Jaysethemedic

I really hate to sound cold, however, with that type of attitude, the world will rapidly run out of doctors. I agree with everyone else in saying that what happened to you was beyond terrible, but as you said, people make mistakes.

If it was an honest error, would you be willing to settle for say, the hospital/doctor paying for half of the adoption/surrogate process?

I'm torn between punishing people for an honest error, and the devastating results and Allowing professionals a margin of error.

If you punish professionals for an honest mistake, people will no longer be willing to get into that profession. I'm a professional driver, and scared poopless about making an honest(meaning not deliberate error) and maiming or killing someone. No one is perfect.

How do you deal with family that arrive too late? Some background on the question.
My mother died 363 days ago. I was 12,000 miles away on the other side of the planet when the doctors told the family to gather up, as she was in a medically induced coma. They could not keep her alive long enough for me to get back to where she lived. I was pretty pissed and I couldn't find a doctor or nurse to tell me what happened. All there was was an RNA and I couldn't yell at her.

Being male, the words catheter, ripped and urethra made my penis retract to somewhere in the neighourhood of my nipples. I really hope that you are getting some professional help.

I can. You said that: "Also, one of my weirder side effects is that my vagina is a lot shorter. "

Does that affect your sex life?

No, no wires or anything. Like you they shaved my groin. but then the surgeon went in through the wrist. so I had my privates shaved by a hot nurse, for no reason. I aint complaining. I have several xrays of my heart where they put the stents in. I can scan them and email to you if you are interested.

edit I'm back to running, but not the 10 km runs I used to do. I have been limited to 5 km at a pace that is just faster than walking. The cardiologist wants me to have another angiograph and stress test before he will give me the ok to run hard.