Woman claims doctor's rudeness caused her to have heart attack in his office

A Beaumont woman claims Dr. Howard Wilcox was so rude to her that she suffered a heart attack in his office.

According to the suit filed pro se on Dec. 30 in Jefferson County District Court, Amy Michelle Modica visited Dr. Wilcox's office on Major Drive a few weeks ago complaining of circulation problems and was attempting to describe them to the doctor when she had a heart attack.

"I was having difficulty with my extremities going to sleep on me and that gives an uncomfortable feeling," she states in the suit. "When the discomfort last for hours, it becomes painful."

After attempting to explain her symptoms to Wilcox, Modica suffered a heart attack when he said her symptoms were normal, she claims.

"I was made to have a heart attack right there in his office," the suit states. "And, that is true. It would not have happened if this man would have decency to listen fully, and have regard for what symptoms I am notifying him of."

This is not Modica's only suit against a professional for behavior she found unsatisfactory. On Dec. 23 she filed a lawsuit against attorney Frank Calvert for allegedly verbally assaulting her with sarcasm. In November, she filed suit against multiple housing officials, including President George W. Bush, alleging she may be forced into homelessness because of mismanagement at the Beaumont Housing Authority.