she died!!!
-
kindacts — 21 years ago(March 10, 2005 07:39 AM)
How incredibly sad! I do remember the scene in Meet the Parents when ben stiller broke her nose and it was good comedy relief (as long as it's fake
My she rest in peace and I hope that the negligent drs are held accountable!! -
renlue — 21 years ago(March 10, 2005 08:12 AM)
That is so sad. When it's somebody my age (well, I'm almost 32), it really makes you think. I feel for her and her family because I've been in those situations. You go in for something serious and the Doctor tells you it's all16d0 in your head or take Ibuprofen. Not to turn this into a "me" thread, but just some examples: At 20 I kept going to the doctor complaining about my female problems and some other things having to do with that area. Many times I went. Kept getting a prescription for 800mg of Ibuprofen. Finally found a doctor who cared, he suspected Endometriosis, did a laporoscopy, found I did indeed have a severe case of Endometriosis. Another time, ever since I was little I had these bad heart palpations, it would beat so fast I'd see spots and feel like fainting. My mom took me to our PCP who just took my heartbeat with the stethoscope (of course it's normal when I'm not having an attack) and told her it was all in my head. When I got to be an adult, I went to a Cardiologist who was great. He put me on a monitor for a month and told me to hit record when I have an attack. It took a few weeks, but I finally had one and when he read it, said my heart was beating 4 times faster than normal during an attack. It's called PSVT, something you are born with. So the point of my story is, if you think something is wrong-go with your gut. It's terrible that Nicole had gone to 3 doctors and still didn't get an answer. I know ER's are understaffed these days, and doctors work long hours, but they are in charge of lives. Worth the extra few minutes to take a blood test for someone instead of having to deal with a death, lawsuit, etc. I feel for her family. So sad.
-
kindacts — 21 years ago(March 10, 2005 01:26 PM)
Thank you renlue for sharing your story! I hope that you're doing ok now. And yes, it's always a good idea to go with one's gut feeling. It's even extra sad how she even went to a few different drs and have this as the end result. My heart goes out to her family and friends. And may she RIP and now she's an angel watching over us.
-
m-slovak79 — 21 years ago(March 16, 2005 09:19 PM)
i tottally agree with you! i never been there myself but i KNOW theres alot of doctors that dont know wtf there doing or just dont care!
there just in there to get there 6figures+ (meaning money) each year dont get me wrong im sure theres alot of doctors who knows what there doing /like there jobs and yes i can understand that alot of doctors work ALOT of hours so there sleep is screwed but they could atleast take there time with patients and actually "think" about what there problems could be instead of taking the easy way out and writing a bs prescription etc that wont do a damn thing when they do this i dont think they derserve s*it worth of money only the doctors who take there time and dont always think there right and "LISTEN" to the patients actually derserve there money.
but o well the damn world aint perfect most of the time u just gotta leave it in gods hands
but atleast YOU got your problems fixed and not just the usual "routine" crap.
p.s. i generally think sueing people is BS! although in certain cases i think it's the right thing to do but nowdays u can get sued for close to anything!!! i cant stand people who try to get rich quick! (nothing against you or anything, im just saying ) -
-
-
xImBreathlessx — 21 years ago(March 10, 2005 11:59 AM)
Wow i cant believe she died, i just found out today due to it being on the main page. At first i thought it said that Teri Polo died, either way it's a tragedy and t's sad how she died too, wow she was so young. R.I.P
I'm confused on how she died, it was misdiagnosis so that means it was the doctor's fault right?
b68We all fall down like toy soldiers. -
ruthiemae90 — 21 years ago(March 10, 2005 05:13 PM)
she went into cardiac arrest 4 times before midnight. its so sad b/c when they said that someone from that movie died i thought like old but she was really young. stupid doctors just waste time a cause death of life. she could've made it.
-
rinkdink2 — 21 years ago(March 10, 2005 03:39 PM)
it doesn't seem like people this young should die of pneumonia! my best friend's mom is a nurse and said if it was a bacteria and got into her blood stream it could caused a shock and all her organs shut down. Like toxic shock syndrome. it makes me scared about hospitals that assume people are not that sick and send them home with tylenol. it happened with my sister's mother in law. she went to doctors with headaches and they said she had depression. then she finally died and they found she was filled with bone cancer that no one ever found in two years of complaining to doctors! they gave her prozac and sent her away. so they tried to sue but the judge said she was depressed so it wasn't a misdiagnosis and he also said doctors are not gods either.
-
kwa1063 — 21 years ago(March 10, 2005 05:50 PM)
Nicole's passing is very, very sad and tragic and my heart goes out to her loved ones. That said, there is a lot of misinformation on this board. People of all ages die of pneumonia all the time; it depends on the strain you are infected with. It is not a benign illness. It is not uncommon for people to die from it "these days"; as a matter of fact there are more virulent forms now than ever before due to drug resistance and the like.
And the person who said that septicemia is usually due to a hygienic issue after having tooth surgery or extraction is mistaken. It can be due to that but does not have to be at all. I took care of many people in the ICU (I'm a nurse) with sepsis and none of them had anything to do with teeth.
Also as far as I know there is no blood test for pneumonia. The white cell count would be elevated (indicating infection) on a CBC but that is not a definitive diagnosis; many things elevate the white count. Patient symptoms (cough, color of phlegm), a chest x-ray and listening to lung sounds are usually the methods of diagnosis.
Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to defend whomever misdiagnosed Nicole at all but for two physicians to miss pneumonia seems unusual so maybe there is more to her case. This is a tragic occurrence and I hope the family finds out the whole story, if they haven't already. My thoughts are with them. -
jsjbdc — 21 years ago(March 11, 2005 10:16 AM)
My heart goes out to Nicole's family. You are in my thoughts and prayers. I too am a nurse (from Oklahoma), and I agree that there are a lot misconceptions regarding pneuminia. However, I think the person who was referring to a "blood test" was referring not to a test for pneumonia, but a blood test for septicemia. True, there are many things that will elevate your white cell count, if you are septic, you will have an unusually high white count and anyone presenting with signs and symptoms of a respiratory infection should have a CBC drawn. This will indicate whether there is infection present, how severe it is and whether or not it is bacterial. A culture can be done to determine what kind af antibiotic therapy should be used to treat the infection. Even though the culture may take 24 t5b4o 48 hours to manifest, a strong broad spectrum antibiotic can be used to treat and control the infection until it is clear which antibiotic therapy is specifically indicated for the particular strain of bacteria causing the infection.
I don't know all of the specifics surrounding this case nor the diagnosis given Nicole by the two or three hospitals before she passed away, but from the info at hand, I would suggest to the family, hire a medical malpractice attorney (preferably one who has a background in the medical field, one who is a nurse or Dr. that also practices as an attorney) to investigate this incident, and if there is sufficient evidence of medical malpractice, sue. Go after whomever is responsible.
I know this will not bring Nicole back,but if you win, you can do something great in her memory. Make Doctors all over the world think twice about how much time they spend evaluating their patients and listening to what they are saying. The patients are more important than the golf game they can get to if they hurry and finish with all of these people.
May God Bless and Keep you in this time of sorrow. -
kindacts — 21 years ago(March 11, 2005 02:00 PM)
rinkdink, that's just awful how your sister's mother-in-law died!!! I'm so sorry to hear that. There's so much incompetence in the medical profession (there Are some really good docs out there too), it's just so sad and actually disgusting!! And how sickening and callous of that judge just who blamed it on the fact that she perhaps also had depression, Loser!! I wonder if there was any other recourse. How sad. Please take good care, Aimee
-
TermlnatriX — 21 years ago(March 10, 2005 05:36 PM)
what a friggin shame! and she was so beautiful too. This shows how poor doctors in America are! whats next, let in a bum to an M.D.'s position? geez. They can't even tell the diagnosis. COulda treated her, and she would've lived. How sad.