In August of 2006, my son had a "cyst" on his bottom. I took him to the pediatrician, and he said "well, if it breaks, you can swab it and bring it to the lab." The doctor gave me the swab and off we went. That weekend, my son was MISERABLE!!! Finally, I thought he must have an ear infection or something. My husband and I brought him to the ER on Sunday, with a fever of 103, and sure enough this cyst had grown and he needed to be admitted into the hospital for intravenous antibiotics!! I was so upset. Then, the doctors had to cut this cyst open and drain it and put a wick in it. I was beside myself. How could this happen to my baby?? It was terrible. He was in the hospital for 4 days, and had lots of people picking at his little bum!!
Needless to say, I think that the doctor is very liable for this. As soon as we got home from the hospital, I changed Pediatricians. I still to this day blame this doctor for the horrible ordeal my poor baby went through. I often wonder what could have been. If this doctor just treated him, he never would have gone through the tramatizing inpatient events that he was forced to go through. Now, his little bum is scarred for life. He has a scar from where the doctors had to cut him open and squeeze all the puss and infection out. My poor baby!! Luckily, since then my son has had no reoccurring infections!
I think that as parents, if we feel something is wrong with our children, we need to advocate. If we do not get the results we need or want, then we should get a second, or third opinion.
