Fw: ish Woman has pen left inside after implant removal

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From: Ilena Rose <ilena@...>

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Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 5:06 PM

Subject: ish Woman has pen left inside after implant removal

>http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_9857.html

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>Mum claims pen left in breast after op

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>A mum in Scotland is claiming doctors left part of a ballpoint pen inside

>her during a breast operation.

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>Alaine McPhee was rushed to hospital in Wick, northern Scotland, just days

>after undergoing surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to remove a breast

>implant.

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>Medics at the hospital were amazed to find part of what Mrs McPhee claims

>was a Bic pen inside her breast.

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>The mother-of-four had part of the pen removed during emergency surgery.

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>Mrs McPhee is now suing the Aberdeen hospital for gross negligence.

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>A spokesman for Grampian University Hospital NHS Trust confirmed Mrs

>McPhee had launched a legal action against the hospital.

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>She told Ananova: " The lady has put in a claim against the trust. It would

>be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing legal action. "

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