Re: Medicaly what went wrong????

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Watch the statute of limitations. Get moving quickly.

On 3/25/05, Bob B. wrote:
> Thank You for your reply and the answer to my question.
>
> On 3/25/05, 00 wrote:
>> Things happen and everybody reacts differently to medical
>> procedures. There are no guarantees in law and in medicine
>> because nobody can predicte the outcome. It sounds like you
>> had a competent team of doctors, there were complications
> and
>> you had an unfortunate outcome, however, there is no way
> that
>> anyone can predict all possible side effects and outcomes.
>>
>> IMHO: There are no grounds for malpractice.
>>
>>
>> On 3/25/05, Bob B wrote:
>>> In 2003,I had to have my bladder removed. My surgery was
>>> done by a team of 4 Drs. as was to take between 8 to 10
>>> hrs, and I would be hospitalized for about 10 to 12 days
>>> before going home. The surgery ended up taking 14 hrs. and
>>> my hospital stay was 19 days. After the surgery, I had
>>> a "total numbness" from my lower back, to my upper thigh
>>> area. Because of this "total numbness" I was not able to
>>> return to work and was granted "Permanent Disability"by
>>> the State of N.J.. I was refered to a Neurologist by the
>>> sugeon and he dianosed the problem as being nerves that
>>> were cut during the surgery. Before making my decision and
>>> discussing all the pitfalls of the operation with my
>>> surgeon before hand, many things were mentioned that might
>>> be a problem after, but it was never mentioned to me that
>>> I might end up with anything like having this numbness of
>>> being disabled. It this a ground for a Malpractice suit,
>>> being I was never informed of this possibility?????