MIRP SURGERY FOR HYPERPARATHYROIDISM

Badglandbob09 wrote:

No, I talked with two lawyers and they said that I really wouldn't have a case unless I could get Dr. Farrar to write me a letter saying that the other surgeon did an unnecessary surgery on me, and I thought about it and decided not even to ask him to get involved. I don't think he would want to anyway because you know how these doctors stick together! However, I did file a formal complaint against Dr. Martyn with the State Medical Board of Ohio, and also wrote a letter to the Chief of Surgery at Riverside Hospital here in Columbus, where he operated on me and he is on their board of surgeons. I will have to leave it at that and move on with my life. Thanks for your interest. Bob

Yeah, I know that sometimes doctors would be afraid to throw another under the bus so yeah, I seem to think that you went with the right course of action. Thanks for sharing your story with me.

Wow Bob, what an experience!

I am scheduled to have Dr. Farrar perform my parathyroidectemy. He does do MIRP. I also had a surgery done by Dr. Martyn last summer to have my tonsils removed and he did a great job, but when I called his office to ask about the parathyroid, I know he wasn't the right doctor for this operation. The endocrinologists at OSU are amazing. I am 23 years old and have spend the past year trying to convince 3 different endocrinologists and numerous PCPs that I have hyperparathyroidism, all to no avail, until I went to OSU endocrinology. If you're near Ohio, I would say Dr. Farrar is the best bet.