should we sue???

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hi guys,
before i get into why i think i should sue my obgyn i’d lyk to tell you that i gave birth to a beautiful baby girl two months ago. she came 5 weeks early but Alhamdulillah she’s healthy n doing great. hubby n i were visiting a different state and ended up having our baby there… those 24hrs were scary but that’s another story. now back to my obgyn… turns out she was suppose to do a urine test every visit, she didnt! she was suppose to do a pap smear, she didnt! she told me to have a good breakfast before my glucose test! i thought i was leaking amniotic fluid later in my pregnancy n when i called her she said it’s normal discharge, didnt even ask me to come in. never once did a physical during the eight months i saw her. n there were some other things too.
we should at least file a complaint against her right? the only reason we havent already done that is because everything turned out ok…alhamdulillah i am fine, my baby is fine but it couldve easily gone the other way. also i could have changed doctors, i didnt…but still. what do you guys think?

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Sue for what? Like you said, you and your baby are both fine.

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Sueing for money would be really cheap, afterall you and your baby are fine. If you think she acted in a neglegant way and could put other pregnant women at risk then contact the medical council and make a complaint.

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I totally agree with this opinion... Zrosh sueing is probably not going to work anyway. However if she was as neglectful as you say then you do have a strong grounds for filing a complaint merely to raise the issue to her superiors who will probably deal with it promptly. :)

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Suing will be more work for you than it's worth, given that you're a new mom. HOWEVER, I would blast her negligence EVERYWHERE via word of mouth and internet (I CANNOT believe she didn't do urine tests; that along with blood pressure monitoring, is pretty basic and critical) and contact the medical authorities. And obviously find a new doctor. My daughter was 5 weeks early too, and mashAllah she is doing great from day 1. Best wishes.

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Like others have suggested suing her won't get you anywhere, but I would report her to the medical authorities in your State. Alhamdulillah you and your baby are fine but other pregnant women in her care may be in danger as a result of her lack of care and basic prenatal monitoring.

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there are websites available such as rate my doctor etc where you can go and write about experiences etc. I would maybe type a letter to the head of the ObGyn whereever she is practising just to give a heads up to their staff about this. I havent been through the pregnancy phase yet to know exactly how many tests etc the docs do but usually ultrasounds only happen once or twice and they check bloodwork etc to make sure all levels are normal..

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Congratulations!

I bet you don't have time to actually sue this doctor but you should DEFINITELY report to the hospital she's affiliated with and file a proper complaint through HR department. Eventhough you and your baby are OK you could have been in danger because of her negligence so please do report this to the hospital at least!

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Suing her looks stupid.......especially since you said so yourself.....that you didn't change doctors. You and your baby are fine.....there's no damage to either you or your child. HOWEVER.......that doesn't mean that other pregnant woman will have the same fate as you....they/their babies/both can be harmed. So, don't sue.........but at the very least.........make a complaint to the medical board.

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I think for suing you have to show some kind of physical or mental damage done because of negligence and Alhumdulliah you and your baby are fine. You can talk to people above her and find out why she didn't do the tests and even file a complaint at her hospital.

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Why didn't you change doctors?

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I am sorry your experience was such.As others said suing wont do you any good.
Not to sound rude or anything,but didn't you realize your doctor's negligence during your regular pregnancy check ups...??

I am glad everything turned out well for you...:)

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i know what everyone's saying i dont know why all this is making me angry two months later but its just that whenever i look at my daughter i keep thinking it couldve gone horribly wrong.
i also have to tell you guys that when she bothered to return the hospital's call where i was taken she flat out refused to fax them my medical records until the next day (she faxed them after i had already given birth) when she talked to me 2hrs before my baby came she went on n on about the hospital bills.

sorry i guess i'm not done ranting :(

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thanks every1 n you guys are right i barely have time to do laundry much less deal with suing some1 :) n its totally my fault for sticking with her.

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For you guys saying why didnt' she switch doctors....sometimes its not that easy....you might think what that doc is doing is normal and whose to say if you'll find a better doc...it can happen...and then physical symptoms just get in the way of doing things u need to do!

when I was pregnant I think I dealt with one of the worst doctors/medical centers ever, it was a true nightmare there...Im glad Ill never have to see those people again, but the type of ppl I dealt with--i wouldn't wish that on anyone!

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That's what I thought initially too, and figured the realization occurred later, but I wanted to know either way.

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^ Sahar when I was living in my old neighborhood, and going to that health center, I faced really bad service and bad attitudes from the doctors/nurses...long waits...rude attitudes...I figured it was the same everywhere.
Since I moved, I started going to another doctor and it's sooooo different now..

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what country are you in? the urine test at each and every visit, and pap smear aren't considered necessary in a lot of places. also, the gest. diabetes glucose test isn't a fasting one, you are supposed to eat well prior to it. an obgyn isn't the one who is supposed to give you a physical. how did you develop all these concerns only after your baby was born, and not before?

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queer, they do test the urine on every visit here, I think. it's not a full urine screening, but there is something that involves peeing into a cup and using dye strips, I assume to check protein levels. And if there is concern, they send you to a lab for further testing.

You're right about the pap smear and physical. And with the glucose test I was told to eat at my normal breakfast time, and then leave a specific gap before going for the test. So it's not fasting, but there is some care taken as to what and when you're eating.

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the dip stick test is usually a quick UTI check. again, a lot of this depends on what the hospital's protocol is than the doctor. most places the doc doesnt even see the woman until she's given the cup o fun to the nurse, and doesn't exactly go around checking if she's done it.