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I had surgery some 2 years ago. The surgery itself went fairly well, aside from some swelling and bleeding on near each temple on the sides of my head. The surgery was for a laminectomy from c3 to c7. After they sent me home, I found that I had a horrible staph infection in the wound. The doctor told me I didn't get it at the hospital which I thought odd at the time. So they opened the wound again, did a second surgery, put in a drainage tube and had me on iv antibiotics for two months after a further 2 week stay in the hospital. Now I have so much scar tissue built up in the wound site that I have only about 20 percent mobility in my neck.
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Michael Varble
Infection is always a possible risk of surgery so there probably is not malpractice issue here. However, you can take your medical records to an attorney for a consultation and see what he or she has to say about it. You provide only limited facts in this question and it never hurts to speak to someone in person.
Answered on Oct 11th, 2014 at 7:02 AM