Help please?

What is the name of your state? KY


Okay here is the story. My wife is 8 weeks pregnant, and a couple of weeks ago she woke up and found that she was spotting blood. I told her to call ehr Dr. who in turn told her to go to the ER at our hospital. She did so and after hours of waiting and being tested the Dr. came in with a diagnoses of a blighted ovum. For those of you that do not know what a blighted ovum is, it's basically a gestational sac with no baby. He tried to get my wife to go into the hospital that night for a D&C to take care of it, to which my wife refused. Then he tried to prescribe her medication that my wife said she didn't want, but he prescribed it anyway. It was Xanax, and it was suppose to be to calm her nerves. Well, my wife goes to the OB/GYN that following Monday (the ER visit was on a Friday) and her hormone levels were exactly where they chould have been for a healthy pregnancy. She was scheduled to go back for a sonogram the next day, and when we had that done it was clear as day that there WAS a baby there, and the hospital said there wasn't one on their sonogram. I then did some research on the medication that the Dr. prescribed and found that it could cause fetal abnormalities. And at that early of a stage I'm guessing it would have ended the pregnancy. I have contacted the hospital patient representative but they are giving me the runaround. I'm very upset at the possible outcome had my wife taken the medicine the Dr. prescribed. On top of that my wife has asthma which is aggravated by that medication. Now to ,y question after that long post. LOL Do I have any case against the hospital for the anguish of thinking we had lost another baby? And can any action be taken for what can only appear to me to be negligence on the Dr's part for his misdiagnoses and potential harm to my unborn baby? The only thing he told us that was correct was the definition of a blighted ovum. Thank you in advance for your help.

[ellencee]

In order to have a claim of malpractice, damage would have to occurred from an act of malpractice and BUT FOR the act of malpractice, the damage would not have occurred.
Your wife suffered no damage from the D & C she did not have, or the Zanax she did not take, or from thinking she was not going to continue this pregnancy (those thoughts started when she saw blood). I don't have the film from the visualilzation of the uterus and can not tell you if the fetus was visible at the time of the ER visit.
You can send a letter to the ER physician stating your concerns over Zanax in early pregnancy and in contraindication with your wife's asthma medicines. You can send the same letter to the Chief of Staff of the hospital and the administrator of the hospital. Maybe you will get an apology, maybe you won't. You will have pointed out these concerns and made everyone aware of a potential problem.
Word of caution--early spotting, asthma medicines, upset husband--not conducive for a healthy, full term pregnancy--focus on getting your wife through this pregnancy, please.

Personal note: I believe in the use of natural remedies and wish to suggest that you purchase an ionizer air purifier for each room of your home and one for your wife's car. The ionizers neutralize pollution, pollen, dust, etc. while increasing function of the cilia in the upper respiratory tract. There are many more benefits, but for space and to prevent my sounding like an ad--I'll stop. Some ionizers are sold in combination with air filters; same unit has both. One more natural remedy for asthma--get a chihuahua. I have no idea how or why, but it works too many times to be discounted. One more natural remedy for healing lung tissue--eat a tomato each day or eat watermelon instead of the tomato; personally, I eat tomatoes and skip the watermelon.

[vrzirn]

Definitely get a chihuahua. It must be the short-haired kind. A very active chihuahua creates a magnetic field with a lot of static electricity that attracts dust an d pollen to cover it's bare skin. The air is cleaner and the dog is warmer. Vacuum the dog before cuddling it.
Chihuahuas have nasty tempers so you will have to weigh the benefits. Tomatoes have not been clinically proven (nor have watermelons) to heal damaged alveoli. On the other hand, they are easy to eat and less trouble than a dog.

[ellencee]

chihuahua's relieve stress; they are small, often held close to the person's chest, providing warmth and providing warm, moist air---that's the rationale, but I haven't tried it--I don't have asthma.

and tomatoes and watermelons--gee, could that have come from a real health news article(s)--why, yes, yes it did. did it include studies?--why, yes, yes it did.

KMA

there is a case in my state where the doctor prescribed those same drugs to a women in the early stages of pregnacy and was found guilty of malpractice by the high courts when the baby was born with crainosynoptisis? i don't know if i spelled that right?

if you need the link to the case law just let me know and i'll post it for ya on this thread.

Both my daughters had horrible asthma. And we took the advice of freinds to get a chihuahau and it really has made a difference. Don't know why but we have sure seen both girls use their inhalers less and not wheeze near as bad as they use too. We also have an Ionizer and it's great for everyone in the house. I had never heard about eating tomatoes or watermelon to help. But that's good news for me as I eat Tomatoes everyday out of my garden. Thanks for that tip I'll pass it on. Kathie

David vs. Goliath,

Yes please forward that address to me. I would very much appreciate it.