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/snmgl]

Makes you wonder how many times it has happened before and how many times it is still happening.

[u/TheModWhoShaggedMe → u/snmgl]

It is very common. When doctors, nurses, and anesthesiologists get in a room together it's not much different than a college fraternity. They torment people, imo. Being highly educated doesn't automatically make them good and decent.

[u/ApprehensiveSoup2214 → u/TheModWhoShaggedMe]

They're just glorified mechanics, and I have met more stupid ones than smart ones.