Unfortunately, this is a tough question to answer with the information you've provided. You need to make an appointment with an experienced medical malpractice lawyer who will likely need to interview you and look at least some of your medical records to answer your question. In general, in the state of Illinois an adult patient has 2 years from the date of the malpractice or 2 years from the date that a reasonable person would have begun to suspect malpractice. This means that a patient can sometimes file suit more than 2 years after the malpractice if they didn't know and didn't have reason to suspect that a mistake was made. Whether you fall into this category is impossible to tell from your summary, which is why it is important for you to make an appointment to speak with a lawyer promptly. Don't wait-- if you wait too long, you claims will be barred. Good luck.
Answered on Nov 18th, 2011 at 12:13 PM