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I am a 51 yr old man with no health issues and not on any medications,I recently went for out patient surgery,umbilical hernia repair,when i came out of surgey i was unable to pronounce words,where i lived what procedure i was in hospital for,so they immediately admitted me put me on oxygen and scheduled MRI i was in hospital for 33 hrs before released,my doc says hospital sasy MRI was normal but when he looked at them he said they were abnormal,he refered me to a neuorlogist,I have had a speech impediment since my surgery(stutter) which u did not have before..doc told me 2 weeks later that my smoking caused mini stroke,,,but i was fine before surgery..no strokes of any kind..i have my medical records and it shows upon release patient did not have stroke,,but they released me and then told me days and weeks later i did..how do i prove they caused this injury to me
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You weren't smoking during the surgery, so I don't see how that could cause your stroke. Smoking may have put you at an increased risk for a stroke, but these are things that should come up during, and be proactively planned for when you obtain preoperative clearance.
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.
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.
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Answered on Sep 15th, 2013 at 6:45 PM