I gave birth and ten days later had a D&C for retained placenta almost died but with this covid 19 it was even more risky to go to a hospital and I just had a baby I am afraid everyday I am gonna have to go back in because they had to do a blind D&C and I'm still going through pain. And it's been three weeks I should be ok.
Do you know the reason why ten days passed before they had you back for D & C? One ppossibility is that they missed the fact that the placenta (or part of it) was retained. If so, this is could be breach of the standard of care.
The issue with a case like this is damages. I sounds like you had a rough time during those ten (10) days, which I do not discount, but Medmal cases are very expensive to bring now because of the expert withess requirements. If you were in ICU/coma, etc during the 10 days, and especially if you still have lasting damage/injuries, your case could be economically viable for someone to review and possibly file.
Unfortunately the Texas legislature has tilted the deck in favor of doctors and hospitals, with onerous expert requirements and caps on damages, so that very few Plaintiff's law firm take on medmal cases, and those that do are very selective.
I have both defended doctors and reopresented patients through trial, so I have a pretty good idea of the costs and what it takes to get by the initial expert report requirement. I would be interested on hearing more about your injuries, both during the ten day time perios, and after the DNC.
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