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while painting the ladder slipped out from under me and i broke my right foots metatarsal and fractured my left ankle. Its been just over two weeks and I will be laid up for several more days with possible surgery required. The baylor hospital told me my left ankle was fine and sent me out walking, when i couldnt walk they put a temporary boot on my foot and gave me crutches. the doctor told me that there was Nothing Wrong with it period. The pain was severe and became much worse as i walked to car and home ect..the follow up care at my orthopedics immedially found the fracture and told me no weight what so ever and gave me a wheel chair. i really believe that by walking on the fracture it caused more damage and much more pain and suffering only adding to my recovery time. the nurse at the hospital even said it was fractured and needed surgery but yet the paper work said its only a ankle sprain
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Assuming that the fracture was visible in the x-rays, the radiologist made a mistake. The big question in any case will be whether the delay in diagnosis caused you harm and contributed to a rose outcome. If it did, and the harm is significant and permanent, you may have a malpractice case worth investigating. Of course, you are still under active care, so it is difficult to say what the ultimate outcome will be.
If you want to investigate a malpractice case, 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, ideally with experience in cases that involve your medical issue. If you are unable to find a lawyer who meets these qualifications within your state, sometimes you may contact an out of state lawyer who can refer you to a qualified attorney in your state while providing support related to the issues of medicine.
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Answered on Jun 22nd, 2013 at 1:24 PM