Man Snaps At Doctor For Blaming Him For Medical Mistake, Gets The Nurse Responsible Fired

"No one would ever recommend that from this office"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• December 10, 2023

People get hired and fired sometimes. Some are fired over little or big things; some are fired for committing an offense; and some can be fired for no just cause.

In today's story, we see someone who was fired for incompetence. As a medical practitioner, you ought to be knowledgeable about your craft because you're dealing with human lives.

So the narrator of today's story was playing with a puppy. The dog's sharp baby teeth punctured his palm and gave him a staph infection, so after 10 days, he went home with instructions to follow up with his surgeon.

"2 weeks before I'm to have my appointment my hand started showing minor signs of infection, so I call my surgeons office tell them what's going on and asked what they want me to do since I won't see them for 2 weeks. The nurse on the phone tells me to do daily peroxide rinses once a day and if it gets worse to go to the ER," the OP writes.

So the OP shows up at the hospital, only for the doctor to have an angry face upon seeing his palm. Apparently, it was wrong to recommend using peroxide rose on a healing wound, but the OP had to tell the truth about what really happened.

The nurse who gave the OP instructions was in a real big mess, and you can read the whole story as you scroll down below.

The headline

The story begins

The doctor comments

The concluding part

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the a-hole:

My action was snapping at my doctor when everyone could hear us.

2. Snapping at my doctor revealed a nurse did encourage peroxide rinses, something he warned in front of his entire staff would get someone fired for.

And the comments roll in...

The nurse was wrong

A negative impact

It can increase scarring

A similar story has been shared

The OP shares an update in the comments

My hand is fine now I am missing 2 fingers and had 12 surgeries. As for the puppy nothing happened, the health department called me 12.

Days after the incident saying they wanted the dog and after a few weeks of telling them no, the dog isn't dead so no rabies, (10ish days is average), and finally threatening them with a lawyer for harassment charges finally left me alone.

He was taken to the vet to make sure he was ok but I was told to give both infections is not common. It was a 6 months old puppy, babies of most species like to explore and use their mouths his sharp ass teeth did me in lol

Reporting the doctor

Getting honest answers

Plastic surgeon referral

Reviewing the doctor negatively

Apparently, hydrogen peroxide doesn't kill bacteria at all, per more modern studies. Some Redditors say that peroxide does do is debride necrotic tissue which is pointless if an infected wound isn't being treated with antibiotics, and the bacteria just keep creating more necrotic tissue.

Redditors made their decision and the OP was declared not the AH. Share this article with your loved ones to get their own verdict as well.

Maryjane