| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| malpractice | 7/5/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: my dad is 89 yrs. old. he fell and broke his hip approx. 7 mos. ago. the surgeon on hospital staff ...
A: *Your story is fairly common. You should certainly see a malpractice lawyer. However, I am not at ...
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| thyroid surgeries | 7/2/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I had thyroid surgery in 02/08 to remove the right lobe of my thyroid. over the next few weeks the ...
A: Yes. Why the surgeon missed an entire lobe of your thyroid is hard to imagine. I can only guess ...
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| eye | 7/2/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I have a musal spsam to the left side of my face. on1-15-09 the Dr. inject so much botex to my eye ...
A: *You do not give enough information for an answer. Please se-send your question with details about ...
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| foot | 7/2/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I used to have a fry on my aklies tendon on left foot injurd on job in 2004.but in 2007 I went to ...
A: Your question does not give enough information, and what you have said is not clear to me. I ...
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| Dental Reconstruction caused facial disfigurement | 7/2/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: Because of the shape of my mouth, my dentist said I was not a candidate for dentures, and needed ...
A: If the work on your mouth truly was "botched" such that no reasonably competent dentist would ...
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| Avascular Necrosis | 7/1/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: 1 yr. ago I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, I was given 40mg. of prednisone for 9 weeks. I ...
A: Prednisone is one of the accepted treatments for UC but in my brief research I see nothing on the ...
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| rotator cuff repair | 6/29/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: It has been a year since i had my rotator surgery, it has never gotten better. the surgeon wouldn't ...
A: Well, you have a mystery in your shoulder. The surgeon says all he did was to stitch the tear ...
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| Dental malpractice | 6/27/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I am not sure if this qualifies to malpractice but I try to ask anyway because I am extremely upset ...
A: "gum line rupture"? That is not much of a description. You mean where the tooth came from or ...
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| Medical-Appendicitis | 6/25/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I don't have a clue if this is standard or if something went wrong with my husband's appendicitis ...
A: I consider any delay in surgical removal of an inflammed appendix is inexcusable. Doctors today are ...
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| hernia complications | 6/25/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: my husband had a heria operation- which was not healing- pain got worse- not better- after the ...
A: I can only attempt a very general answer because I don't know what nerves you are referring to and ...
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| miscarriage | 6/25/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: i was 2 months pregnant 2 1/2 yrs ago i told my dentist that i was pregnant, and he said i wasnt a ...
A: It might be. But that is a stretch. First, your statute of limitations has passed. So to file a ...
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| Ruptured Ectopic after diagnosis | 6/24/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and treated with methotrexate. The doctor monitored the ...
A: This is another story that I find somewhat strange. Firstly, what was the methotrexate supposed to ...
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| Mirena IUD Perforation/Removal | 6/24/2009 | Paul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. |
Q: I had a Mirena IUD inserted on 5/13/08 just following a 6 week check-up for the birth of my 3rd ...
A: Hoku, I strongly suggest you speak with a medical malpractice attorney in your area. It is ...
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| Lap band slipped-replaced then removed | 6/23/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I originally was lap banded in November 2005.I was experiencing symptoms of GERD for several months. ...
A: There are risks with any surgery and I suppose the perforation of the stomach can be one of those. ...
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| Kidney cyst | 6/23/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: In March, I took my 7 year old daughter to the ER complaining of abdominal pain. They did a CT scan ...
A: You are right to wonder what happened. Probably the ER doctors who did run a CT scan (and that is ...
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| compartment syndrome | 6/23/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: injury's on my RIGHT side and 24 hours after my surgery they rushed me into surgery cause on my ...
A: Yours is a tough one. My guess is an embolus lodged in an artery in your left calf and caused the ...
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| mechanically obHow long is too long for structed bowel surgury to be performed | 6/23/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I just had three feet of small intestine removed because scar tissue had strangled it off. My ...
A: Heck, I suppose you could have died if you waited much longer. Gangrene could have set in. I am not ...
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| Finding the right lawyer | 6/23/2009 | Paul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. |
Q: My father died of what I and everyone I talk to , believe was negligence . After a successful heart ...
A: Bill, There are a number of places to find the best malpractice attorney. You can try the Ohio ...
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| tendon repair failure | 6/21/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: the orthopaedic surgeon came to the ER and repaired at that day. as soon as she repaired it she had ...
A: Probably just bad luck. Assuming the surgeon is a board certified orthopedic surgeon, with perhaps a ...
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| malpractice lost kidney | 6/21/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I had a hysterectomy in 1992. I went to see my general Dr. for an unrelated problem 3 months ago. ...
A: You may have a case, but time is an awful enemy. The surgery for the hysterectomy probably did ...
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| pregnancy after tubal ligation | 6/19/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I recently found out I am 6 weeks pregnant after having a tubal ligation 7 months ago during the ...
A: Your doctor statement "rare but it does happen" is true. The ligation should be a simple procedure ...
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| Do I have a case? | 6/18/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: About six months ago my son underwent bilat hydrocele repair. During his operation the surgeon cut ...
A: Yes, you do have a case. Your recital is thorough. Too bad your lawyers were not as thorough. You ...
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| septic joint develop after catheterization(angio) | 6/17/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: My mother is an 83yr old woman who has had hbp, diabetes, back pains, thyroid issues over the years. ...
A: Again, even if we presume there was malpractice, the case has to be worth well into the 6 figures to ...
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| Complications after Torn Meniscus Surgery | 6/17/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I am 41 years old. I had surgery for a torn meniscus in October. 2 days later I developed 2 blood ...
A: It is not my experience nor my expectation that other doctors would turn down your case because they ...
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| Emergency Room Malpractice? | 6/17/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: My wife (early 30's) went to the emergency room for severe abdominal pain. After two hours of ...
A: There may have been a failure to meet the "standard of care" at the visits to the ER and therefore, ...
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| staph infection | 6/17/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I HAD A ACL replacement in 1994 ended up with infection at the site outside. Took antibiotics ...
A: Yours is an example of the tenacity of staphyloccocus aureus. That sneaky pathogen is almost ...
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| fractured hardware | 6/16/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I had broken my ulna and was surgically treated with internal fixation. I experienced problems from ...
A: I can't answer the medical questions. I don't have enough information to understand why the plate ...
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| Knee Surgery | 6/15/2009 | Edward A. Smith |
Q: in November of 2006 I had a scope done on me knee, I was told my knee cap was broken in the back ...
A: Possibly Tom. It depends on whether the metal flaking should have been foreseen and if the damages ...
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| Complications after Torn Meniscus Surgery | 6/15/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I am 41 years old. I had surgery for a torn meniscus in October. 2 days later I developed 2 blood ...
A: I believe that any surgery carries the risk of blood clots forming and once that happens they can go ...
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| injury caused by tubal ligation | 6/14/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I have a tubal ligation done August 2007. I have since been having severe abdominal pain and was ...
A: The doctor who said you have a hernia resulting from the tubal ligation gave you your first notice ...
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| Dental Emergency # Malpractice | 6/14/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: My daughter of 3yrs. lost her front bottom tooth. The next morning(Sat.)I called the dentist office ...
A: You haven't explained to me what was the "emergency" because a tooth came out. Was it a baby tooth? ...
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| knee replacment | 6/13/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: i had a knee replacment 6 years ago every day i have pain cannot walk very far very severe pain at ...
A: Your chances at filing a medical malpractice case may have been lost because of the passage of time. ...
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| septic joint develop after catheterization(angio) | 6/12/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: My mother is an 83yr old woman who has had hbp, diabetes, back pains, thyroid issues over the years. ...
A: It is heartwarming to see how dedicated your and your sister are to your elderly mother. What you ...
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| Subarachnoid haemorrhage | 6/12/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I suffered a SAH. Major headache where i couldn't touch anywhere on my head, sickness, dizziness to ...
A: I hope it is not the case but if you have significant and apparently permanent neurological problems ...
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| Prednison, insulin and glimperide | 6/9/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: My mother was admitted to the hospital a feww weeks ago for her copd, was given prednison by iv and ...
A: Just based on the necessarily incomplete story that you tell, I can't form an opinion as to whether ...
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| Hysterectomy | 6/9/2009 | Edward A. Smith |
Q: My doctor told me the only side effect of my total hysterectomy would be "some" vaginal dryness and ...
A: Mariel, I'm only licensed here in California, but I suspect the statute of limitations has long ...
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| Anestisiologist ruptured an artery | 6/8/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: When my mother went into the hospital for a catheterization to check her heart the doctors ...
A: Your recital points to a malpractice. But you do not give good details about dates and times. Or ...
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| Eye loss/Malpractice | 6/7/2009 | Edward A. Smith |
Q: Last year, a Doctor performed surgery on me as she stated my retina was detaching and she wanted to ...
A: Very tough to answer in the abstract. First, I'd need to calculate your work life expectancy and see ...
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| dilated cardiomyopathy | 6/7/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: Two years ago i was diagnosed and treated for a chest infection which was later diagnosed as ...
A: Medical malpractice occurs in England just as it does here in the US. It sounds as if you do have a ...
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| staph/mrsa infections | 6/6/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: i had a birminham hip resurfacing done in denver and contracted staph this went on for months. Going ...
A: Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen that has been around for years. Recently varieties have been ...
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