WHEN THE LASIK PHYSICIAN AND STAFF WHO RUINED YOU...DENY ANY WRONG DOING...PUSH YOU PAST THE POINT TO SUE THEM (2 YEARS USUALLY)...PERMANENTLY DAMAGED LASIK PATIENTS FIND THAT PICKETING IS OFTEN THE BEST SOLUTION FOR EVERYONE...AND IT IS!
There is no cookie cutter answer in making a decision to "PICKET" in front of the very LASIK LIARS that promised "YOU'LL LOVE LASIK!" I would say to picket for as long and as frequently as needed until the injured patient has achieved their goal. An end goal is needed though. I
would recommend the first time picketing to make it a 4-6 hour effort to get
the point across that you are serious. The second time is likely needed to let
them know you are still serous. I would only spend 1-2 hours on the second and
all following visits. Picket frequently enough to keep it fresh on their minds.
Once per week at random days/times would probably work well.
There is no cookie cutter answer in making a decision to "PICKET" in front of the very LASIK LIARS that promised "YOU'LL LOVE LASIK!" I would say to picket for as long and as frequently as needed until the injured patient has achieved their goal. An end goal is needed though.
-Picketing
a doctor's office can force them and the public to address a patient's concerns
regardless of the statute of limitations or when the procedure was performed.
-There
is no cookie cutter answer to how long a patient should picket. Picket for as
long and as frequently as needed until you has achieved your goal. An end goal
is needed though.
-A recommended first time picketing effort could be 4-6 hours to get the point across that you are serious. The second time is likely needed to let them know you are still serious. Then only spend 1-2 hours or so on the second and all following visits. Picket frequently enough to keep it fresh on their minds. Once per week at random days/times would work well.
-A recommended first time picketing effort could be 4-6 hours to get the point across that you are serious. The second time is likely needed to let them know you are still serious. Then only spend 1-2 hours or so on the second and all following visits. Picket frequently enough to keep it fresh on their minds. Once per week at random days/times would work well.
Below are a number of goals
that may be applicable to many patients:
1) Inform the public without
any expectations of a return. Just to warn the general public or a particular
doctor's patients that LASIK is dangerous and that a particular doctor has
injured their patients or caused undesirable side effects.
2) Picket until a particular doctor offers a monetary relief that satisfies the injured patient.
3) Picket until a particular doctor makes changes that satisfy the injured patient. This could be as simple as updating consent forms to include accurate info or as extreme no longer performing LASIK.
4) Picket until a news agency picks up on the patient's efforts and creates a story. Notifying the news agency first of your picketing effort will help.
5) Picket until you drive a dishonest doctor out of business to prevent future injuries.
6) Force change within the doctor's office that works toward the goal of eliminating LASIK and properly informing the public. Force them to be up front and honest.
7) Monetary relief for past, present, and future vision expenses, and for loss of the quality of life they stole from you. There is no amount of money that satisfies this, but you must settle at some point for an amount and it should be significant enough that the doctors will no longer take unnecessary risks with their patients.
2) Picket until a particular doctor offers a monetary relief that satisfies the injured patient.
3) Picket until a particular doctor makes changes that satisfy the injured patient. This could be as simple as updating consent forms to include accurate info or as extreme no longer performing LASIK.
4) Picket until a news agency picks up on the patient's efforts and creates a story. Notifying the news agency first of your picketing effort will help.
5) Picket until you drive a dishonest doctor out of business to prevent future injuries.
6) Force change within the doctor's office that works toward the goal of eliminating LASIK and properly informing the public. Force them to be up front and honest.
7) Monetary relief for past, present, and future vision expenses, and for loss of the quality of life they stole from you. There is no amount of money that satisfies this, but you must settle at some point for an amount and it should be significant enough that the doctors will no longer take unnecessary risks with their patients.
If you drive them out of
business before your goals are met, so be it. They chose to lie, cheat, and
injure you. They did this to themselves. Revenge and Avenge are great words!
EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND TELLING YOUR SIDE OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED! SO...TELL...WARN OTHERS...CARE ENOUGH TO WARN OTHERS AND PREVENT OTHERS FROM FALLING PREY TO THE LIES & DECEPTIONS!
IF YOU'RE HURT FROM LASIK...AND YOU ALLOW OTHERS TO BE HURT...ISN'T THAT KIND OF LIKE KNOWING A FAMILY WILL GET ON A BUS HEADED TO AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION CAMP AND NOT SAYING ANYTHING TO WARN THEM...ALLOWING A FAMILY TO BE INJURED ISN'T A GOOD THING RIGHT? SO DO SOMETHING...WARN EVERYONE YOU KNOW!
...YET LASIK CENTERS CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED TO USE DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING MEANS...REALLY CRIMINAL IN NATURE...AND EXPECT NO RETALIATION! REALLY? CLOSE TO 4,000 INJURED LASIK PATIENTS COMPLAINED TO THE FDA ...
BUT...IS THE FDA DOING ANYTHING ABOUT UNSCRUPULOUS AND POSSIBLE "CRIMINAL" MEDICAL ACTS WITH LASIK CENTERS? WHERE IS THE COMMISSIONER, MARGARET HAMBURG?
BUT...IS THE FDA DOING ANYTHING ABOUT UNSCRUPULOUS AND POSSIBLE "CRIMINAL" MEDICAL ACTS WITH LASIK CENTERS? WHERE IS THE COMMISSIONER, MARGARET HAMBURG?
I am 9 years post lasik. I have visual aberrations even during the day. I have chronic dry eyes and am now disabled from my 20 year career as a software developer.
ReplyDeleteI was never informed about dry eyes and the possibility of chronic pain and it was not mentioned in my consent form which Incidentally was given to me minutes before surgery after being sedated.
My consent form included language like "large pupils can cause visual aberrations and this is a conscious trade" off which I'd never heard before.
I do remember however, being told in person by my surgeon "large pupils are not a good predictor of visual aberrations" and "you'll do fine".
I noted on my consent form, as my surgeon informed me, that I understood I had < 1% chance of having ANY complications. Except for double vision and ectasia, I have them all. I even developed cataracts @ age 40. I believe there is some concensus there is a link. By contrast my parents developed cataracts in their 70's and my 52 year older still brother does not have them.
On my receipt, which I could not see after surgery, it reads "if you require punctal plugs for dry eyes post surgery, you will be charged a separate fee." Wha?!? What the heck are punctal plugs?
I believe my surgeon bought the hype and sold it to me. But when he realized I had serious complications @ about 1 year post surgery he got serious about putting me on restasis for 6 months to a year putting me 2 years post op. He even looked me in the eye and testified that there is no way my dry eyes are related to my lasik surgery.
At this point I feel stuck because he is the only Dr willing to pursue certain treatments though it's difficult to get him motivated.
The attorneys I contacted ~3 years post op tell me the $ reward is not likely to be enough to cover litigation cost estimated at around $50k.
Other attorneys seemed like shills for the lasik industry asking questions like "are there any worse complications listed on my consent form? And telling me dry eyes were a well known complication and I should have known. And that judges give Dr's leeway to practice and if all those complications were listed/revealed, no one would have the surgery! Duh!
Please, don't have lasik or any other refractive surgery. Stick with glasses and don't get stuck wearing goggles to go outdoors, cook, clean, bathe etc...