Posted On: October 10, 2006, 4:41 pm CDT

Posted By: Naieve

My aunt went repeatedly to the doctor over several weeks with stroke symptoms, that he ignored. The last conversation we had, I said, after the long weekend we're going into Boston and seeing someone at MGH. She didn't make it through the weekend. However, she was still alive when I found her. My mom, her sister, complained over several months of heart symptoms, the doctors notes dismiss her. Then she had a heart attack and was in the hospital. Still complaining of pressure while in ICU, they dismissed her for several more days. Then her heart burst. They admitted they were at fault, but said, it was so unlikely that this would happen (conveniently forgetting her complaints while in ICU). My Dad complained for 10 months, before they finally did a scan and discovered Stage 4 metasisized cancer. We NEVER SUED anyone. Now, after 3 years of complaining about some dental work - I have a bone infection. Okay, doctors aren't gods, but they are arrogant beyond words. What's the right thing to do? And how do you get the B...... to listen to you?