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I had my tonsils out yesterday. I'm allergic to Citric Acid, I discussed this with the nurse.?
She asked me what kinds of things citric acid was in, I told her grapefruit, oranges, lemons, some soaps, lotions, etc. After this discussion, she gave me a cup that she'd opened up for me, said it was for heartburn and nausea, and to drink it fast. I sure DID drink it fast - the main ingredient in it was Citric Acid, and it burned so badly! Now my recovery is so much worse than it should be, because I'm having to cope with the allergic reaction in addition to having my tonsils ripped out. Is there anything I can do about this? Can I sue them, get a settlement or something? I can't even talk yet, and it's been a whole day - and even the Hydrocodone they gave me isn't helping much, and I'm taking the maximum dose - it knocks me out, but that's about it.
Yes - my doc had it in my file, the hospital had called 3 days before I went in for surgery, and the nurse that had given me the drink was the one to put the allergy bracelet on me, and she had also asked me random questions about the allergy while prepping me, before she gave me the drink. ugh! What's the use of an allergy bracelet if they don't really care what it says you're allergic to???
3 Answers
- ~hels~Lv 71 decade agoFavourite answer
to start with you need to talk to someone higher than this nurse and get it reported. Human error in hospitals is not acceptable. Hope you feel better soon
- 1 decade ago
If you Told your Dr or Nurse you had an allergy to citric Acid and They still insisted that you Drank what they gave you Then take this to court Asap. And i think when you get your tonsils removed they tell you to avoid Citric Acid.