alt Hacker NewsI just don't know even what to say to this. That is absolutely devastating for the family. This story is absolutely insane. This sounds like something you'd read about in a third-world country in the 19th century.
The fact that he just kept doubling down and then even tried to cover it up is chilling. What is his deal? He just wants to play doctor? Does he get heavily paid for surgeries?
I see this on an 4 year old review:
> I truly believe, and have been told, it sounds like the outpatient surgery benefits him more monetarily than doing it during my 8 day hospital stay.
Perhaps this guy is just in it for the money and totally out of his league.
It makes you wonder why checks and balances failed to allow this guy to practice medicine and who wasn't speaking up or being listened to. It's pretty scary if there are doctor's like this out there.
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To examine why, a thought experiement:
Scenes: The doctor in his office, The consultation. The surgery.
We have a carousel of sound tracks. What kind of movie soundtrack fits best?
What's the difference between cutting out someone's liver in a garage or shed or car vs. doing it in an operating room?
It’s unfortunately the case in 21st century in unexpected places with systemic issues and it can get worse — e.g. repeated surgeries under influence, etc.
This is, unfortunately, how narcissists behave. It's simply impossible for a narcissist to be wrong. They truly believe themselves to be right, all the time, and will even distort reality around them to "make" it true. And they do it all unconsciously.
I have to assume some kind of dementia or mental instability on the part of the surgeon. Nobody in his right mind would behave this way.
>This sounds like something you'd read about in a third-world country in the 19th century.
Not even then. Neither third world country doctors nor 19th century physicians would confuse the liver for the spleen.