botched surgery; refusal to refer out of medical group

I recently had a botched surgery. The doctor promised that if for some reason she could not do my surgery by laparoscopy there would be another surgeon to take over. There was not other surgeon and I have 2 pelvic masses that are growing .

Surgery was over a month ago and nothing is being done to help me. I FINALLY have an appointment with another of their surgeons.

I requested a referral out of the med group to City of Hope. That has been denied and I am waiting to hear from insurance company is they have denied my appeal.

The masses are possibly cancer but I do not think they are because my cancer marker numbers are on the low end.

Do I have a case? I need help!

post C-section hysterectomy

My wife had an emergency c-section, for a still born, where the surgeon noted nicking an artery, then repairing it. Over a day later, by accident, when a large amount of blood dropped into the toilet, they figured out she was still bleeding. With too much blood lost the doctor decided there was no time to attempt a lengthy repair and a hysterectomy was performed. We lost a baby and the ability to have more children. Is there a case?

Dentist admits mistake

My regular dentist referred me to another that does sedation work so that I could be asleep when they did a root canal. When the specialist was examining me, he noted that I had a couple of cavities and asked if I wanted them filled while I was out. I said yes, and he filled them with the good white stuff. 2 months later I was back at my regular dentist for my 6 month checkup. He did xrays and an exam and told me he saw decay on two teeth that he needed to fill, which he then did. 2 weeks later I got a bill from him. I called and the bill manager said that my insurance refused to pay for these latest fillings because they had just paid for them 2 months ago. It turns out that my regular dentist mistook the new white fillings for decay and drilled them out and replaced them with silver fillings. He also said that although he admits that he made a mistake, I still have to pay for the bill of about $200. I said that was ridiculous and I want my white fillings replaced at no cost, which of course they denied. Today I was served because the dentist is now suing me for the amount. Is this normal for a dentist to perform unecessary work and then charge for his mistake? Can I sue him?

Waited 4 months to access work related injury

Went to employer s medical group from a work injury , and was put on light duty at work after doctor gave me a x-ray , and did not found any breaks in my wrist , kept me in therapy sessions , after i inquired for mri and doctor says MRI are expensive , and had me where a brace around my wrist and gave me a cortozone shot , and then waited 4 months to give me a MRI and found out i had a tear in my wrist and referred me to a surgeon and a month later the surgeon only gave me additonal cortozone shots with 2 vistits to him , thus the MRI read a tear in my wrist and i still have thobbing and aches and still on light duty at work and keeping me from advancing myself at my job , is there any claims of malpractice?

mothers death

About a yr and a half ago my mother passed away.I always wondered if someone was at fault.My Mother was on dialasis (they implanted something right above where ur arm bends).She went 3 times a week on the last visit, the nurse didnt connect the dialasis machine correctly to the implant in her arm. After 30 mins or so vital signs were dropping ,they had to rush her to the Hospital. They did not Notify family and they couldnt even tell me where my mother was.She was released after hours .The next day or it might have been the same night my mothers arm was bruised from where they put the implant all across her chest to her breast nearly reached her other arm,few days later my mother passed , bruises were still there when paramedics arrived.

malpractice or mishandling?

On Dec. 17th 2007 I had my prostate removed robotically. A bone scan showed that I had some degeneration in my neck but I had no problems from this and worked my job until the surgery. During the surgery I had some problems breathing and the surgery was slowed because of this. My surgeon said the problem was because they inflated me too much to allow them more room to peform my procedure. The only thing I know is after the surgery I was unable to use my hands and arms. I subsequently had neck surgery two months later to correct the problem. While that surgery helped I am still unable to perform my regular job and now my neurosurgeon says I need to retire from my job and has released me as a patient. I don't know if I'll be eligible for social security benefits yet or not. Should I persue legal action against the medical facility where the first surgery was peformed? If so how long do I have to do so?

Medical Dishonesty

I had a relapse from a chronic illness.My pain dr stated work was the cause.She wanted me to resign from second job & to go p/t 15 hrs/wk at first job.I called my job the next day & informed them they stated they weren't sure if I could.I called the dr spoke to her asst she said she would see what the dr says &call me back.She called later that day, I told her I spoke to HR again & they would comply & to let the Dr know.This info was to be dictated & a letter sent to me to provide my job.The estimated date to return I hadn't rec'd the letter.The asst never told the dr but wouldn't admit to it so she kept giving me the run around about why I never rec'd the letter so the Dr ended up sending a letter releasing me to work full time no restrictions.The dr stated she didn't remember saying for me to work pt & didn't see it in my chart.So i've returned to work full duty no restrictions while in severe pain & on pain meds which is really hard & affecting my job when I can't sit there all day due to pain & have to leave.I haven't even had my follow up appt for her to start my new regimen to attempt to get my pain under control.I think something was removed from my chart to cover the asst's mistake.Is there anything to do?

Temporary Stent left for two years

Had a surgery in 2006 involving a transplanted kidney. This past Jan I got sick and remained sick until May wher drs found that a temporary stent was left in kidney from 2006. It casued me to miss alot of work and was septic and in and out of ER for 4 months. Now have decreased kidney function. do I have a case?

Orthodontist refuses to refund money

I was 17mths into a 24mth procedure for braces. In my 16th month i paid off the remaining $5k owed on my bill (i paid $2k). I unexpectedly left the state and I dispute the $2k charge with my cc. the dr still refuse to refund the money back to my cc and i had to fill another dispute with my cc. my cc told me if they cant get the money back that the $2k will reappear on my cc. the dr is only owed $980 & he refuses to work with me regarding this. the dr doesnt have a payment plan policy; a refund policy of any sort nor did i sign any contract with him. i want to sue him for the money that is owed to me. how can i go about doing this? i live in colorado; this all happened in illinois.

medical malpractice/wrongful death minor

Can a three year statute be litigated when there was somewhat of a fraudulent allegation stated but now in an appeal, is there a chance, when a minor is the deceased and mother the plaintiff.

Herniated disc

I went to my doctor on thursday with loss of feeling in my lower back and groin. He gave me Vicodin flexirel and a slip for phsical therapy, and showed me various stretches to help. No change in pain or feeling loss on monday and my doctor was on vacation. Went to ER. Given an MRI and admitted with herniated disc that was impimging on the nerve. Was operated on the next day. Neuro surgeon said that I should have come in straight away, and because the nerve had been impinged for four days there was no guarantee that I will ever recover feeling in certain ares. These areas affect sphincter control, bladder control, and sensitivity to penis and left testicle.

I am a 45 year old man, and I am not looking forward to the rest of my life with the prospect of the odd accident in my underwear and certainly not looking forward to reduced sensitivity during sex to the extent that it isn't even enjoyable. My doctor should have sent me to have an MRI immediately. Do you think that I may have a course of action here?

Tubal Ligation

had tubal about 4 yrs ago.became pregnant.signed consent form for another tubal on time.At 7 months went to hospital with pain from a uti.stayed overnight with pains. nurse had trouble monitoring fetal heart rate the whole time. was sent home next day still with some pains.2 hours later came back and fetal heart rate was at 60. emrgency c-section needed. i asked to have my tubal done at that time,they had all my paper work since the first day I was admitted. Nurse tells me she doesn't have the consent form and is not able to do my tubal. they lost my paperwork. what legal advice can you give me and is this a reasonable lawsuit? I already had four children when I had my first tubal.

Hearing loss

I wa in the hospital for 2 weeks, I wa septic and ended up on a vent in icu. When i woke my hearing was gone and the hospital/doctors have n idea why. I could hear perfectly before. Can something be done legally? They say they are not responsible!

medical questions

wanted to know a little about if a patient goes to a neurogolist and has surgrey to remove a brain tumor and something goes wrong and the patient ends up blind then sues the dr what kind of questions would the prosacuter ask the witnesses and what kind of evidence would they need to procute the dr

bile duct injury

daughter had what was supposed to have laproscopic gallbladder surgery, but turned out to be a open surgery because the common bile duct got nicked twice during surgery. dr put in a drain and set her home in a couple of days, she returned to the ER a few days later because pain was uncontrollable at home. dr couldn't get the leak stopped. her drain tube stopped draining, all the bile was going into the abdomen. dr then said there was nothing more he could do and suggested another facility. I suggested another well known medical facility in another state and he approved. this was 2 weeks after the initial surgery. got to the other facility they immediately went and stented the leaks. she was put on alert to go to ICU because her vitals were troublesome. she spent 2 weeks in the hospital there, came home, then had to go back for a week and will continue to go back for an undisclosed period of time. Is there a case against the first physician and hospital? The parents are paying all the bills that the insurance has not paid and of course the travel expenses also and sacificing time off work to do travel out of state for her treatment.

paralyzed vocal cord

i had elective removal of left thyroid 2 years ago. lost voice for 10 months but recoverred with weaker voice. they found cancer on the thyroid so i was adviced to have the other one done. Went to see 2 other doctors to have vocal cord checked and both agreed paralysis of left vocal cord. I can speak because right side compensated. Now i'm distressed about having another surgery since the surgeon paralyzed my laryngeal nerve to vocal cord.This prevents me from having surgery that i was adviced to have. Can I still file for lawsuit eventhough its more than 2 years since surgery. My vocal cord test was done 1 year ago and 1 month ago and confirmed paralysis

tubal ligation instead of essure

my wife went for what suppouse to be 20 minutes essure procedure, but instead she got tubal ligation with rings, with out any information before or after surgery, is that legal?

delayed cancer dagnosis

Do I have a case? My doctor evaluated a growth I had as benign and since 2004, he kept telling me that, although there is a risk, he wouldn't recommend a surgery. Last year, he suggested less frequent evaluations. This year he stated that, although it didn't grow, he recommended the surgery, not urgently. I went for a second opinion to a different doctor. After multiple tests and a surgery, it turned out to be a Stage 3 cancer, requiring further evaluation and treatment. I am unemployed and so far was very actively looking for work. My medical coverage is under COBRA.

summary judgment

a judge awarded summary judgment for a codefendant. I asked for a 20 day extension of time to reargue. The judge denied the motion forextension of time after denying the motion to reargue

wrongful death

In CA, may a son in law of the decedent be a Plaintiff? Please reply as this is urgent.