Always Get a Second Opinion

[sandgk]

Those darned bargain doctors at it again - this time in the UK.

Yahoo

Told by his doctors that you had less than a year to live, what would you do?
A - Deep Depression;
B - Splurge and Enjoy what is left of life, or;
C - Get a Second Opinion.

The right answer for John Brandrick was "C" but he went gung-ho with "B" on a bender that left him with little but the shirt on his back.

Then the correct diagnosis was returned ...

What do you MEAN I'm not going to die?

Mon May 7, 12:23 PM ET

A British man who went on a wild spending spree after doctors said he only had a short time to live wants compensation because the diagnosis was wrong and he is now healthy -- but broke.
John Brandrick, 62, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago and told that he would probably die within a year.
He quit his job, sold or gave away nearly all his possessions, stopped paying his mortgage and spent his savings dining out and going on holiday.
Brandrick was left with little more than the black suit, white shirt and red tie that he had planned to be buried in when it emerged a year later that his suspected "tumor" was no more than a non-life threatening inflammation of the pancreas.
"When they tell you you've got a limited time and everything, you do enjoy life," Brandrick, from Cornwall in the west of England, told Sky television.
"I'm really pleased that I've got a second chance in life... but if you haven't got no money after all this, which is my fault -- I spent it all -- they should pay something back."
If he can't get compensation, he is considering selling his house or suing the hospital that diagnosed him. The hospital has said that while it sympathizes with Brandrick, a review of his case showed no different diagnosis would have been made.

 

[tibor75]

Interesting... this happened to a lot of AIDS patients in the mid 90s. They assumed they received a death sentence and spent a lot of their money, but the newer antiretrovirals came out around then, and then they were "screwed" and lived.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Was this guy his doctor?

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNuGWb0sj-A[/YOUTUBE]

 

[THEWOOD]

that really sucks, I would probably do the same thing though.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

The hospital has said that while it sympathizes with Brandrick, a review of his case showed no different diagnosis would have been made.

So, they're saying that every time they find an early stage of "non-life threatening inflammation of the pancreas" they're going to mis-diagnose it as pancreatic cancer?

"Sorry, Mr. Brandrick, but, upon our review we determined that we would've fucked up anyway, so tough shit."

 

[ScriptOhio]

My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you're ugly too.

 

[coastalbuck]

My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you're ugly too.

I loved Rodney...

I went to see my doctor... Doctor Vidi-boom-ba. Yeah...I told him once, "Doctor, every morning when I get up and look in the mirror I feel like throwing up. What's wrong with me? He said, "I don't know, but your eyesight is perfect."

 

[DaytonBuck]

Socialized Medicine for ya