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I WANT TO KNOW DO I HAVE A MEDICAL MALPRATICE OR NEGLIGANCE CASE?
Asked on Nov 17th, 2012 on Medical Malpractice - Tennessee
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I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY PARATHYROID GLAND, THRU TWO DIFFERENT TEST IMAGES IT WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE ABNORMAL AND LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE , I DECIDED TO HAVE SURGERY AFTER BEING TOLD I WOULD HAVE A 2 INCH SCAR AND THE SURGERY WOULD ONLY TAKE 45 MINS I AWOKE 2 AND HALF HOURS LATER TO TWO LARGE SCARS ON MY THROAT A 5 INCH SCAR AND A 2 INCH VERTICAL SCAR , I WAS FIRST TOLD THE VERTICAL SCAR WAS A DRAIN TUBE THEN TOLD IT WAS JUST WHERE HE COULD LOOK AROUND BETTER ONLY TO BE TOLD THREE WEEKS LATER BY A NURSDE IN THE PFFICE THAT THE DOCTOR HAD TORN MY SKIN AND RIPPED IT OPEN WITH A INSTRUMENT FURING SURGERY... NOW MY PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME AS BEFORE THE SURGERY AND I FOUND OUT TWO DAYS AGO THEY STILL EXSIST CAUSE HE REMOVED THE WRONG THING, HE WENT IN ON THE LEFT SIDE IN STEAD OF THE RIGHT? SO I WILL REQUIRE ANOTHER SUREGERY TO FIX PROBLEM, HE ALSO REMOVED HALF MY THYROID GLAND WHICH WAS NORMAL WHILE HE WAS IN THERE AND I WILL HAVE TO TAKE HORMONE MEDS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE..
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Wrong site surgery is medical malpractice.
If you want to investigate a case further, 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.
Click here for an article that explains what you can expect when filing a medical malpractice case.
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Please note that by attempting to answer your question, I am not acting as your attorney. I will do nothing further to protect or preserve your interests in the absence of any additional discussion with you about this matter. John Ratkowitz, Esq. Starr, Gern, Davison & Rubin, P.C. 105 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland, NJ 07068 Office: (973) 830-8441 Cell: (732) 616-6278 Fax: (973) 226-0031 Email: jratkowitz@starrgern.com Skype: john_ratkowitz Web: www.starrgern.com.
Answered on Nov 19th, 2012 at 9:57 AM