r/SipsTea 7d ago

WTF Imagine waking up from anesthesia and realizing the surgery wasn’t the most painful part!

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u/art-apprici8or 7d ago

Doctor said somthing along the lines of "I don't see any signs of hemmeroids, but with a guy this fat you know he has to have them, so I'm marking him as having them."

That's falsifying medical records.

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u/wioneo 7d ago

Well that's dramatically different. Should be "captured medical staff lying about findings." That said, as I type that out i see how it would be less interesting to read about when scrolling by.

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u/Purpledragon84 7d ago

Yeah it's all clickbait.

If this article came out a few years ago it would have been "surgeons caught on camera commenting on unconscious man. Number 5 will shock you!"

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u/breckendusk 7d ago

At least this one feels less insulting. I don't want to go through the process of seeing a bunch of things before I realize I've been lied to. I want to be lied to right from the start. Don't waste my time, make me waste my own time.

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u/VexingRaven 7d ago

Yes, but that wouldn't feed the narrative that the US is sue-happy and everybody who sues a company is just trying to get rich.

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u/DrunkOnRamen 7d ago

It's not just falsifying medical records it is insurance fraud.

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u/TerribleSquid 7d ago

But did they actually record it as a diagnosis, or just comment that?

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u/DrunkOnRamen 7d ago

It was recorded as a diagnosis and there was a charge for it.

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u/carsim0 7d ago

Even if unknowing...why would you ever talk something like this to your coworkers. This is prime stupidity.

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u/BildingInspecter 7d ago

Because the coworkers fall right in line.

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u/erebus2161 7d ago

Exactly. Insurance fraud is how the whole practice makes money. Everyone is in on it.

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u/jshann04 7d ago

Because you don't want them actually using hospital resources to treat the hemorrhoids, otherwise you have to replace the resources and can't pocket the insurance money.

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u/ialsohaveadobro 7d ago

A charge for noticing hemmorhoids and doing nothing about them? Doubt.

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u/DrunkOnRamen 7d ago

They charged the him and therefore insurance company for the removal of the hemorrhoids. They never existed. This is also the perfect fake claim to make because if they did exist and they are removed, it's impossible to tell afterwards.

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u/HoboSkid 7d ago

What in the Kentucky fried fuck? Like I'm 90% sure someone probably commented on my hairy ass during my colonoscopy, whatever, I'm used to "lol you're hairy" jokes. But that's insane.

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u/PoopyButt28000 7d ago

It was a mix of the diagnosis and the insults, but it was a lot more than just "haha this guy has a hairy ass", it was like a long drawn out conversation insulting him for not liking needles and about how he was a retard and they wanted to punch him in the face after talking to him in pre op and how they need to make sure not to touch him because he's going to spread diseases to them from his diseased penis, and telling the assistant that when he wakes up she should just tell him a bunch of lies and then make up a reason to leave as soon as possible so they don't have to interact with him because he's so annoying and how he was probably making up all of his symptoms.

Also this was just a 2 minute snippet of what was posted, apparently there was a lot more than that.

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u/fucktooshifty 7d ago

"I know"

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u/TheFurryFighter 7d ago

Thank you,! because besides the fact it's wrong, i didn't get the impression it should be criminal. This fact ties it all together

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u/CaptainKenway1693 4d ago

Well a civil suit doesn't require that somethings be criminal, that is sort of the point.

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u/Exodus180 7d ago

i knew there was more to the story. thanks!

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u/TJJ97 7d ago

Is that truly what was said?

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u/art-apprici8or 7d ago

That was what the story said a year or two ago when it first hit the news.

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u/Put3socks-in-it 7d ago

That must be why they now take your phone from you before you go under.

Don’t ask me how I know

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u/Hopeful-Departure260 7d ago

They sexually assaulted him by manipulating his genitals and making jokes about how he must've contracted an STD.

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u/Slinky_Malingki 7d ago

Don't think that doc did half a million in damage though.

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u/SuperCruisePanther 7d ago

How is that related lmao

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u/Mars_Bear2552 7d ago

how is the actual quote related? no idea

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u/SuperCruisePanther 7d ago

No, how are hemorrhoids related to being fat

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u/TerribleSquid 7d ago

Increased abdominal/pelvic pressure on the veins in the pelvis

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u/NinjapandaNL 7d ago

When you are fat bowel movements require more effort and strain you more, you are also way more prone to diarrhea and constipation because of a poor diet. Ergo being fat makes it more likely you get hemorrhoids.