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My Wife Was Hospitalized by a Doctor’s Mistake?
chris 2k asked:
My wife was given a prescription to reduce the swelling in her feet. It was HCTZ. Her records report she has always been allergic to sulfa drugs. We have used this Doctor for years. HCTZ has sulfa in it, she had a major reaction to this that took her out of work for two weeks, so it could clear her system. She had to take an ambulance to the hospital. The doctor is aware now of what happened, but offered to only fix it. What do I do about the bills from the hospital and ambulance?
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<BR%20/>Tags: Ambulance, Allergic To Sulfa Drugs, Mistake, Feet <BR%20/>My wife was given a prescription to reduce the swelling in her feet. It was HCTZ. Her records report she has always been allergic to sulfa drugs. We have used this Doctor for years. HCTZ has sulfa in it, she had a major reaction to this that took her out of work for two weeks, so it could clear her system. She had to take an ambulance to the hospital. The doctor is aware now of what happened, but offered to only fix it. What do I do about the bills from the hospital and ambulance?
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You definitely have a civil cause of action here for medical malpractice. You basically have a choice: (1) you can sue your doctor for the bills, or (2) let it go. I wouldn’t use the same doctor again, either way.
If you’re only concerned about the medical costs, you may want to offer the doctor to forego any lawsuit if he just pays the actual bills. But understand that you’re also legally entitled to compensation for pain and suffering.