My question involves medical malpractice in the state of: Texas
Two weeks ago, i was having severe back pain, and went to a chiropractor, who simply adjusted my back and said "this pain is normal for a back injury". I then went to a pre-scheduled appointment for my sleep specialist to discuss CPAP, and saw that they did MRI's - which provided me the opportunity to discuss my back pain, and pain down my left arm - could I get an MRI right now - to which I was told it was probably a muscle spasm, and was given free samples of a muscle relaxant - and told that if I still had pain in 5 days to come back for an MRI. I went home, took the pill they gave - and got worse - fatigue, no sleep, no relief from back pain - and a few days later discovered I had a heart attack! End result is 5 days in the hospital, with heart muscle damage and scaring. Still not exactly sure yet what this will mean for my life - but I think I am recovering nicely.
Had I been told by either the chiropractor or the Sleep specialist that I might be having a heart attack, i would have immediately gone to the ER. The cardiologists both said I should have known I was having a heart attack - if i should have known, then shouldn't these professionals have known that was a possibility?
My first thoughts are that a chiropractor and Sleep PA were just trying to help, and since I wasn't showing some of the other common symptoms of a heart attack, it isn't reasonable to expect they would have picked up on it anymore than I - but that doesn't seem to be the opinion of others. After hearing my story, one person said "you went to a doctor while having a heart attack, and they gave you a muscle relaxer"? Not really sure how to respond to that - but I guess the question for this forum is, is this a case of medical malpractice? Is it reasonable to expect a Sleep Specialist's Physician's Assistant to pick up on heart attack symptoms?
Two weeks ago, i was having severe back pain, and went to a chiropractor, who simply adjusted my back and said "this pain is normal for a back injury". I then went to a pre-scheduled appointment for my sleep specialist to discuss CPAP, and saw that they did MRI's - which provided me the opportunity to discuss my back pain, and pain down my left arm - could I get an MRI right now - to which I was told it was probably a muscle spasm, and was given free samples of a muscle relaxant - and told that if I still had pain in 5 days to come back for an MRI. I went home, took the pill they gave - and got worse - fatigue, no sleep, no relief from back pain - and a few days later discovered I had a heart attack! End result is 5 days in the hospital, with heart muscle damage and scaring. Still not exactly sure yet what this will mean for my life - but I think I am recovering nicely.
Had I been told by either the chiropractor or the Sleep specialist that I might be having a heart attack, i would have immediately gone to the ER. The cardiologists both said I should have known I was having a heart attack - if i should have known, then shouldn't these professionals have known that was a possibility?
My first thoughts are that a chiropractor and Sleep PA were just trying to help, and since I wasn't showing some of the other common symptoms of a heart attack, it isn't reasonable to expect they would have picked up on it anymore than I - but that doesn't seem to be the opinion of others. After hearing my story, one person said "you went to a doctor while having a heart attack, and they gave you a muscle relaxer"? Not really sure how to respond to that - but I guess the question for this forum is, is this a case of medical malpractice? Is it reasonable to expect a Sleep Specialist's Physician's Assistant to pick up on heart attack symptoms?
Medical Malpractice: Having Heart Attack in Sleep Specialist's Office - They Gave Me a Muscle Relaxer
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