r/interesting • u/tyrion2024 • 10h ago

MISC. A Virginia man inadvertently left his phone recording while he was under anesthesia for a colonoscopy, which captured audio of the doctors: mocking him, instructing a medical assistant to lie to him, and discussing giving him a false diagnosis of hemorrhoids. In 2015, a jury awarded him $500,000.

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u/DefinitionTop3930 9h ago

fyi the main issue was the false diagnosis record, not the insults. You can’t sue your doc for calling you an idiot

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u/Inner_Willingness335 6h ago

Doctor: You have a terminal disease.

Patient: I would like a second opinion.

Doctor: You are an idiot.

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u/Ok-Conversation-690 1h ago

“What’s wrong with me?”

“I think you’re crazy”

“Need a second opinion!”

“You’re also lazy”

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