Injured by a dentist while under anesthesia

[Mancha]

I was injured by my dentist while under local anesthesia. I was awake. Something wasn't right about his manner; he made a bizzare comment; and his odd behavior distracted my attention from his needless and extensive scraping away of healthy and necessary bone tissue.

His bizzare comment was, "You've been a bad patient." I had not been bad in any imaginable way, and I relive the experience wondering whether what he did to me was some form of punishment for my "being bad."

I'll be undergoing difficult surgery with difficult recovery in hopes of reversing some of the damage he caused. It will cost me a lot, but I'll at least be able to find out how far he went beyond what's reasonable, or if I'm just imagining the worst.

I'm qualified to make that call. I have pre-operative and postoperative x-rays. And I'm living with the problems his "punishment-treatment?" caused.

Above and beyond the unpleasantness of a possible malpractice case, and my feelings about having been violated, I struggle wondering what's wrong with this guy; and if what happened is linked to his mental illness, what are my ethical responsibilities to him and his patients.

If not for the fact that I respect the norms of civilized society, I'd get a baseball bat, bash his face in and cripple both his hands. It's frustrating that our civilized society puts rapists in jail and let's malpractice insurers pay for the crimes of health professionals.

I'm part of that society, and accept that like everyone else I'm obliged to live with its imperfections.

I'm torn between a desire for revenge and a desire to be civilized, while the best I can do is vent.

[lealea1005]

Report him and his behavior to his licensing board. Contact a med/mal attorney to go over your case.

Healthcare professionals pay ridiculous amounts of money for their malpractice insurance to be protected from people who think it's an easy way to win the lawsuit lottery. As in every profession, there are the proverbial "bad apples", however, the majority of healthcare professionals care very deeply about their patients and the treatment they provide.

I won't even dignify the comment comparing rapists to healthcare professionals.

[deadlock]

I was injured by my dentist while under local anesthesia. I was awake. Something wasn't right about his manner; he made a bizzare comment; and his odd behavior distracted my attention from his needless and extensive scraping away of healthy and necessary bone tissue.

His bizzare comment was, "You've been a bad patient." I had not been bad in any imaginable way, and I relive the experience wondering whether what he did to me was some form of punishment for my "being bad."

I'll be undergoing difficult surgery with difficult recovery in hopes of reversing some of the damage he caused. It will cost me a lot, but I'll at least be able to find out how far he went beyond what's reasonable, or if I'm just imagining the worst.

I'm qualified to make that call. I have pre-operative and postoperative x-rays. And I'm living with the problems his "punishment-treatment?" caused.

Above and beyond the unpleasantness of a possible malpractice case, and my feelings about having been violated, I struggle wondering what's wrong with this guy; and if what happened is linked to his mental illness, what are my ethical responsibilities to him and his patients.

If not for the fact that I respect the norms of civilized society, I'd get a baseball bat, bash his face in and cripple both his hands. It's frustrating that our civilized society puts rapists in jail and let's malpractice insurers pay for the crimes of health professionals.

I'm part of that society, and accept that like everyone else I'm obliged to live with its imperfections.

I'm torn between a desire for revenge and a desire to be civilized, while the best I can do is vent.

Mancha,

What type of surgery did he do? Have you received post surgery analgesics?

And does he indeed have a mental illness disorder or is this speculation?

[lawmed]

I was injured by my dentist while under local anesthesia. I was awake. Something wasn't right about his manner; he made a bizzare comment; and his odd behavior distracted my attention from his needless and extensive scraping away of healthy and necessary bone tissue.

His bizzare comment was, "You've been a bad patient." I had not been bad in any imaginable way, and I relive the experience wondering whether what he did to me was some form of punishment for my "being bad."

I'll be undergoing difficult surgery with difficult recovery in hopes of reversing some of the damage he caused. It will cost me a lot, but I'll at least be able to find out how far he went beyond what's reasonable, or if I'm just imagining the worst.

I'm qualified to make that call. I have pre-operative and postoperative x-rays. And I'm living with the problems his "punishment-treatment?" caused.

Above and beyond the unpleasantness of a possible malpractice case, and my feelings about having been violated, I struggle wondering what's wrong with this guy; and if what happened is linked to his mental illness, what are my ethical responsibilities to him and his patients.

If not for the fact that I respect the norms of civilized society, I'd get a baseball bat, bash his face in and cripple both his hands. It's frustrating that our civilized society puts rapists in jail and let's malpractice insurers pay for the crimes of health professionals.

I'm part of that society, and accept that like everyone else I'm obliged to live with its imperfections.

I'm torn between a desire for revenge and a desire to be civilized, while the best I can do is vent.

So far it is a toss up. Either your dentist is nuts, or you are. No offense. That was some odd behavior to distract you from having healthy bone scrapped out of your mouth. You further statements regarding baseball bats, being violated, having not been "bad in any imaginable way", mutilation of the dentist, and a strange, almost mournful comment that a civilized society punishes rapists is more than a bit bizzare in and of itself. My money is on you.