Re: CAN I PUT A LAWSUIT IN AGNIST MY DOCTOR?

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On 4/29/09, Yvonna wrote:
> Hello. My name is Yvonna McCarthy and on Friday the 24th
> Doctor Jon Miller was suppose to take out an ingrown toenail
> on the OUTSIDE of my LEFT TOE and burn it so it don't grow
> back. Instead he took it out on the INSIDE of my LEFT TOE
> and burnt it. I was there as well on the 17th to get checked
> and the doctor gave me an Antibiotic for the infection. The
> infection was and still is on the OUTSIDE of my left toe. I
> went to the office and got a copy of my records from the
> 17th and 24th. It says on the records on the day he did the
> surgery that he took out the "LATERAL" part of my left toe.
> I didn't know what "LATERAL" meant so I called the clinic
> and the office told me that "LATERAL" means the nail on the
> outside. So he did one thing and his records says another! I
> know this is just a toenail BUT he DID mess up because he
> did the surgery on the wrong side of my toe and the side he
> did do the surgery on was fine. There was nothing wrong with
> it at that time. When I went in to see him on the 17th I
> told him about all the ingrown nails I had in the past and
> the side he did surgery on was an ingrown in the past but I
> had it taken care of by another doctor. It was not bothering
> me nor was not infected or anything. It was fine!!! Do you
> think I can file a law suit against him? If so, Do you have
> numbers for any attorney's that only take money if I win?
Please e-mail me at YMCCARTHY@roadrunner.com