Medicare

My father passed away in 2004. As a result his children has brought a wrongful death and medical malpractice claim against the facility. We are now dealing with Medicare and they are requesting a letter of testamentary from us to proceed. We are aware Medicare will be seeking a negotiated amount of his medical expenses and we want to get this resolved as soon as possible

Deposition

I am an radiologist. I am not being sued, but I have been asked to give a deposition in a case involving a patient on whom I read some xrays. Can I refuse?

Emergency room disaster

I was brought to Highland Park Hospital on Saturday and was treated so poorly that there has already been an investigation initiated by the administrative staff there.

Knee Replacement - Improper Rehab Instructions

My mother had knee replacement early last year. After being released from the hospital she was not given rehab instructions. After about a week or so she informed her surgeon of the discomfort. The surgeon had asked why she hadn't started rehab. She informed him she was not given any rehab instructions. The surgeon stated she should have received it from the ''hospital'' and should have started the day after she left the hospital.

Presently she's in a tremendous amount of pain due to very bad scar tissue damage from not starting rehab immediately. She's had the knee looked at twice and although the surgery seems have gone well, the scar tissue damage causes more pain and discomfort than before the surgery. She's very depressed, has lost a tremendous amount of time from work, had minor surgery to break up the scar tissue, and now does not want the second replacement on the other knee, i.e. inevitable due to the condition of the other knee.

I informed her she needed to seek an attorney about the ''hospital'' over a year ago but she's been too depressed to move forward. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Me

medical malpractice

how much time do i have to make a claim

Rhinoplasty nightmare

Last year I underwent a rhinoplasty with a surgeon recommended by a family friend. His initial exam was nothing more than poking around with q-tips and taking a few pics. After surgery he commented on how I had one of the worst deviated septums that he had ever seen and insisted it must have been broken as a child. After the swelling started to go down I began to notice a bump on my left nostril. I went back to the doc and he said it was just swelling. It was not swelling. It was my septum sticking out and obstructing my nostril by about 40%. I had a very hard time breathing after this, but I had to wait a year until all of the swelling went down to have it fixed. I just had it fixed by an ENT in NC, who could not figure out what the previous surgeon had done. He also fixed the large obvious bump that he left on the bridge of my nose. Does it sound like I have a case considering he obviously did not examine me thoroughly to see that I had a deviated septum and he proceeded with the surgery anyway?

Medical Neglect

My mother went into the hospital for treatment for hypothyroidism and ended up contracting C. Diff.

Do we have any legal recourse?

malpractice

What is the statute of limitationn the state of Florida?

Patients right to refuse

Does a patient have the right to refuse a test and still receive medical treatment. Example: female having abdominal pain, the physician wants to do a vaginal exam, the patient refuses. The patient is told she would have to sign out Against Medical Advice. Is this legal? Should she have been offered an alternative test like ultrasound. Doesn't she still have the right to treatment under EMTALA.

amniocentesis suit

My daughter died due to this test done. Her sac was ruptured which in term didn't give her lungs a chance to develop. She survived for two days then passed on. Due have a case?

Professional misconduct - in ER

I was admitted into the ER about 4

years ago for blacking out. while i

was there a nurse called the dmv and

had my license revoked. I have been

unable to drive since then. I recently

was looking into how and why they

could do this... None of the reasons

listed were applicable to me. The

nurse was under the impression that

I had a seizure, she made the call

without knowing what exactly was

wrong and before the neurologist

even examined me. I was never

diagnosed with epilepsy or anything

else that has seizure's as a result. I

have also read about how to

reinstate my license, and it says I

must prove that i have not had a

seizure in 2 years... there is

absolutely no proof that I have never

had one. If anything was done out of

line with the legal means for taking

away someone's license. i would like

to sue for false clams and

professional misconduct, along with

the reinstatement of my license

asap.

Undiagnosed Diabetes

When my wife was pregnant six years ago, she was on insulin for gestational diabetes. When the baby came, her OB took her off and her primary never tested her again even though she has many painful symptoms over the years. She even had other surgeries for the pain. No one tested. The OB removed an ovary and removed the lining of her uterus to help with the pain. He never tested. She was finally diagnosed last Jan. Now she has Neuropathy and eye damage. Can she sue?

Medical Malpractice - Misdiagnosis

I got hurt while on the job in Sept. 2005 and was out of work for nearly a year afterwards due to the clinic misdiagnosing my injuring and I developed a more severe injury due to their original diagnosis of my injury, that involved me in needing 3 surgeries and I have a great deal of loss of movement. I was wondering what is the statute of limitations on a medical malpractice, as I am wanting to sue the clinic that performed the treatment for my injury. While I understand that there really isn't a lot of specific information written here, If someone leaves me a email address or phone number I can provide you with a more detailed report of my situation. I do have all documentation supporting everything that I have to say.

getting paid for a deposition

Can I get paid for time/wages lost from work if I am subpoened to be a witness for a dep.?

medical malpractice

My baby was given his 6 month immunization shots twice, 6 and 9 month check up. The dr said he accidentally prescribed them instead of his 1 (HepB) shot, that he did not get. Is this grounds for a medical malpractice case?

Toddler injury at doctor's

Our 3-year-old needs orthotics, which, to order to her specs, requires a mold/cast of her foot. The tech/doc used a cast cutter to remove the cast (not standard procedure, as her previous fitting 1 year earlier didn't require one) then tried to cut the gauze placed between her foot and the plaster.

He didn't have any control over the scissors, jamming and twisting it to cut the gauze completely. In cutting this, however, he also took a 1/2 to 3/4 inch-long gouge of skin of the top of her foot. It bled; it scabbed over; and nearly 3 months later, she has a small scar on the top of her foot. The clinic has done nothing to rectify this and on top of this is charging us $20 for our child's records (that we've requested). She's now terrified of any mechanical/machine noises: vacuum, drill, kitchen mixer, due to the cast cutter. In addition, she screamed bloody murder while it happened. She was in a lot of pain.

We just want them to make it right with our daughter, such as a bond in her name or some such, for her future. She has Down syndrome.

My mother is in a coma

My mother suffered a right posterior ischemic stroke and was admitted to the hospital. She was awake, following commands,slurred speach and left sided hemiparesis. We were told they would not treat this stroke with anticoagulants becaused it was to risky. 24hrs after admission they ordered lovenox anyway. 36hrs after admission she she was unresponsive. Cat Scan of the head showed a hugh left posterior hemorrhage filling the entire ventricle. She has been in coma every since then . It has bee 7wks now. I believe the anticoagulant caused this. what can I do?

My husband was sent home from hospital

my husband just had heart surgery in april 2008, he was put in one hospital in Nov.2007 they did'nt run proper testing on him and sent him home, the doctors at the hospital said that the other hospital should have never sent him home, can my husband sue that hospital???

persons without doctor degree allowed to dispense 6 narcotic meds?

If a referral is made from your primary doctor to see the surgeon(specific area), who performed a previous surgery(unsuccessful + additional problems) sees you for a re evaluation + new m r i sees patient 1 visit stating he wants to: go in undo what he had previously done, flip me over, go in the other side and do re constructive surgery & he'll request authorization & to return 4 weeks for follow up. at the next appointment it isnt your doctor its an assistant whom you have never seen. you request to speak to the doctor. He says, he's unavailable & cont. to explain the meds -He- wants to give me (I receive my medications from my primary doctor) no answer to speak to doc. He tells me I need to exercise has me stand up and starts pushing my arms past the point where its VERY painful. lets go & tells me I know you are hurting but you need to do this. that's why your not better. Again, I ask to see the doctor. He says, I'll be back to discuss the meds. Leaves/ret. with bag of VARIOUS meds 6. in boxes + 2. I ask,'' Dont you need to know what other meds I take? Ok.says return 4 wks. leaving, I hear the doctor behind me he dosn't acknolege me. Asst. can write perscripts? Last report says overall ok but need surg? Is this normal?

hospital overdose

My brother recently passed away in the hospital. All my parents were told was the preliminary autopsy results which stated it was an overdose of methadone as prescribed by the hospital. He was in the hospital for his addiction issues for 1 week before going to rehab. We are waiting for comlete toxicology reports now. DO my parents have a case?