QUESTION
i wanted to know if i have a case due to a amputated foot i recently went threw.
Asked on Mar 22nd, 2018 on Medical Malpractice - New York
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i had an infection on my toe the big one and the toe next to it about a month ago. i was taking care of it on my own for 2-3 weeks with bandages,water,alcohol,epsom salt and all the above to keep it from getting worst then what it was. i then realize that it was getting swollen and bad by the middle of the third week. i then called the ambulance to assist me to a hospital of my choice. i get to the hospital and doctors saw my foot in the e.r and jump to the conclusion that i needed my foot amputated due to an infection on my toe and i'm a diabetic so it did not make my infection any better. it actually gotten worse so the doctors did not do no x rays no form or type of evaluation on my foot to determine what would happened. all what was being said was i need my foot cut off before the infection spread all threw my leg and i could eventually die. so i said i want my toes to get cut off clean and see if they could take care of the infection by doing what surgeons do.
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There is no way an attorney can tell you whether your foot was unnecessarily amputated without reviewing your medical records with a surgeon who specializes in diabetes. As you are well aware, the fact that you are diabetic makes any injury or infection to your lower extremeties- even toenail fungus- potentially life-threatening. That being said, whether or not the amputation of your entire foot was necessary can only be answered by reviewing your entire medical record. Keep in mind that the statute of limitations for starting a medical malpractice action is two and one half years, and if the hospital is government entity, a notice of claim must be served within 90 days of the amputation.
Answered on Mar 26th, 2018 at 12:18 PM