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On 02/27/13 I visited Long Beach Memorial Hospital for lower back pain due to pregnancy. I was told by the ER physician I would receive pain killers, as well as anitbiotics for a UTI and a yeast Infection. Before getting discharged, the nruse brought my discharge papers and asked me to sign. As I reviewed the papers I realized this was for another patient with a similar year of birth but different condition. I believe this girl received mine while I received hers. Either way when I noticed the prescription wasn't related to my diagnosis, I told the nurse and quickly took the papers away. I was later told by my gynocologist that the presrciption given to me was extreamly high for my condition. I was given 500ml pills when I should have been taking 20 ml for a UTI. She was surprised anyone would prescribe those to me and suggested I stop taking them. On 03/06/13 I miscarried. My Obgyn suggested the pills might have been too strong and that could of caused my miscarrage. I wanted to move
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Without knowing more details, I can't tell you whether I think you have a malpractice case worth investigating, but if your OBGYN suggested that the outcome was caused by the miscommunication related to the antibiotics, then it is certainly possible that you received substandard care that impacted the outcome of your pregnancy.
Cases involving a loss of a fetus are difficult to prosecute because the damages are hard to quantify, especially if mom and dad are capable of having children after the event. I appreciate that what you have gone through is a big deal emotionally, but malpractice cases are damages driven. Personally, my firm has investigated several of these cases, but we have never filed suit.
If you want to investigate a case, you should contact a local medical malpractice attorney (one in your state). They take these cases on a contingency basis which means you only have to pay if you succeed. Additionally, initial consultations are usually free. You can use the "Find a Lawyer" service through this website to research medical malpractice attorneys. Then, visit each attorney's website and look for a firm that has a record of successful verdicts.
Below are some articles you may find helpful. They are written for a New Jersey audience (where I practice) but the ideas discussed in these articles usually apply in most other jurisdictions as well.
Click here for an article that discusses the three main questions I ask when deciding whether to investigate a potential medical malpractice case.
Click here for an article that explains what you can expect when filing a medical malpractice case.
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Answered on Jul 17th, 2013 at 9:18 PM