QUESTION
Can I sue if my doctor because didn't take me off my aspirin maintenance prior to surgery?
Asked on May 03rd, 2013 on Medical Malpractice - Illinois
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I recently had gallbladder surgery and my doctor told me to continue my aspirin a day. Three days after the surgery I noticed I was extremely black and blue in my stomach. Six 6 days after the surgery I was in such pain that it seemed I had the surgery all over again. I went to see a partner of the surgeon on the seventh day and he asked me if I am still off of the aspirin and I informed him I was never taken off the aspirin which I have in writing. It appears I was bleeding inside my stomach since the aspirin is a blood thinner. Once I stopped the aspirin I started to heal the way I should heal after this surgery. I went to see my surgeon to get released to return to work on the 17th day after the surgery and he basically said I wasn't healing because my blood wasn't clotting due to the aspirin but once I stopped the aspirin I started healing the way I should have been from day one. He said my healing process is a little more than a week behind.
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Answered on May 05th, 2013 at 12:50 PM