OT/True and Amazing.......and weird.

[Guest guest]

This is amazing............true story, and they wonder WHY we seek

alternative therapies? ROFL

 

Hugs,

 

Marilyn

______________

Self-Medicating Physician Sues Self

Frustated with poor care, inaccurate diagnoses

AKRON,OH--Arguments were heard today in a

downtown Akron district courtroom, with Dr. Joel

Greenbaum contending that he practices medicine in

a grossly negligent and incompetent fashion.

 

Greenbaum, an internist who has been

self-diagnosing and self-medicating for

approximately five years, alleges that he repeatedly

missed obvious diagnoses, prescribed the wrong

medications, and caused himself to become addicted

to narcotic pain relievers. " I also gave myself a

terrible rash with penicillin, which I probably didn't even

need, " said Greenbaum.

" And I knew I was allergic to it, so why

would I even prescribe it? It's actions like that,

that suggest an utterly cavalier attitude toward

my health and well-being. "

Attorney Jay O'Brien, arguing for the prosecution,

said Greenbaum's incorrect notion that his 17-pound

weight loss was due to cancer resulted in substantial emotional

distress and depression. Another physician, he

reported, subsequently showed the weight loss to

have resulted from laxative abuse.

 

On the witness stand, Greenbaum described himself

as an excessively demanding patient, often waking

himself up in the middle of the night with trivial

medical concerns. He also described his inappropriate

efforts to obtain narcotics, sometimes

doing so from emergency room or urgent care

physicians when he was unable to convince himself

to prescribe them.

Greenbaum and his attorney estimate damages

totaling $2.2 million; if found guilty, they are

demanding that he be stripped of his license and

forced to live out his days on the money from the

malpractice settlement.

[Guest guest]

I am not a Dr. but I can diagnose this one- multiple

personalitlies?? Me, Myself and The pharmacist.

Who gets the movie rights the DR. or the patient?

 

 

, Marilyn Nicholson <menicholson7@e...>

wrote:

> This is amazing............true story, and they wonder WHY we seek

> alternative therapies? ROFL

>

> Hugs,

>

> Marilyn

> ______________

> Self-Medicating Physician Sues Self

> Frustated with poor care, inaccurate diagnoses

> AKRON,OH--Arguments were heard today in a

> downtown Akron district courtroom, with Dr. Joel

> Greenbaum contending that he practices medicine in

> a grossly negligent and incompetent fashion.

>

> Greenbaum, an internist who has been

> self-diagnosing and self-medicating for

> approximately five years, alleges that he repeatedly

> missed obvious diagnoses, prescribed the wrong

> medications, and caused himself to become addicted

> to narcotic pain relievers. " I also gave myself a

> terrible rash with penicillin, which I probably didn't even

> need, " said Greenbaum.

> " And I knew I was allergic to it, so why

> would I even prescribe it? It's actions like that,

> that suggest an utterly cavalier attitude toward

> my health and well-being. "

> Attorney Jay O'Brien, arguing for the prosecution,

> said Greenbaum's incorrect notion that his 17-pound

> weight loss was due to cancer resulted in substantial emotional

> distress and depression. Another physician, he

> reported, subsequently showed the weight loss to

> have resulted from laxative abuse.

>

> On the witness stand, Greenbaum described himself

> as an excessively demanding patient, often waking

> himself up in the middle of the night with trivial

> medical concerns. He also described his inappropriate

> efforts to obtain narcotics, sometimes

> doing so from emergency room or urgent care

> physicians when he was unable to convince himself

> to prescribe them.

> Greenbaum and his attorney estimate damages

> totaling $2.2 million; if found guilty, they are

> demanding that he be stripped of his license and

> forced to live out his days on the money from the

> malpractice settlement.

[Guest guest]

LOL!!!!!!

 

All of the above - hey if he can sue himself and win, may as well give him

some movie rights too...

 

Hugs,

 

Marilyn

 

emryldgea wrote:

 

> I am not a Dr. but I can diagnose this one- multiple

> personalitlies?? Me, Myself and The pharmacist.

> Who gets the movie rights the DR. or the patient?

>

[Guest guest]

Wow,

 

Susan, you could write a book on this one.........come to think of it.. check

and see if anyone's got the book rights, go for it! ROFL

 

Hugs,

 

Marilyn

 

Susan Jenkins wrote:

 

> > Self-Medicating Physician Sues Self Frustrated with poor care, inaccurate

> diagnoses AKRON,OH<

>

> Weird is not the word I was thinking LOL

>

> Multiple personalities (this person should have checked himself into a

> Mental Health institution). The scenario it brought to my mind was that

> maybe one of his personalities was prescribing and the other one would show

> up and give the first personality crap for prescribing the first medication

> so the second personality would prescribe something else and then up pops

> the third personality and so on..... <grin> Maybe Personality # 1 was

> allergic to penicillin but Personality # 2 wasn't so Personality # 2 was the

> one that got the rash and prescribed something for the rash. LMAO

> here.......boy could I have fun with this one!!!

>

> Now for something a bit more realistic...... he's too lazy to continue in

> his practice so he decides to sue himself and live off the settlement. I

> have to wonder what his patients think of all this. I bet they are all

> running out to get second opinions now :-)

>

> Susan

>

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[Guest guest]

Now I have heard everything!?!?!?!?!? What a way to try to make money.

 

Effie

 

 

Marilyn Nicholson <menicholson7

Friday, March 01, 2002 8:34 AM

OT/True and Amazing.......and weird.

 

 

>This is amazing............true story, and they wonder WHY we seek

>alternative therapies? ROFL

>

>Hugs,

>

>Marilyn

>______________

>Self-Medicating Physician Sues Self

>Frustated with poor care, inaccurate diagnoses

>AKRON,OH--Arguments were heard today in a

>downtown Akron district courtroom, with Dr. Joel

>Greenbaum contending that he practices medicine in

>a grossly negligent and incompetent fashion.

>

>Greenbaum, an internist who has been

> self-diagnosing and self-medicating for

> approximately five years, alleges that he repeatedly

>missed obvious diagnoses, prescribed the wrong

>medications, and caused himself to become addicted

>to narcotic pain relievers. " I also gave myself a

>terrible rash with penicillin, which I probably didn't even

>need, " said Greenbaum.

> " And I knew I was allergic to it, so why

>would I even prescribe it? It's actions like that,

>that suggest an utterly cavalier attitude toward

>my health and well-being. "

>Attorney Jay O'Brien, arguing for the prosecution,

>said Greenbaum's incorrect notion that his 17-pound

>weight loss was due to cancer resulted in substantial emotional

>distress and depression. Another physician, he

>reported, subsequently showed the weight loss to

>have resulted from laxative abuse.

>

>On the witness stand, Greenbaum described himself

> as an excessively demanding patient, often waking

>himself up in the middle of the night with trivial

>medical concerns. He also described his inappropriate

>efforts to obtain narcotics, sometimes

>doing so from emergency room or urgent care

>physicians when he was unable to convince himself

>to prescribe them.

>Greenbaum and his attorney estimate damages

>totaling $2.2 million; if found guilty, they are

>demanding that he be stripped of his license and

>forced to live out his days on the money from the

>malpractice settlement.

>

>

>How To Make Rose Petal Jam - Step By Step Instructions

>http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html

>

>

[Guest guest]

Why would a doctor self medicate? Here is Australia a doctor can't even treat a

family member unless it is a dire emergency.

 

Missy

-

Effie Humburg

 

Saturday, March 02, 2002 4:23 AM

Re: OT/True and Amazing.......and weird.

 

 

Now I have heard everything!?!?!?!?!? What a way to try to make money.

 

Effie

 

 

Marilyn Nicholson <menicholson7

Friday, March 01, 2002 8:34 AM

OT/True and Amazing.......and weird.

 

 

>This is amazing............true story, and they wonder WHY we seek

>alternative therapies? ROFL

>

>Hugs,

>

>Marilyn

>______________

>Self-Medicating Physician Sues Self

>Frustated with poor care, inaccurate diagnoses

>AKRON,OH--Arguments were heard today in a

>downtown Akron district courtroom, with Dr. Joel

>Greenbaum contending that he practices medicine in

>a grossly negligent and incompetent fashion.

>

>Greenbaum, an internist who has been

> self-diagnosing and self-medicating for

> approximately five years, alleges that he repeatedly

>missed obvious diagnoses, prescribed the wrong

>medications, and caused himself to become addicted

>to narcotic pain relievers. " I also gave myself a

>terrible rash with penicillin, which I probably didn't even

>need, " said Greenbaum.

> " And I knew I was allergic to it, so why

>would I even prescribe it? It's actions like that,

>that suggest an utterly cavalier attitude toward

>my health and well-being. "

>Attorney Jay O'Brien, arguing for the prosecution,

>said Greenbaum's incorrect notion that his 17-pound

>weight loss was due to cancer resulted in substantial emotional

>distress and depression. Another physician, he

>reported, subsequently showed the weight loss to

>have resulted from laxative abuse.

>

>On the witness stand, Greenbaum described himself

> as an excessively demanding patient, often waking

>himself up in the middle of the night with trivial

>medical concerns. He also described his inappropriate

>efforts to obtain narcotics, sometimes

>doing so from emergency room or urgent care

>physicians when he was unable to convince himself

>to prescribe them.

>Greenbaum and his attorney estimate damages

>totaling $2.2 million; if found guilty, they are

>demanding that he be stripped of his license and

>forced to live out his days on the money from the

>malpractice settlement.

>

>

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