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Asked 4 months ago - Salt Lake City, UT
FlagWas explained the procedure in and out on my feet with normal activities in a week. Then I come out and I'm being put into a room for them to watch me so they can make sure that I'm okay to go home. They had no details, just that there had been complications. The pain was uncontrollable and then I was admitted. The next day the Dr comes and explains vaguely that my adominal wall was too thick and the equipment couldn't get to where he needed it. I needed to be open more and then he still had problems getting to it. But I would be having anymore kids is the good news. I was released, even with the pain as bad as it was. That was 6 months ago. still tons of pain and unable to do normal daily things including kids& baby. was told I needed surgery and hopefully it will fix it.
Bad surgical results do not automatically mean that malpractice occurred. Some things just “happen” in a surgery that cannot be explained. However, you need to have your medical records reviewed by a malpractice attorney to see if there was negligence or just a known and acceptable post surgical complication.
Good luck.
FIrst, understand that malpractice is just another way of saying professional negligence. Whether your difficult situation falls within that realm will depend on teh underlying facts of your case. Malpractice/Professional negligence is where a professional (e.g. Doctor) does something or fails to do something that a reasonably prudent professinal would have done given the same set of facts. I recommend that you have your medical records reviewed by a medical malpractice attorney in your area. Keep in mind that the time to file a case is limited.
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