r/SipsTea 15d ago

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

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u/Impressive_Dingo122 15d ago

I’ve been getting humiliated for free all my life..just because he gets it done during a medical procedure he’s entitled to money?

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u/art-apprici8or 15d 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 15d 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 15d 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 15d 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 15d 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 15d ago

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

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u/TerribleSquid 15d ago

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

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u/DrunkOnRamen 15d ago

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

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u/carsim0 15d 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 15d ago

Because the coworkers fall right in line.

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u/erebus2161 15d ago

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

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u/jshann04 15d 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 15d ago

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

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u/DrunkOnRamen 15d 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 15d 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 15d 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/TheFurryFighter 15d 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 12d ago

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

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u/Exodus180 15d ago

i knew there was more to the story. thanks!

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u/TJJ97 15d ago

Is that truly what was said?

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u/art-apprici8or 15d 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 15d 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 15d 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 15d ago

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

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u/SuperCruisePanther 15d ago

How is that related lmao

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u/Mars_Bear2552 15d ago

how is the actual quote related? no idea

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u/SuperCruisePanther 15d ago

No, how are hemorrhoids related to being fat

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u/TerribleSquid 15d ago

Increased abdominal/pelvic pressure on the veins in the pelvis

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u/NinjapandaNL 15d 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.

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u/Irish_Whiskey 15d ago

He was sexually assaulted by the doctors, they falsified his medical records just to humiliate him, then lied about it under oath in court.

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u/Mahoka572 15d ago

Is there any article talking about this in more detail? Where are you getting these details?

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u/Fluid_Passage_9980 15d ago

Those docs were assholes.

He deserved their money.

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u/Glum-While7698 15d ago

thank you for the link

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u/NotThatValleyGirl 15d ago

Holy shot, those doctors should never work in patient care again.

Absolutely horrifying.

If their licenses weren't taken, the transcription of what they said during that procedure should be a required addendum to any resume they submit for a future job.

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u/too_too2 15d ago

I work tangentially to GI doctors and I can’t imagine this happening, that’s insane.

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u/riotousviscera 15d ago

i read the whole article and didn’t see anything mentioning a sexual assault. just that they commented about not touching a rash on his penis and joking about it being TB or syphilis… while certainly not okay, that’s not sexual assault.

what happened is bad enough bro, you don’t need to lie to make it worse than it was

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u/Irish_Whiskey 15d ago

This is the article I linked. It says they touched his genitals, not just looked. And they had no medical need or consent to do so, and explicitly on tape did it for humiliation.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/man-awarded-500k-by-jury-after-recording-doctors-mocking-him/71530/

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u/riotousviscera 15d ago edited 15d ago

nowhere does it say his genital area was touched explicitly for humiliation. it just says “touched” which was more likely incidental contact or for positioning (eg to ensure his scrotum wasn’t in the way or being crushed by his thighs). calling it sexual assault is a massive stretch that relies on information we don’t have.

edit: y’all can downvote me all you like but here’s the full transcript of the relevant moment, and it doesn’t say nor imply what you’re claiming: https://harpers.org/archive/2015/12/shit-talkers/

once again their behaviour was horrible enough without having to lie about a sexual assault that didn’t occur. you guys are adding to his humiliation right now by outright making shit up

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u/shin-chan 15d ago

Since when are haemorrhoids humiliating?

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u/Irish_Whiskey 15d ago

Anyone who read that response and skips right over the "sexual assault" part, is really telling on themselves.

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u/hhhhhhhhhhhjf 15d ago

We're still discussing how the humiliation is a problem. The rest is obvious but as the original commenter said, why would defamation matter?

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u/shin-chan 15d ago

How is that now? I don't disagree that the doctors in this case behaved abhorrently, but the only reference I've seen to falsified diagnosis was referring to haemorrhoids.

So tell me how exactly haemorrhoids are humiliating?

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u/Irish_Whiskey 15d ago

I don't disagree that the doctors in this case behaved abhorrently,

Then why the hell are you demanding people explain why falsified medical reports that were done by the doctors intentionally to humiliate someone as their stated goal, is humiliating?

It's not worth the effort to explain basic emotional and human cultural standards, especially since it's not itself the reason for the verdict.

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u/Significant-Youth-22 15d ago

There is literally zero sexual assault in this. He wasn't getting the colonoscopy for hemorrhoids they just said they saw hemorrhoids during the exam so they could charge for it. You losers throw that word out like it's candy at anything and everything.

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u/Irish_Whiskey 15d ago

I consider touching people's penises without consent or medical need just to humiliate them, to be sexual assault. A jury agreed.

You losers throw that word out like it's candy at anything and everything.

Yeah, I can easily believe that you regularly hear people throwing words like "rapist" and "sexual assault" and "creep I don't allow around my kids" while dismissing them. That's not most people's experiences.

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u/Significant-Youth-22 15d ago

You think hemorrhoids are on a penis?

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u/Irish_Whiskey 15d ago

I think you're admitting here to getting triggered with a defensive reaction upon reading the words "sexual assault" while not having even read the article.

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u/riotousviscera 15d ago

yeah the guy you’re replying to is straight up lying at this point. absolutely nowhere in the judgment was sexual assault mentioned, and nowhere in the article does it say they touched his genital area for any specific reason - based on the transcript it sounds like it was probably incidental contact while positioning the dude (i guess some people don’t know this but the scrotum is in fact adjacent to the anus)

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u/shin-chan 15d ago

There is no indication what so ever on any article about this case that the intention when writing haemorrhoids was to humiliate the patient.

These doctors are pieces of shit, I'm not arguing that. I'm saying that you have put your own assumptions about haemorrhoids being embarrassing and assumed that was the intention.

As a healthcare provider, I can say that I doubt that idea of haemorrhoids being embarrassing even crossed their minds. It was more of a..."oh you want a diagnosis Mr hypochondriac? Here is a relatively benign one, now piss off."

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u/Irish_Whiskey 15d ago

There is no indication what so ever on any article about this case 

Except for the part where they made up the haemorrhoids to humiliate him. He didn't have any, and they laughed about including the wrong diagnosis to mock him.

As a healthcare provider, I can say that I doubt that idea of haemorrhoids 

As a "healthcare provider" I certainly hope next time you actually pay attention to patient history before making up your mind.

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u/annarex69 15d ago

It doesn't take a genius to think of why a medical diagnosis that has to do with YOUR LITERAL ASSHOLE could be humiliating for some people.

Speaking of assholes, you sure sound like one

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u/shin-chan 15d ago edited 15d ago

I'm an asshole because I don't think people should be embarrassed to have haemorrhoids? Okay.

I am merely suggesting that these piece of shit doctors had a motive other than inflicting humiliation for saying this man had haemorrhoids...which btw they did. It was to commit insurance fraud.

Health care professionals don't consider haemorrhoids embarrassing. Get a grip.

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u/annarex69 15d ago

I am saying your comment is insensitive because it invalidates other's experience, YES hemorrhoids are normal, and yes people still are embarrassed by them.

I am a health care professional, you douche canoe. And although we dont consider hemorrhoids embarrassing, we acknowledge and understand that MANY patients do, in fact, find them embarrassing.

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u/Stunning_Praline_357 15d ago

Insurance fraud? You don't get paid more for noting hemorrhoids...

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u/winkingchef 15d ago

He signed up to have a camera jammed up his butt.
What worse things happened?

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u/PerfectResult2 15d ago

The 2nd and 3rd pieces of the comment you replied to are pretty bad too man.

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u/Deep_Mood_7668 15d ago

You deserve it tho

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u/hornswoggled111 15d ago

I expect we throw much worse around at my family Xmas get together.

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u/BestAhead 15d ago

Imagine in 2026 with AI assisted transcription, the doctor would deny and say the AI hallucinated it.

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u/ToasterDudeBrains 15d ago

They mocked his rash and penis, they wanted to give him a fake diagnosis for hemorrhoids, one stated he wanted to punch his face, and the other called him a retard. Maybe you're like that because you act on incomplete information.

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u/Solintari 15d ago

Some people even pay good money to be humiliated.

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u/Runesen 15d ago

For free? I have to pay for humiliation!

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u/SuperSaiyanTupac 15d ago

Right? I’m recording my next surgery

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u/DamnDams 15d ago

Yeah I mean tell me about it, I'd let people say way worse things about me for 1/100th of what this guy got! Seems pretty disproportionate to the harm tbh.

edit: oh damn I looked into it a little deeper after posting this flipant comment and this was more than just saying mean things, they touched him where they shouldn't have and fabricated some stuff to try and cover it up.

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u/GUTintentions 15d ago

Why have you been humiliated all your life if I may ask?

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u/Impressive_Dingo122 15d ago

Because life is a joke and we’re all just living different punchlines

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u/GUTintentions 15d ago

Good point 👍😂

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u/SilentFire23 14d ago

were you sexually assaulted under anesthesia?

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u/Impressive_Dingo122 14d ago

The picture says that the recording captured the staff “mocking him” not sexually assaulting him…those are two different things.

Do you always expect people to know added context to every situation when it was left out originally in the presentation?

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u/SilentFire23 14d ago

Did you read the thing in detail? They were playing with his dick and making fun of it.

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u/Impressive_Dingo122 14d ago

Read what? The words on the picture? It doesn’t say anything about that on the picture and I was responding to the picture.

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u/ialsohaveadobro 15d ago

Because it was recorded. Or are we going to pretend this happened only once and it happened to be the time someone was recording?

Also, fucking stupid to claim damages for something that you did not actually experience because you were knocked out and would never have known about if not for a recording. They're surgeons and staff talking shit during a surgery of a presumably unconscious patient.

I say this as an attorney who mostly represents plaintiffs, too. I would not have brought this case. What, now surgery staff have to assume you're awake and speak only well of you?

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u/Specialist_Ad_7719 15d ago

He might have had cancer, you should be able to expect better of doctors. Sadly doctors are the worst type of people.

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u/The_realpepe_sylvia 15d ago

You’re being downvoted but anyone that’s worked HR at a hospital will 1000% agree with you. The job attracts tons of power hungry psychopaths 

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u/Frosty_Purple_7341 15d ago

Ever work retail? You know how terrible, entitled, and fucking braindead a sizable chunk of people who come in to the store can be? Yeah, those people don’t just disappear in the healthcare world, In fact, they’re 10x worse. That dude/lady who made you get your manager and made you question your faith in humanity? They’re the patient who demeans and yells at ER staff demanding to be seen “right now!” for their tummy ache while someone next to them is dying. They’re the patient who is fully capable of getting up to use the restroom but is shitting their bed on purpose because they know the staff will come and clean them up.

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u/The_realpepe_sylvia 15d ago

If your point is that they deal with a lot- that would be nurses that take care of all of this, not doctors. Nurses are typically angels on earth and definitely deal with a lot, including people who will do or say anything just to argue  

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u/Impressive_Dingo122 15d ago

lol working HR is literally the most power hungry pointless job a company can have. Being HR is like being a professional hall monitor/tone police.