Comments on: The Search for Accountability in Canadian Health Care http://thepatientfactor.com/accountability/the-search-for-accountability-in-canadian-health-care/ Mon, 07 May 2012 22:02:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leni Pearce http://thepatientfactor.com/accountability/the-search-for-accountability-in-canadian-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Leni Pearce Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:11:35 +0000 http://thepatientfactor.com/?p=308#comment-540 MDs, particularly specialists, have entirely too much power and are far too well-protected from being made accountable for their actions. You must take great care to get yourself independently informed before agreeing to any kind of treatment, particularly if it is invasive, because it is you, and you alone, who will live with the consequences of whatever is done. Ten years ago, a surgical oncologist manipulated and deceived me to get me to accept treatment—the ultimate form of medical paternalism! Because he lied to me, I was unable to make an informed choice. I believe he did this because I stated that I would rather die than be mutilated and disfigured, so he told me that the surgery would be minimal, that there would only be a tiny scar and no disfigurement. He then grossly over-treated me for a miniscule tumour of the lowest grade. A friend who had a Grade 3 tumour was treated in a different facility and had less draconic treatment than I did for a tiny low-grade tumour with which I might have died of old age had it been left untreated. This dishonest and manipulative surgeon left me with gross disfigurement, chronic pain from nerve damage, and a greatly reduced quality of life. I have done a tremendous amount of research into cancer and its treatment since all this happened. Not all cancers are life-threatening—In fact, a great many of them are not. Cancer is a very complicated subject. It is also a huge and highly profitable industry. Do your own, independent research before accepting any kind of treatment, even though it is a lot of work and means investing in a library card to get access to medical libraries and the journals to which they subscribe. Don't let yourself be panicked and rushed into treatment. Most cancers move slowly, and you have time to do extensive research. If you are unfortunate enought to have one of the highly malignant, fast-moving cancers, your best optionis to make what remains of your life as good and as comfortable as possible, rather than suffer the horrors and torture of conventional cancer treatment. Had I known back then what I know now, I would have been spared a tremendous amount of suffering and endless regret! MDs, particularly specialists, have entirely too much power and are far too well-protected from being made accountable for their actions. You must take great care to get yourself independently informed before agreeing to any kind of treatment, particularly if it is invasive, because it is you, and you alone, who will live with the consequences of whatever is done.

Ten years ago, a surgical oncologist manipulated and deceived me to get me to accept treatment—the ultimate form of medical paternalism! Because he lied to me, I was unable to make an informed choice. I believe he did this because I stated that I would rather die than be mutilated and disfigured, so he told me that the surgery would be minimal, that there would only be a tiny scar and no disfigurement. He then grossly over-treated me for a miniscule tumour of the lowest grade. A friend who had a Grade 3 tumour was treated in a different facility and had less draconic treatment than I did for a tiny low-grade tumour with which I might have died of old age had it been left untreated. This dishonest and manipulative surgeon left me with gross disfigurement, chronic pain from nerve damage, and a greatly reduced quality of life.

I have done a tremendous amount of research into cancer and its treatment since all this happened. Not all cancers are life-threatening—In fact, a great many of them are not. Cancer is a very complicated subject. It is also a huge and highly profitable industry. Do your own, independent research before accepting any kind of treatment, even though it is a lot of work and means investing in a library card to get access to medical libraries and the journals to which they subscribe. Don’t let yourself be panicked and rushed into treatment. Most cancers move slowly, and you have time to do extensive research. If you are unfortunate enought to have one of the highly malignant, fast-moving cancers, your best optionis to make what remains of your life as good and as comfortable as possible, rather than suffer the horrors and torture of conventional cancer treatment. Had I known back then what I know now, I would have been spared a tremendous amount of suffering and endless regret!

]]> By: Hydra http://thepatientfactor.com/accountability/the-search-for-accountability-in-canadian-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Hydra Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:01:43 +0000 http://thepatientfactor.com/?p=308#comment-525 Was a victim of a cover up at a hospital. I was refused medical help when returned back to hospital shorty after a LP that was done in the ER. Hospital was covering up that fact I had septecemia and then Meningitis. Only in Canada could they get away with this kind of thing. Patients are not safe in any way.. Illegal things are covered up.. Patients are then blacklisted from care and refused medical tests to conceal damage even at private clinics. Concealing damage is another little thing we need to worry about because it makes it impossible for an injured patient to sue and concealment can go on for years. Another tactic used against us. Was a victim of a cover up at a hospital. I was refused medical help when returned back to hospital shorty after a LP that was done in the ER.
Hospital was covering up that fact I had septecemia and then Meningitis. Only in Canada could they get away with this kind of thing. Patients are not safe in any way..
Illegal things are covered up.. Patients are then blacklisted from care and refused medical tests to conceal damage even at private clinics.
Concealing damage is another little thing we need to worry about because it makes it impossible for an injured patient to sue and concealment can go on for years. Another tactic used against us.

]]> By: Canada’s Universal Health Care: A System To Die For? | thepatientfactor.com http://thepatientfactor.com/accountability/the-search-for-accountability-in-canadian-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Canada’s Universal Health Care: A System To Die For? | thepatientfactor.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:27:44 +0000 http://thepatientfactor.com/?p=308#comment-13 [...] there will likely be no accountability for the events. I’ve talked about the search for accountability in our health care system in a previous post. Vann’s case is not unique but rather commonplace [...] [...] there will likely be no accountability for the events. I’ve talked about the search for accountability in our health care system in a previous post. Vann’s case is not unique but rather commonplace [...]

]]> By: admin http://thepatientfactor.com/accountability/the-search-for-accountability-in-canadian-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-7 admin Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:21:59 +0000 http://thepatientfactor.com/?p=308#comment-7 Hello Marina, Thank you for your comment. I am sorry, but not surprised, to hear about your experience with our health care system. We would like to hear more of your story. Perhaps you could tell us your son's first name, how you came to learn the truth about his adverse event, where your search for accountability has taken you and any lessons you've learned along the way that may be helpful to others in a similar situation. You can share more details of your story by sending them to heather@thepatientfactor.com Hello Marina,
Thank you for your comment. I am sorry, but not surprised, to hear about your experience with our health care system. We would like to hear more of your story. Perhaps you could tell us your son’s first name, how you came to learn the truth about his adverse event, where your search for accountability has taken you and any lessons you’ve learned along the way that may be helpful to others in a similar situation. You can share more details of your story by sending them to heather@thepatientfactor.com

]]> By: marina white http://thepatientfactor.com/accountability/the-search-for-accountability-in-canadian-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-6 marina white Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:07:35 +0000 http://thepatientfactor.com/?p=308#comment-6 I had a son who was being treated in hospital for injuries sustained in a M/V accident in 2000. The attending nurses dropped him out of bed and he sustained another brain injury. The hospital staff tried to hide it and lied when I found out about it. Alot has been going since....a horror story along with many others that need to be told and made public. I would like to tell you more I had a son who was being treated in hospital for injuries sustained in a M/V accident in 2000. The attending nurses dropped him out of bed and he sustained another brain injury. The hospital staff tried to hide it and lied when I found out about it. Alot has been going since….a horror story along with many others that need to be told and made public. I would like to tell you more

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