QUESTION
can i sue a doctor for false diagnose
Asked on Mar 01st, 2013 on Medical Malpractice - Pennsylvania
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I was told i had a miscarriage in december by the doctor who was seeing me. I had ultrasounds done, even a vaginal one, they said there was nothing there. I was then duscharged and diagnosed with a miscarriage. Two weeks after that i took my birth control depovera. Well i started feeling funny in the end of janurary, took a test, came back positive. Made a obgyn appointment, got a ultrasound there, turns out i never had a miscarriage im about 4 months with a baby i hate to say, dont want
1 ANSWER
Jerry Meyers
In Penna. there are not practical remedies to the problem you describe. Damages recoverable following the birth of a healthy child are limited to the costs and pain and inconvenience associated with the pregnancy. A child born disabled provides the basis for a substantial recovery but even in such cases juries are likely to only provide for the future needs of the child. You should have received serial blood tests to confirm miscarriage especially where your physician knew this was an unwanted pregnancy. You should consult a lawyer whose opinion would be based on a more detailed set of facts than you have presented here and also inform you of the applicable statute of limitation.
Answered on Mar 04th, 2013 at 3:56 PM