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Problems with doctor and surgreys

Asked on Oct 11th, 2013 on Medical Malpractice - Mississippi
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I cut both tendons in my ring and small finger with a knife cutting some fruit seen a hand specialist 2 days later and had my first surgery the next day I picked up a small magazine with both hands and dropped it on a spider and felt a pop in ring finger and call the doctors office went in the next day same doctor that did surgery looked at my hand and said I was fine even after I told him countless times something wasn't right he sent me to physical therapy for 3 weeks and finally physical therapist told doctor I needed a MRI because there was no progress so had MRI and like I told him my tendon had reruptured and tendons in small finger were also ruptured he then blamed me for my tendonds being ruptured again is there anything I can do about this as far as him not listening to me when I told him it wasn't right there is more to this I have had 3 surgreys in the matter of 4 weeks thanks for your time
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Catastrophic Injury Attorney serving Roseland, NJ at John J. Ratkowitz
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You may have a case, but it is going to be hard to quantify the damages. It sounds like he failed to diagnose the tendon rupture in the little finger and he obviously failed to diagnose the re-rupture, but the question will be what impact the delay in dealing with those two conditions was on the ultimate outcome. I could be a case, but if you caled my office I would tell you to wait until the dust settled after the final sugery to see (a) whether this caused permanent damage and (b) how much of whatever was left was related to the delay/mistreatment. Of course, you have to also be mindful of the statute of limitations, so you cannot wait forever.  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. 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. This discusses the issue of financial viability. Click here for an article that explains what you can and should expect when pursuing a medical malpractice case. Click here, here  and here for more information about me. Click here for summaries of some of the cases that I have litigated. Since I am a lawyer, I need to advise you of the following when I communicate with you: 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 Click here for my website. 
Answered on Oct 12th, 2013 at 11:02 AM

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