[ladybj]

I know all of this seems a little much.

My son knew I was HIV + but he didn't know I had toxoplasmosis and AIDS he read it from the computer the nurse left in the hall with my information on it.
I didn't know if I was going to live or die. When I first found out I stated well I don't have AIDS and I not in the end stage.
Well when finding my diagnosis on the computer my son told me and I let the nurse know what she did wrong and I reported her and told her I was. Only to educated not to have her fired.
THEN was not the time to be talking to my son heck my Doctor even stated he didn't know if I was going to die.
Now the nurse with my friend she had no right telling my friend - I hadn't seen this friend in a few years until he saw me in hospital and when I got home, my friend happened to move across the street from me and he then told me what the nurse told him. He didn't even know.
Crazy things always happening like one nurse put ID band on my wrist so loose so not to touch me and ID band kept falling off. Lol craziness.

[JudyKayTee]

I know all of this seems a little much.

My son knew I was HIV + but he didn't know I had toxoplasmosis and AIDS he read it from the computer the nurse left in the hall with my information on it.
I didn't know if I was going to live or die. When I first found out I stated well I don't have AIDS and I not in the end stage.
Well when finding my diagnosis on the computer my son told me and I let the nurse know what she did wrong and I reported her and told her I was. Only to educated not to have her fired.
THEN was not the time to be talking to my son heck my Doctor even stated he didn't know if I was going to die.
Now the nurse with my friend she had no right telling my friend - I hadn't seen this friend in a few years til he saw me in hospital and when I got home, my friend happened to move across the street from me and he then told me what the nurse told him. He didn't even know.
Crazy things always happening like one nurse put ID band on my wrist so loose so not to touch me and ID band kept falling off. lol craziness.

Okay, here's my problem with all of this - up to now it was HIV. Now it's AIDS. Toxoplasmosis can be serious when your immune system is compromised; however, it's hardly a shocking or unusual diagnosis.

Quite bluntly I think you have turned your anger at your diagnosis into anger at the entire medical profession - apparently no one has handled your care to your satisfaction and you have made allegations about problems from loose wristbands to not being able to figure out a thermometer. I am certain that if Attorneys don't think you have a case you will also dislike the legal profession in general.

It is not the fault of the medical profession that you AID - or HIV.

I truly don't know what you need or want but apparently the (very good) information you have received here from some very knowledgeable people has simply upset you more.

[J_9]

I have to agree with Judy here. Sorry Judy, but had to spread some more around.

I thought your son was 11, most 11 year olds can't read "toxoplasmosis"

And the wristband, so what, you ask the nurse to tighten it if it keeps falling off. No harm done there. Actually the harm would be if the band was too tight.

As a med-mal researcher for attorneys for the patient, I would have to say that due to the inconsistencies in your story here, none of the attorneys I ever worked for would take this case. Particularly because, with most of your allegations, the statute of limitations has run out.

You only have, in most states, one year from the time of the insult or injury to file a case. If filed today, anything before April 15, 2007 would be dismissed by a judge anyway.

[ladybj]

Yes I see you all agree lol. This is more than just a few complaints. Up to now I have always been to bad off to argue any thing. I live in a roural community and I'm sticking to this battle. I do choose my battles careful don't have time or energy to play with any one BUT I do have to pursue these issues and mostly more than a monetary value is to re educate the hospital on universal precautions and the mind set of newly diagnoised people. I have had others to tell me to pursue this. If I can get the medical professions taking a different approach with HIVers I may save some ones life. Its an extremely hard road and no one ask for HIV.
(It is my choice who and when I tell my dx) I shouldn't have my little boy reading about me on a computer in a hall where he had no one to explain what he just read. Yes I have suffered from all this abuse that is why I do advocate for myself and others now.
If the hospital used universal precautions with everyone and not just HIVers I wouldn't be having this conversation.
And heck yeah nurse shouldn't told my friend of my dx either. Wasn't none of his business what I had. She over stepped her bounderies.

[JudyKayTee]

Yes I see you all agree lol. This is more than just a few complaints. Up to now I have always been to bad off to argue any thing. I live in a roural community and I'm sticking to this battle. I do choose my battles careful don't have time or energy to play with any one BUT I do have to pursue these issues and mostly more than a monetary value is to re educate the hospital on universal precautions and the mind set of newly diagnoised people. I have had others to tell me to persue this. If I can get the medical professions taking a different approach with HIVers I may save some ones life. Its an extremely hard road and no one ask for HIV.
(It is my choice who and when I tell my dx) I shouldn't have my little boy reading about me on a computer in a hall where he had no one to explain what he just read. Yes I have suffered from all this abuse that is why I do advocate for myself and others now.
If the hospital used universal precautions with everyone and not just HIVers I wouldn't be having this conversation.
And heck yeah nurse shouldn't told my friend of my dx either. Wasn't none of his business what I had. She over stepped her bounderies.

Well, after you retain the Attorney and win the lawsuit, please come back and let us in on the details. I'll be interested in whether your lawsuit changes the medical profession's approach to HIV - several people have explained the pitfalls in your proposed suit and the counterclaims but I guess you didn't really post to get advice, you just want to vent. And that's okay, too - perhaps on another board, but, hey, you're already here.

I'm also confused about your son. I thought he was an adult, with his child, when something was said to him.

And remember you are out of Statute for anything prior to a year ago today and that will change to a year prior to whatever the filing date on the lawsuit is.

[J_9]

My son read my diagnosis in the hall of my hospital on a rolling computer when he was 11

Most 11 year olds don't understand the medical language, this is really surprising that your's did.

Again, the statute of limitations has most likely run out. I don't know of any attorney that will take this case.

I'm sorry, but you dragged your heels too long. Once that statute is up, it CANNOT go to court.

[ladybj]

Well, after you retain the Attorney and win the lawsuit, please come back and let us in on the details. I'll be interested in whether your lawsuit changes the medical profession's approach to HIV - several people have explained the pitfalls in your proposed suit and the counterclaims but I guess you didn't really post to get advice, you just want to vent. And that's okay, too - perhaps on another board, but, hey, you're already here.

I'm also confused about your son. I thought he was an adult, with his child, when something was said to him.

And remember you are out of Statute for anything prior to a year ago today and that will change to a year prior to whatever the filing date on the lawsuit is.

Yes I was here looking help in which direction to take with a lawyer. But I will report back. My son who read of my dx was 11 which he knew I was HIV but didn't know I had AIDS or Toxo until he read it on PC where my nurse left my informatio on PC.

Other incident was where my nurse told my friend and his little girl before he entered my room and I can't understand why.

[JudyKayTee]

Yes I was here looking help in which direction to take with a lawyer. But I will report back. My son who read of my dx was 11 which he knew I was HIV but didn't know I had AIDS or Toxo til he read it on pc where my nurse left my informatio on pc.

Other incident was where my nurse told my friend and his little girl before he entered my room and I can't understand why.

I know, you told us. I don't understand why the "toxo" diagnosis was a problem.

The others are out of statute, of course, but the recent problems are not. I thought the Nurse told your SON and his little girl (your Grandchild) so I was certainly confused there!