Texas, United States, seven months Herlinda Garcia (54) undergoing painful cancer treatment and costing. By a doctor, he was sentenced to stage IV breast cancer is terminal. How relieved and disappointed to find news that turns her heart she is actually in good health.
This unlucky fate suffered because of a doctor misread the results of laboratory tests. After learning the exciting news, the mother of 4 children is no need to undergo all treatments. Though he's already started making a list last request and writes a will.
Garcia story begins in the year 2009. He underwent surgery to remove a benign tumor from her left breast. After the checkup, Dr. Ahmad I. Qadri diagnosed with advanced cancer. Later revealed that Dr Qadri misread the results of laboratory tests.
"The diagnosis is like a process of mourning, mourning for myself. I just lost my father three years earlier, and I feel like I am in mourning for my family," said Garcia seeprti The Chron reported on Thursday (07/18/2013).
I was so sad, Garcia to visit the Citizens Medical Center to treat anxiety in 2011. She underwent chemotherapy treatment for 7 months with a given anxiety relief medication to help him cope with stress. In this place, Garcia underwent further examination.
One time, a doctor wrongly suspected cancer diagnosis Garcia. It turns out that right after confirmed by subsequent testing at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Garcia actually been cancer free since undergoing a mastectomy in April 2009 and all treatments are undertaken not required.
Disappointed with the mistakes made by Dr Qadri, Garcia also took the case to court. In court, Judge Skipper Koetter decided that Dr Qadri Garcia reimburse the amount of U.S. $ 367,500 or approximately USD 3.7 billion.
But it turns out Dr. Qadri is dead last in March 2013. Then the compensation that was originally given to Garcia will be taken from his estate. In honor of the deceased as well as condolences, reduce court damages to $ 250,000 or approximately USD 2.5 billion.
"I do not hate him (Dr. Qadri), but I feel that the patient trust the doctor. They have to struggle to read things a little more carefully so mistakes like this should not have happened," said Garcia.