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| Ethics | 11/5/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: My sister is a recovering pain pill addict, during her initial sobriety her Dr. prescribed SUBOXONE ...
A: But don't let your sister off the hook. She may have been begging the doctor to keep writing the ...
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| Ethics | 11/5/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: My sister is a recovering pain pill addict, during her initial sobriety her Dr. prescribed SUBOXONE ...
A: I agree that the doctor is probably violating protocols for writing prescriptions and is technically ...
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| Defective implants | 11/5/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: If a large medical company continues to market a hip replacement that they know is likely to fail ...
A: I wish you could have been more specific in what you are referring to. What is name of the product ...
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| mirena... are you really sure | 11/5/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I came across one of your answers concerning a woman inquiring about a suit against the mirena ...
A: I don't recall ever drawing some comparisons between IUDs and silicon implants. In my opinion, IUDs, ...
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| hernia | 11/4/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: back in september of 2008 i had an ilioinguinal hernia operation,as soon as i had the operation i ...
A: I have no idea if this could be evidence of malpractice. I don't have a clue why you have had these ...
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| Pain Mgmt Malpractice | 11/3/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I was put on narcotics by a pain management clinic for anklyosing spondylithesis with facet joint ...
A: I have worked a few of these cases in the dim past. Yes, I think we did win some of them, and that ...
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| Pain Mgmt Malpractice | 11/3/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I was put on narcotics by a pain management clinic for anklyosing spondylithesis with facet joint ...
A: If all of your medical advice was delivered by an employee or staff member of the same pain ...
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| Is it medical malpractice? | 11/3/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I had post partum induced hypothyroidism. My doctor put me on Levothyroxine last November, 0.10 mg. ...
A: I am not sufficiently well educated on the use of this drug to have an opinion as to whether the ...
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| malpractice | 11/3/2009 | Edward A. Smith |
Q: What places a particular medical specialty at greater risk for malpractice litigation?
A: The potential damage a specialist can cause to a human being if he makes a mistake. If an ...
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| Neuro damage | 11/1/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I see someone else has posted on here about Neuro pain and I need your opinion. On 10/05/09 I went ...
A: Since some changes in the law recording medical records passed a couple of years ago, lawyers have ...
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| MRSA/Cardiac Catheterization | 10/28/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: My father recently had 2 cardiac catheterization procedures completed (one on each side, each ...
A: Bringing the "case" to a lawyer at this point is not of any value because the lawyer would not be ...
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| clips | 10/28/2009 | Edward A. Smith |
Q: In 2006 fischlie clips were placed, having problems ever since back and forth to the surgeon who ...
A: You may have a good case if the Statute of Limitations isn't blown. Please contact an experienced ...
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| Distal Raduis Malunion | 10/27/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I have reason to believe that during an open reduction wrist surgery, the pins placed pierced my ...
A: I am not sure how you know a pin or screw pierced your ulnar nerve, but it may be a fairly good ...
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| Doc. prescribing meds that may harm my child while nursing, and mis-prescribing meds. | 10/27/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I am 23 years old, and married with two little girls. At the "meet and greet" I brought my 8 month ...
A: If you believe that this doctor is incompetent, or worse, you should contact your State Medical ...
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| spinal fusion l4,l5,s1 2cage hardware failure | 10/27/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: l5,s1 with 2cage 6screws 2 rods on july 6,2009 and i have been feeling alot of pain since i went to ...
A: You are lucky not to have suffered more injury from your back surgery. I have worked several of ...
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| Misdiagnoses of Ectopic Pregnancy | 10/25/2009 | Edward A. Smith |
Q: I got pregnant late August of this year. From the first week I thought I was pregnant, I was ...
A: There appears to me to be a high chance of malpractice here..but the real question is whether or not ...
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| Ectopic Pregnancy Misdiagnoses | 10/25/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I got pregnant late August of this year. From the first week I thought I was pregnant, I was ...
A: Presuming what you say about methotrexate is correct (and I have no idea if it is), my view is the ...
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| Ectopic Pregnancy Misdiagnoses | 10/25/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I got pregnant late August of this year. From the first week I thought I was pregnant, I was ...
A: I am not a gynecologist but I do have some background in the subject and especially ectopic ...
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| Neuro damage | 10/25/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I see someone else has posted on here about Neuro pain and I need your opinion. On 10/05/09 I went ...
A: You can expect endless pain. That is what will happen if you do not get help from a neurosurgeon. ...
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| medical malpractice | 10/22/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: i believe i had a surgery 3or4 years ago.....they kind of messed up but i want to kno how long is ...
A: The Statute of Limitations is 3 years from the date of the negligence or 3 years from when you ...
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| a nurse wth. surgical clips/untreated torn rotator cuff | 10/22/2009 | Edward A. Smith |
Q: if a nurse does'nt know hospital negligece ,who recieved a state scholarship for nursing, then i ...
A: Sorry to hear of your troubles. When did this incident happen? Do you need help to find a good ...
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| STAPH INFECTION | 10/21/2009 | Paul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. |
Q: My mother recently went into the hospital with pneumonia and got a staph infection in her lung. She ...
A: Vickie, I think there are multiple answers to your question but first let me tell you I am sorry ...
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| Do I have a medical malpractice case? | 10/21/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: At California State University Fresno on 05/12/09 I attempted to standup after sitting down during a ...
A: It may have been negligence and therefore, medical malpractice, to not diagnose the fracture but it ...
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| nerve damage after vasectomy | 10/20/2009 | Paul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. |
Q: ON MARCH 24TH 2009 I HAD A VASECTOMY AT 780 MAIN ST WEYMOUTH FROM A DOCTOR FELDMAN. IMMEDIATELY ...
A: John, I am not a general surgeon and cannot tell you whether you can be fixed. I strongly suggest ...
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| ACL Reconstruction | 10/19/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: In Janurary of 2006 I had ACL Reconstruction where they took out my hamstring and used it to replace ...
A: I hope your statute of limitations has not expired. Go see a malpractice lawyer and ask him. The ...
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| Dental malpractice | 10/19/2009 | Edward A. Smith |
Q: My twin sister, Marlene, saw a dentist as a new patient 11/19/08 because of left molar pain and ...
A: Darlene, a very experienced attorney should review all records in this case. What city and state do ...
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| Statute of Limitations????? | 10/18/2009 | Edward A. Smith |
Q: I am 31 years of age now, when i was 13 years old i was involved in a serious car accident, with the ...
A: Sorry to hear this Stephanie. The statute of limitations may have passed, however, this is a complex ...
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| Titanium toe joint replacement - (total) | 10/18/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: My wife had a titanium toe implant in 2000. It was supposed to last 10-15 years - but broke after ...
A: Probably not, mostly because of the elapse of time. All lawsuits are subject to a statute limiting ...
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| asbestos | 10/18/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: My husband has just been diagnosed with asbestosis and probale cancer. A breathing test showed that ...
A: I am sorry that you are confronted this sad situation. But I must ask, how is it that you are just ...
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| MRSA Infection - Malpractice | 10/17/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: My 1 1/2 yr old daughter had surgery to remove a ganglion cyst on April 17, 2009. On April 1st, I ...
A: I have worked for lawyers who have a bust of an angry man on their desks. The caption on the base ...
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| staph infection in CICU | 10/17/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I had a heart attack 8/10/08 they installed two stints and on the 7th day in CICU I developed a ...
A: Any medical malpractice case involves something called the "standard of care". The standard is set ...
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| personal injury claim | 10/16/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I received second degree burns on my face and ear after visiting a hair salon back on June 1st of ...
A: The salon has no obligation to pay anything to you now and certainly not the cost of you getting a ...
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| inguinal hernia mesh and plug repair | 10/16/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I had an inguinal hernia repair in june of this year. I had given myself a bsports type hernia ...
A: Apparently you do have access to a computer. Go to Google and then in the browser type 'mesh class ...
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| personal injury claim | 10/15/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: I received second degree burns on my face and ear after visiting a hair salon back on June 1st of ...
A: I guess this scarring must be so slight, so insignificant, that you haven't done the obvious first ...
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| Incomplete miscariage | 10/15/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: I was seen at 15 weeks cause i was having miscariage and when i arrived at the hospital they had ...
A: Yoiu are describing what must be malpractice, Should you sue? Probably not. You leave out some ...
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| Birmingham Hip (BHR) | 10/15/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: Glenn, What do you know concerning BHR. Mine did not go well. In November it will be a year. For ...
A: I really know nothing about the BHR other than from some brief research just now. The point with the ...
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| Will You Answer My Question? | 10/15/2009 | Glenn A. Dorfman |
Q: No, Sir, you have not because I have never asked a question on this site before. Now would you ...
A: I had thought that you wrote directly to my email and not thru AllExperts and I thought I responded ...
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| torn labrum two years undiagnosed | 10/15/2009 | Edward A. Smith |
Q: In November of 2007 I slipped on Ice at work. I have described the slip over and over again as a ...
A: Jeff, often whether surgery is needed or not is a judgment call. It may not be malpractice. The only ...
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| depo provera shot problems | 10/14/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: The story is long, I will try to hit on the 'main' problems. I was on the DP shots for almost 10 ...
A: You may consider a return to UCONN is a return to the snake pits. Maybe. Think about that a lot and ...
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| depo provera shot problems | 10/14/2009 | Jack Schroder |
Q: The story is long, I will try to hit on the 'main' problems. I was on the DP shots for almost 10 ...
A: I am afraid your options are limited by time. Depo provera may have influence on other enzymes or ...
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