why would you release from hospital when it was clearly a sign of a stroke?

[tinker43506]

Husband was having  what they call a TIA and feelthe doctor neglected  to treat as  if it were serious, to begin with husband works 3rd shift woke up in the afternoon  and haad numbess in the right leg and arm, thought it was a pinched nerve and walked it off, then had a spell  of being dizzy, it went away. About a few hrs later it happened again, So he felt something was not right so i took him the emergency room and his blood pressure was up so they  gave him medicine and pushed it down fast and did a ct scan and a ekg , he said he still id not feel rght and thedoctor said  his blood pressure was down enough he  can go home no restrictions and he could go back to work , that did not fly with me and I felt he should have  been addmitted but was not   the doctor gave him  a note saying he was excused from work tonight and the numbness would go away so we did,  he was not rght  husband woke up at 6am and thankgod son slept in on the sofa, husband  fell face first onto the sofa, his right side as completely gone no function, so I tok him back to the emergency room and  they ended up oing an MRI and  said he had a stroke  and had a clot on the left side. I  am  convinced  the doctor  was not perfessional and missed things that were evident that a stroke was happening.

[Londres70]

Keep us posted on the outcome.  

The best for you and your husband.

[tinker43506]

I am convinced now that we will be talking to a lawyer first.

[caregiver222]

In fairness to the physician, these probloems are often difficult to diagnose. Whether or not to release a patient often depends, to a large degree, upon whether the patient "wants to get home". Granted, many physicians (especially young ones not quite wet behind the ears) do not give things an appropriate push in the right direction.

That being said, consultation with an attorney with a specialty in malpractice tort, before contacting the medical board would seem appropriate.

[Londres70]

I would definitely report this physician to the medical board in your state if you are in the USA.  Did you complain to administration or to anyone at this hospital?  Sometimes, the hospital will do all they can to protect the physician in turn protecting the hopsital's reputation.

I do not know if you interested in pursuing legal action.  If you are, consult a lawyer and see what he/she can do for you.

This physician definitely exhibited poor judgement that could have resulted in death for your poor husband.  Keep us posted.