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im in chronic pain from failed fusion low back , now with arthritis and wicked pain i was prescribed heavy narcotics like oxycodone and fentanyl pain patch i had to show up at dr to get the scripts written i showed up in jan 2011 door was locked tight dr gone , came back few days later was told dr left practice , quit would not give any scripts or see me in any way then nurse called the police to say i was abusive and had to leave , i have been going to the emergency room for my prescriptions for 9 months till i found another dr to take me on , i don''t know why all the help has flatly left me im crippled now with pain and not expected to improve from this , and yet with nothing for my pain but withdrawls from fentanyl i belong in a hospital detox so i could be monitered till off this horendous stuff they call medicines and the dr found and tried for ABANDONMENT and her nurse for stoppiong any form of treatment from united health services by saying i was abusive ,,
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While this is very unfortunate, it is unlikely that you have a successful malpractice case here. The issue is that medical malpractice cases are extremely had to prove, are very expensive, require expert testimony and can last years and years. Usually the monetary damages must be extremely high in order to pursue a malpractice claim. This is because the law makes it very hard to sue doctors and health care providers. In addition, you would need to get your medical records and bills from this doctor and it sounds like that could be an almost impossible task. This is very unfortunate but I think your time would be better spent by working on getting yourself healthy and work on establishing a good relationship with a new doctor to help treat you. If you still feel differently, you should work on getting those medical records and bills and then call a local attorney who specializes in medical malpractice to discuss this potential matter.
I am sorry this has happened to you and wish you the best of luck with this endeavor and your health.
NOTE: This response is general in nature an should not be considered legal advise. No attorney-client relationship exists or is formed by this information.
Answered on Nov 28th, 2011 at 5:26 PM