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A 54-year-old housewife is suing the government a whopping RM7.5 million in damages for a wrong diagnosis on cancer, which lead to the unnecessary removal of her left breast.
Silvarany Thangavellu of Batu Gajah would seek RM5 million in general damages, and RM2.5 million in exemplary damages and damages for pain, suffering, embarrassment, trauma and interest and cost.
The case was mentioned in the High Court in Ipoh today.
Silvarany had filed the case on Feb 15, 2008 and is suing Dr L Vasu Pillai and director of the Ipoh General Hospital, the Health Ministry and the Malaysian government for medical negligence.
Her counsel, A Magesan of A Sivanesan & Co, said he would file the notice in court next week to prepare the case for hearing in court.
He said that his client was admitted into the Ipoh General Hospital for a stomach problem and her uterus was removed following the discovery of a fibroid growth.
On her subsequent medical visit on May 16, 2005, she was informed by Vasu that her pathology report showed she has cancer in her left breast.
It was surgically removed in an operation, performed by Vasu on Sept 7, 2005. She was discharged five days later.
A month after, she went for a follow-up medical check-up and was told by Dr Stephen Jacob, a doctor in the Ipoh General Hospital, that she was misdiagnosed for breast cancer and her left breast was wrongly removed.(Source: Malaysiakini.com )
I dont get it. Whats wrong with our medical system. This is consider a very big problem. I dont knw how many more people out there are having the same Prob š¦
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