpractice lawsuit is sleezy any way you look at it. I have a family member who almost died because her surgeon screwed up. Could we have sued and probably won? Absolutely, but we didn’t bother because she pulled through and her doctor made a mistake (he was human, afterall). We filed a complaint and let the hospital deal with it.
I get that you're upset but can you imagine how many women wish they were in your shoes? I'm sure every single Bee who has posted about her misscarriage wishes that they could trade places with you. It's fine to be angry and I think you should file a complaint with the hospital just so that they know what happened but a lawsuit was taking it too far, imo.
@UpstateCait: I have been talking to ER admin via email. A complaint and investigation is taking place. Thank you for your input. Again, I was upset when I wrote that. I apologize for it. I work in healthcare so I do understand everything :)
Wishing you all the best with your pregnancy. Glad to hear your baby is doing well!
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