2007-03-06 13:51:31 · 5 answers · asked by popadukez 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
call an attorney, it is a tough situation, if your son was in severe pain, (like me) there is almost nothing a person wont do just to get a break from the horrific pain, I have thought about taking a dose ten times the reccomended dose just to see if the pain will be gone, but I dont want to die, I just want the pain to stop. The pills designed to stop or "turn down" pain become useless as the body gets used to them, I dont know the entire situation, but if your son was not in pain, call a lawyer, that dr should have been checking his blood, liver enzymes and dosages using urine tests to make sure he is not damaging inner organs. I am so sorry for your loss, I hope in some small way this helps a bit.
2007-03-06 19:03:32 · answer #1 · answered by bud88cynthia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Losing a son, no matter the cause, is not something a parent gets over.
If he needed the percocet, the doctor may have continued to give it to him because it was the best choice. I don't see that being a cause of death unless he didn't follow doctor's instructions on dosage. Holding a grudge against the doctor will not have any positive effects. Forgiveness is not for the other person but for yourself. If you feel you need more help in dealing with your grief, find something you can do to make others more aware of the dangers in taking drugs.
2007-03-06 22:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by missingora 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Unfortunatley there are doctors who don't think about the consequence of things and are prone to bad judgment calls. If he was negligent something that may help you heal is talking to an attorney and seeing if you have a case so that he won't get to do this again. Even though you'll probably never get over your loss, but at least this may help in the healing process.
I wish you more and more acceptance and easier days.
I just read the previous answers and as different as the first answer is, I agree with her, especially if your doctor wasn't completely neglegent. Forgiveness doesn't at all mean that you're saying "it's OK that you did this". It means saying "I'll release myself from the prison of fruitlessly blaming you."
2007-03-06 22:03:02 · answer #3 · answered by TJTB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have taken the boy to another doctor for a second opinion, I am sorry you lost your son, but for anyone else out there, never trust one doctors opinion on something very serious.
2007-03-06 22:02:01 · answer #4 · answered by niddlie diddle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. by forgiving the doctor
2. by having that conversation with the doctor (i recommend having a mediated discussion with the doctor)
3. by letting go of that grudge that will ruin your life a second time.
4. by realizing there may be other reasons than the one that allows you to completely blame the doctor.
2007-03-06 21:59:52 · answer #5 · answered by BonesofaTeacher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋