I went to the ER this Friday due to some panic (I got a call that my spleen was enlarged). I had cancer in the past so it was very alarming & panic got the best of me. I got this doctor that I'll refer to as Tim. Tim came in when I was with my GF in the room getting my vitals taken and he'd make really judgmental faces as I recalled my reasoning to come to the ER. I accidentally said MRI instead of a ct-scan & he constantly corrected me "MRI's don't do that.. but go on". He was walking out and I thanked him for his help but he left without saying a word (He does this twice). After some time, a nurse escorted me to the ct-scan machine and we get the scan done. I went back to my room and waited an hour for the results, hoping that nothing was wrong with me. Tim then comes in and tells me that my white bloodcell count is 3000, and stared at me like I knew what that meant at the time, He then rambled about how that was normal for him in the ER and that he's seen far worse, mocking the nurse line I called to get recommendations on whether I should go to the ER or not. At the end of it he notified that everything was fine, I asked if it my spleen was at any risk of rupturing and Tim said "Unless you're in the NFL or a boxer which you're not, I wouldn't be worried. I thanked him once again and he just walked out without any acknowledgement. If it ended there I wouldn't be writing that, On my way to school today I received a phone call from my oncologist, They told me that my readings from the ER are very concerning and urged me to set up an appointment with them. I was curious as to what they were referring to, I took the doctors word of me being "Fine" and nothing to worry about, but on my discharge papers at the very bottom says "Multifocal lymphadenopathy throughout the chest and abdomen with Splenomegaly. Findings are concerning for lymphoma. Focal opacity in the left upper lobe is nonspecific, correlate clinically, Multilevel bilateral indeterminate pulmonary nodules." I guess I expected to be told that I was sick so I could take immediate action, but instead I was not told about anything regarding the lymphoma, inflammation of lymph nodes or the severity of the enlarged spleen. I looked up Tim and I saw multiple 1 star reviews, about how bed side manners were nonexistent, how he complained to his patient about him not wanting to be there on a Sunday while one of his patients were suffering internal bleeding, and how condescending he was. I feel like he won't stop as these reviews span way back to 2017. I feel like I was not thoroughly informed on the severity of my issues, had I known that there was a cause for concern I'd be able to take action as soon as possible instead of sitting on it for a few more additional days thinking that I was just overreacting. Would this be enough to open a medical negligence case? I want to see through that no one else gets treated the way I and other patients of his were treated under his practice.
TL;DR I went to the ER due to concerns about my enlarged spleen. The doctor, Tim, was dismissive, made condescending remarks, and didn’t inform me of serious findings on my CT scan. Later, my oncologist called, saying the results were concerning, with potential lymphoma, which Tim never mentioned. I found multiple bad reviews about his behavior and lack of care. I’m wondering if this could be grounds for a medical negligence case, as I wasn’t properly informed about my condition and could’ve acted sooner.
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