Comments on: Does it matter which lung?

By: HomeTeam

HomeTeam — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:39:02 +0000

I had surgery at the same hospital and Dr. Raskin put his signature on my arm, in front of myself, my father and a nurse witness.

In response to Katie_Scarlett who said:

oceanbloo wrote:

My brother had a serious operation (not at HUMC). Prior to the surgery, the surgeon marked exactly which side of his body would be operated on with a big black marker.

Yea, my sister had a major operation at the Hospital for Joint Disease in NYC and they marked the hell out of her. Her doctor did it with a nurse in front of us, and then came back just before surgery to confirm it was still marked (it had been like 10 minutes) and to confirm the marks were accurate.

This seems standard.

By: blaueaugen

blaueaugen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:46:45 +0000

Um...it's the doctor who f'ed it up, not the hospital In response to Garden who said:

as a small point - this error happened at Meadowlands hospital not Hoboken.

By: Garden

Garden — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:52:39 +0000

as a small point – this error happened at Meadowlands hospital not Hoboken.

By: Boken Pug

Boken Pug — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:18:01 +0000

When I had surgery on my knee, before I was wheeled into the operating room, the doctor put a huge X on the leg that was being operated on. Two simple lines saved a huge headache (knee-ache) down the road.

By: DEADMAU5

DEADMAU5 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:57:18 +0000

This story reminds me of the doctor in NYC a few years ago that amputated a patients wrong arm.

By: oceanbloo

oceanbloo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:29:18 +0000

It’s interesting that in post #11, back in 2008, it was predicted that this guy would be back. And here he is!

By: rag246

rag246 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:10:11 +0000

The error was regrettable. The attempted cover up is unforgivable. This “doctor” demonstrated a complete lack of ethics and accountability following the initial mishap.

It is a condemning reflection on both the Hoboken Hospital (come on now, we all know the real HUMC is in Hackensack) and the NJ Board of Medical Examiners that he is allowed anywhere near the medical industry in any capacity other than as a patient.

By: blaueaugen

blaueaugen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:11:05 +0000

maybe they should close the hospital if they’re going to let doctors like this practice there. but this really doesn’t suprise me since it’s happening in hoboken…haha just have to laugh

By: ohnoivotedforher

ohnoivotedforher — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:07:21 +0000

Who’s left lung your left or my left LOL

By: Redstorm

Redstorm — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:54:05 +0000

Ahh yes…the best doctors $52 million can buy….