do I have a case?

My sympathy on the ordeal that you have had to suffer.  I have known several women who have suffered this injury and I know how life-changing it can be. Sadly, this injury occurs often enough that we have handled a number of cases of ureteral injury occuring during a hysterectomy.  Injury to the ureter is a known risk of a hysterectomy, the level of the risk depending upon the type of hysterectomy.  A medical malpractice claim is not for the injury to the ureter but the failure to recognize that the injury has occurred and repairing it immediately.  A damaged ureter left to leak into the abdominal cavity often causes severe, even life-threatening, infections and results in permanent scarring and adhesions. Your medical records would be the starting point in researching whether you may have a medical malpractice claim.  Your pre-surgery condition  is relevant as well as the type of hysterectomy and the difficulty of the actual procedure should be reviewed.  You may have also suffered negligent care if the signs of infection were not caught promptly. Please keep in mind that you have a two year statute of limitations in Colorado for filing a medical malpractice claim, you must file within two years of the act of negligence or lose your right to do so. I would be happy to discuss your case further and answer any further questions you may have. Personal regards, Linda J Chalat