AnnMarie
02-14-2007, 11:06 AM
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/11011350/detail.html
BOSTON -- Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis had gastric bypass surgery because he was afraid he would die if he didn't lose weight, but complications from the procedure left him so sick he spent more than a month in the hospital, he testified Wednesday in his malpractice lawsuit against two surgeons.
In his lawsuit, Weis claims Massachusetts General surgeons Charles Ferguson and Richard Hodin acted negligently. He claims they failed to recognize life-threatening complications after his surgery, allowing him to bleed internally for more than a day.
The doctors maintain they did nothing wrong.
Weis, the former offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots, testified during the second day of the trial that he had a lifelong battle with his weight. His father, he said, died of a heart attack at age 56.
After watching a DVD of the Patriots' 2001 Super Bowl win over the St. Louis Rams, he decided to have the surgery, he said.
"I just looked at myself on the sideline and I said, 'We got a problem here,' " Weis testified.
At the time of his surgery in June 2002, Weis weighed 350 pounds.
Weis said he spent more than a month in various hospitals, and after his release had problems walking and could get around only with the help of a wheelchair or electric cart. His lawyer, Michael Mone, told the jury during opening statements Tuesday that Weis still suffers nerve damage in his legs.
Weis also said he remembered waking up while the intensive care unit and seeing Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who is expected to testify in the case.
William J. Dailey Jr., an attorney for the doctors, told jurors Tuesday the doctors acted appropriately and said Weis experienced one of the known complications of the surgery.
Weis is seeking unspecified damages.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
If I recall correctly this was around the time we also lost about 3-4 other people in a couple of month span here in MA, during and immediately following surgery. They suspended them at the major hospitals for a period.
According to a story I read yesterday he bled internally for over 30 hours, so if that's the area of concentration I'd assume he certainly has a case.
BOSTON -- Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis had gastric bypass surgery because he was afraid he would die if he didn't lose weight, but complications from the procedure left him so sick he spent more than a month in the hospital, he testified Wednesday in his malpractice lawsuit against two surgeons.
In his lawsuit, Weis claims Massachusetts General surgeons Charles Ferguson and Richard Hodin acted negligently. He claims they failed to recognize life-threatening complications after his surgery, allowing him to bleed internally for more than a day.
The doctors maintain they did nothing wrong.
Weis, the former offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots, testified during the second day of the trial that he had a lifelong battle with his weight. His father, he said, died of a heart attack at age 56.
After watching a DVD of the Patriots' 2001 Super Bowl win over the St. Louis Rams, he decided to have the surgery, he said.
"I just looked at myself on the sideline and I said, 'We got a problem here,' " Weis testified.
At the time of his surgery in June 2002, Weis weighed 350 pounds.
Weis said he spent more than a month in various hospitals, and after his release had problems walking and could get around only with the help of a wheelchair or electric cart. His lawyer, Michael Mone, told the jury during opening statements Tuesday that Weis still suffers nerve damage in his legs.
Weis also said he remembered waking up while the intensive care unit and seeing Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who is expected to testify in the case.
William J. Dailey Jr., an attorney for the doctors, told jurors Tuesday the doctors acted appropriately and said Weis experienced one of the known complications of the surgery.
Weis is seeking unspecified damages.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
If I recall correctly this was around the time we also lost about 3-4 other people in a couple of month span here in MA, during and immediately following surgery. They suspended them at the major hospitals for a period.
According to a story I read yesterday he bled internally for over 30 hours, so if that's the area of concentration I'd assume he certainly has a case.