On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:33:34 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 4/11/2016 5:12 PM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:05:10 -0300, wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:20:11 -0600, Janet B >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I guess I was lucky. I didn't have surgery to have it removed. I did
>>>> have surgery to place a 'screen' before my heart to prevent the clot
>>> >from getting to heart. I was treated with a blood thinner.
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> I saw one of those 'medical' ads on tv the other day, a law firm
>>> asking you if you had one of those screens to contact them - maybe you
>>> should check that out?
>>
>> No, I don't listen to those ads. It's law firms looking for business.
>> Janet US
>>
>Those ads are always announced by a "non-attorney spokesperson". Class
>action lawsuits. Hey, if you join in and deal with 10 years of
>litigation you *might* get a settlement check... after the lawyers take
>their cut you'll be lucky to get $1.99... if you live long enough.
>
>Jill

I wasn't suggesting Janet enter a class action, more that if the
lawyers are advertising about those 'screens' maybe it is worth Janets
time to check with her doc what's going on with them.