Dr got boyfriends permission??

[want2no]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona I went in for essure tubal ligation. Halfway during the surgery the dr determined he would not be able to insert coil into one of my tubes. He then went and asked my boyfriend ( 3 times during intake I corrected nurses and dr when they called him my husband and informed them he was my boyfriend not husband) for permission to change surgery to laparoscopic surgery where they cut and burned my tubes. How could they legally ask my boyfriend for permission and change the surgery? I had told the dr during consult that I wanted essure and did not want laparoscopic surgery as I did not recover well from a previous laparoscopic surgery for gall bladder removal and I have 6 kids including a 4 month old that I needed to be able to attend to with minimal recovery time. Did the dr have legal right to change surgery based on the permission he asked for from my boyfriend?

 

[Proserpina]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona I went in for essure tubal ligation. Halfway during the surgery the dr determined he would not be able to insert coil into one of my tubes. He then went and asked my boyfriend ( 3 times during intake I corrected nurses and dr when they called him my husband and informed them he was my boyfriend not husband) for permission to change surgery to laparoscopic surgery where they cut and burned my tubes. How could they legally ask my boyfriend for permission and change the surgery? I had told the dr during consult that I wanted essure and did not want laparoscopic surgery as I did not recover well from a previous laparoscopic surgery for gall bladder removal and I have 6 kids including a 4 month old that I needed to be able to attend to with minimal recovery time. Did the dr have legal right to change surgery based on the permission he asked for from my boyfriend?

Why did your boyfriend give permission?

 

[want2no]

Doesn't matter why. He was unsure and didn't feel it was his place but confused as to how he should answer as he didn't know what I would want. In a moment of pressure he gave permission. Legally though it shouldn't make a difference. I'm asking about drs and hospitals responsibility.

 

[Proserpina]

Doesn't matter why. He was unsure and didn't feel it was his place but confused as to how he should answer as he didn't know what I would want. In a moment of pressure he gave permission. Legally though it shouldn't make a difference. I'm asking about drs and hospitals responsibility.

Perhaps you should re-read the informed consent that you signed.

 

[want2no]

No where did I ever put his name on any papers

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

Honestly, with 6 kids it appears the doctor made the best choice for your situation. The consent form should have a provision allowing him to do so.

 

[want2no]

I just read the form and no where does it state that the dr can just change the procedure of an elective surgery. It does state that I give permission in case of medical necessity but this was an elective surgery with no health complications requiring a change. There was no risk to me that required it.

 

[want2no]

Oh please me having 6 or 29 kids doesn't mean the dr has authority to change procedure. Your statement was ignorant.

 

[Proserpina]

I just read the form and no where does it state that the dr can just change the procedure of an elective surgery. It does state that I give permission in case of medical necessity but this was an elective surgery with no health complications requiring a change. There was no risk to me that required it.

There obviously was a complication. Doctors don't routinely change their minds mid-procedure.

If you want to argue, go right ahead. Otherwise take your medical records to a med-mal attorney who will review them and be able to advise you further.

 

[Proserpina]

Oh please me having 6 or 29 kids doesn't mean the dr has authority to change procedure. Your statement was ignorant.

Getting snippy isn't exactly going to endear you to the volunteers here.

 

[want2no]

Ignorance isn't advice and the "complication" was the dr couldn't find (yes his words) my other tube. It wasn't a complication that required a change due to possible harm to my health.

 

[Proserpina]

Ignorance isn't advice and the "complication" was the dr couldn't find (yes his words) my other tube. It wasn't a complication that required a change due to possible harm to my health.

Then there we go.

There was a complication.

 

[want2no]

I will contact attorney. Apparently you are not smart enough to understand a complication that does not require immediate medical intervention is not a qualifying complication for the doctor to just decide on his own to change procedure. I already stated that the form only covered the dr in case of risk to patient if procedure was not done. Enjoy your night.

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

Oh please me having 6 or 29 kids doesn't mean the dr has authority to change procedure. Your statement was ignorant.

Not ignorant at all. Factually accurate. Many doctors refuse outright to perform birth control procedures on woman having no kids or possibly even 1 or 2, as they may change their mind in the future.

 

[ecmst12]

It does seem like the doctor may not have stayed exactly within his legally allowed judgement when he changed the procedure. The question is, what are your damages? You went in for a sterilization procedure and you received one. He COULD have stopped the surgery and left your tubes intact and you would have gone under anesthesia and incurred the expenses for nothing. And if you still wanted to be sterilized, you would have had to go under anesthesia AGAIN and go through the same surgery that you had. And, you could have ended up pregnant again during the time in between, which I'm guessing is not what you want.