Cynthia Williams of Illinois was 40 years old, the mother of three kids and was done having babies for a variety of reasons. When Williams was 12 years old, she lost her right ovary to a cyst and she also found out that she carries the sickle cell trait. Sickle cell disease is a genetic abnormality that can cause a serious, dangerous and painful disorder in kids. Williams married a man who was also a carrier for sickle cell, they found out when their second son was born with the disease. After that, they used the rhythm method for birth control, but got pregnant four years later. Fortunately, their daughter from that pregnancy was born a carrier as opposed to having the disease.
Williams went on birth control, but high blood pressure led her to find a different option. She decided to have her left tube tied. Wait till you hear what happened.
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Yup, she got pregnant again. Kennadi, her fourth child, was born in February 2010 with sickle cell disease. Williams and her husband are suing Dr. Byron Rosner of Reproductive Health Associates for "wrongful pregnancy. "
Here's the thing: Even though tubal ligation is considered a permanent method of birth control as many as 37 out of 1,000 become pregnant within 10 years because of that Williams had a hard time finding a lawyer to take her case.
But, wait!
Remember I told you that Williams lost her right ovary when she was 12 years old? That meant that when she went in to get a tubal ligation, all she needed was for her left tube to be tied. Well, guess what? According to medical records, Dr. Rosner tied, excised and cauterized her right tube, while her left tube was left intact. That means he tied the wrong tube! Ugh!
Williams is now 44 years old, her daughter Kennadi is 4 and faces a lifetime of expensive health problems. Sickle cell makes blood cells that are supposed to be round and squishy, C-shaped and hard. The cells become stuck in blood vessels and cause not only pain, but raise the risk of infections and strokes.
You know, if the tubal ligation had been performed properly and she still got pregnant, then I wouldn't think she had a case, but this is an obvious mistake on the doctors part.
Don't go thinking that Williams doesn't adore Kennadi, of course she does, but now she wants help taking care of her daughter's medical expenses and I don't blame her.
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