| Subject | Date Asked |
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| RSD after knee surgery | 11/20/2009 |
Q: I had surgery on my knee less than 3 months ago. During the surgery the doctor harvested my ...
A: I understand that this is a difficult situation for you. I assume the doctor you are referring to is ...
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| Do i have a case? | 11/19/2009 |
Q: back in 06' i broke my right leg skateboarding. Right away they told me i need surgery, i needed to ...
A: I don't know if you have a "case" and neither does any other lawyer. What you need to do is get ...
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| surgical clip left in after hysterectomy | 11/14/2009 |
Q: my mother had a hysterectomy done in 2001, and it seems like since then she has had an array of ...
A: As to the first question, assuming the clip was not intended to be left in during the surgery, then ...
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| My baby was born still | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I recently had a baby and he was fullterm. I had a late ultrasound near the very end and I was ...
A: Wow, very sorry to hear about this. I don't know the answer to your question but there is certainly ...
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| can't find help | 11/10/2009 |
Q: My name is Bill Maltby and I had a complete disaster with my doctor back in Feb. I'll try to be ...
A: To mny knowledge there is nothing unusual about Ohio that would make a case like yours more ...
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| Mirena | 11/9/2009 |
Q: ok has anyone heard of the Mirena IUD breaking an arm off when it is removed. I found out Friday I ...
A: First I've heard of that happening. What happens all the time is that the IUD becomes imbedded in or ...
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| Ethics | 11/5/2009 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Is it medical malpractice? | 11/3/2009 |
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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| MRSA/Cardiac Catheterization | 10/28/2009 |
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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| Doc. prescribing meds that may harm my child while nursing, and mis-prescribing meds. | 10/27/2009 |
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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| Ectopic Pregnancy Misdiagnoses | 10/25/2009 |
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 |
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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| medical malpractice | 10/22/2009 |
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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| Do I have a medical malpractice case? | 10/21/2009 |
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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| asbestos | 10/18/2009 |
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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| staph infection in CICU | 10/17/2009 |
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 |
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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| personal injury claim | 10/15/2009 |
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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| Birmingham Hip (BHR) | 10/15/2009 |
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 |
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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| possible medical malpractice | 10/9/2009 |
Q: My son was 1 when he had a shunt revision done, prior to this procedure it was determine through a ...
A: This case is far too complicated and serious for any lawyer to be able to tell you whether there was ...
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| Mirena IUD | 10/7/2009 |
Q: Glenn, I very recently had an ectopic pregnancy due to the Mirena IUD. I had Mirena for over two ...
A: Another Mirena problem. I can hardly believe it. I have had probably 200 of them but the typical ...
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| IUD /product liability | 9/29/2009 |
Q: There are no warning about the IUD breaking off inside the uterus. This past week 9/16/09 to be ...
A: No one bargained for problems when the IUD choice was made. I understand the fear, frustration, pain ...
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| Breast Cancer | 9/28/2009 |
Q: I have a sister that was diagnosed with breast cancer 5 yrs ago. Since her diagnosis I get my ...
A: And your question is........? Do you have a malpractice case? If you determine and a medical ...
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| IUD /product liability | 9/26/2009 |
Q: There are no warning about the IUD breaking off inside the uterus. This past week 9/16/09 to be ...
A: Years ago I handled hundreds of Dalkon Shield IUD cases where pelvic inflammatory disease was the ...
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| Malpractice | 9/25/2009 |
Q: In 1993, I was pregnant with my first child. when I went to the hospital to deliver her he was paged ...
A: There is no way you can sue for medical malpractice 16 years after the fact. I am surprised that you ...
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| footdrop | 9/24/2009 |
Q: My mother just had knee replacement surgery and a drill went through a bone. The drill bruised a ...
A: I have no idea if this is a good case of surgical negligence. The only way to know is to have ...
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| hip replacement | 9/24/2009 |
Q: My grandmother had a hip replacement surgery last year after a fall and break. She has been ...
A: I can hardly believe this. How could the surgeon not insert an integral part of the hip assembly? I ...
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| Appendectomy Delay | 9/24/2009 |
Q: I read your 4/09 entry regarding the delay in diagnosing, but I'm wondering about the delay in ...
A: You don't know what other emergencies the hospital was dealing with and at the time of diagnosis ...
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| Suing dentist misrepresentation; malpractice | 9/24/2009 |
Q: Would you please let me know the law in California for suing a dentist in small claims for dental ...
A: Injury cases whether from an auto accident or medical malpractice are always handled by attorneys on ...
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| Suing dentist misrepresentation; malpractice | 9/23/2009 |
Q: Would you please let me know the law in California for suing a dentist in small claims for dental ...
A: I don's know if your local court would require that the expert's statement be "under penalty of ...
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| Suing dentist misrepresentation; malpractice | 9/21/2009 |
Q: Would you please let me know the law in California for suing a dentist in small claims for dental ...
A: How can I say whether you would win in Small Claims or anywhere else? You haven't told me ANYTHING ...
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| femoral nerve damage from hip aspiration | 9/20/2009 |
Q: I had a hip aspiration on july 10th of this year. after an emg this week my doctor discovered a ...
A: It looks like everyone involved realizes that things didn't go well for you and that they all want ...
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| femoral nerve damage from hip aspiration | 9/19/2009 |
Q: I had a hip aspiration on july 10th of this year. after an emg this week my doctor discovered a ...
A: The only help a lawyer can provide is to get you some compensation but that takes months or years ...
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| orthroscopic knee sx | 9/18/2009 |
Q: My husband was dx w/torn medial meniscus in April. He had orthroscopic sx on June 4th. During his 5 ...
A: No, nothing changes my opinion but it sounds like you have not retained a Workers Comp lawyer. You ...
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| orthroscopic knee sx | 9/18/2009 |
Q: My husband was dx w/torn medial meniscus in April. He had orthroscopic sx on June 4th. During his 5 ...
A: So the question is, "does he have a medical malpractice case"? Sounds like the first surgeon opted ...
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| Mis-diagnosis | 9/17/2009 |
Q: Last October I woke up to an excruciating pain in my left side in my rib area. I was rushed to the ...
A: Real sorry to hear how your life has been turned upside down. There are two questions that will ...
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| careless dentist | 9/16/2009 |
Q: Our family has gone to the local dentist for the past six years. I take my children in for yearly ...
A: The Dental Board won't be able to help. All they can do is review complaints and if there are ...
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| IUD | 9/16/2009 |
Q: I understand that having an IUD get imbedded, so not really grounds for holding anyone liable, but ...
A: The doctor is required to provide "informed consent" to surgeries, insertions of IUDs etc. ...
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| careless dentist | 9/16/2009 |
Q: Our family has gone to the local dentist for the past six years. I take my children in for yearly ...
A: Unfortunately, what the Dental Board told you is probably correct; that a lawyer would not be ...
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| IUD | 9/16/2009 |
Q: I understand that having an IUD get imbedded, so not really grounds for holding anyone liable, but ...
A: I can't believe I have another IUD perforation question. It's a Mirena, correct? Yes, perforation ...
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| Foot Drop due to PVNS | 9/14/2009 |
Q: To make a long story short, I had a condition called PVNS that took approximately 10 years, 3 ...
A: The only knowledge I have of PVNS is from the couple of articles I just read in preparation for this ...
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| Anesthesia Malpractice Question for my Professional Issues Class | 9/10/2009 |
Q: Mr. Dorfman, I am a Nurse Anesthestist student and was given this case for argument in class. Can ...
A: If that is the hardest case you have to analyze, you should get real good grades. First of all, on ...
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| Do I have a lawsuit? | 9/9/2009 |
Q: Two weeks ago, 8/25, I was pregnant, and I was having severe pain in my right side and bleeding. I ...
A: I am sorry you have this story to tell but having some background in the subject, handling hundreds ...
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| medical malpractice | 9/8/2009 |
Q: my friends 46 year old husband was 2 days post back surgery after a motorcycle accident, on sat ...
A: You present a difficult question but I have a simple answer: Without having the entire history ...
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| Medical Mal-practice?? | 9/6/2009 |
Q: I recently had what was supposed to be a total laparoscopic hysterectomy. My illiac aorta was ...
A: My answer is basically the same as I have to give in 90% of the questions I get. It sounds like a ...
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| LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY | 9/6/2009 |
Q: My wife recently had a Davinci laparoscopic partial hysterectomy surgery for fibroids which was done ...
A: Let me just use your question to vent on something. Lawyers usually do not know and their opinions ...
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| Vaginal Ultrasound on a Virgin | 9/6/2009 |
Q: I am 29 years old and yesterday I went to the Doctors to get an ultra sound by recommendation from ...
A: This does get personal I agree but you are anonymous to me. So, I have a personal view of this that ...
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| Vaginal Ultrasound on a Virgin | 9/6/2009 |
Q: I am 29 years old and yesterday I went to the Doctors to get an ultra sound by recommendation from ...
A: Debra: I actually have somewhat of a background in OB/GYN legal/medical issues having handled ...
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| nerve damage after carpal tunnel surgery | 9/5/2009 |
Q: I am a 46 year old married mother of 2. Both of my children are disabled, 21 year old downs ...
A: It hurts just reading your story and question! Let me go right to the bottom line: No lawyer could ...
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| Medical Malpractice - Surgeon Perforated Colon | 9/4/2009 |
Q: My husband went to UCLA 11 days ago for a laproscopic surgery to repair a hiatal hernia. It was to ...
A: Sounds like a difficult situation for everyone involved, for which I am sorry. What can you do? At ...
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| lapband dr neglect | 9/2/2009 |
Q: Lapband was inserted 8-07. in October '08 had the procedure to look down throat to check position ...
A: Julie: Maybe just a coincidence but some years ago I sued the company that made the Lapband. Client ...
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| Dr Drugged me up with morphine then refused to treat me and made me leave the hospital on foot! | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I have a case that I want a lawyer to represent me in, but every lawyer I have contacted, even those ...
A: By your own admission you have many long term underlying traumas and emotional problems. How could a ...
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| Dr Drugged me up with morphine then refused to treat me and made me leave the hospital on foot! | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I have a case that I want a lawyer to represent me in, but every lawyer I have contacted, even those ...
A: Gina: If you want an honest, frank legal opinion on this story you tell, instead of the BS replies ...
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| Total knee replacement gone bad | 8/26/2009 |
Q: In Jan 06 I had a total left knee replacement by doctor who appeared to be impaired who without my ...
A: The one easy question you pose is about the surgeon retiring. Think about it. A professional who ...
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| severed artery during C-Section | 8/22/2009 |
Q: I went in for a scheduled c-section due to my baby being in the frank-breech position. I was ...
A: Only another ob/gyn could have a valuable opinion on what happened and why. I do think your case is ...
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| Do I have a Case | 8/20/2009 |
Q: On Oct 24th I was diagnosed with diverticulities wound up in the hospital for 8 days taking ...
A: Do you have a case? Well, that's not an easy question. Along the line there may very well have been ...
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| Mirena IUD | 8/18/2009 |
Q: I am currently trying for a class action lawsuit against the maker of the Mirena IUD. I had it ...
A: I am sorry about all of this but I have to level with you. I handled hundreds of defective IUD ...
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| Medical Negligence | 8/17/2009 |
Q: Must a person suffer some sort of physical harm or death before expecting to gain something from a ...
A: Again, I don't understand why you are mad at the doctor as if your daughter suffered serious medical ...
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| Medical Negligence | 8/17/2009 |
Q: Must a person suffer some sort of physical harm or death before expecting to gain something from a ...
A: Find it curious that your primary question is about medical/pharmacy malpractice. Yes, there is no ...
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| Lacerated Tendon not Repaired | 8/11/2009 |
Q: I cut my thumb and the hospital staff said that my Tendon was in tact although I emphasized that it ...
A: Was it malpractrice? Probably. Do you have a malpractice case? No. It was probably ER malpractice ...
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| Having a mammogram with breast implants | 8/11/2009 |
Q: My aunt recently had a mammogram in March 2009. She also has saline breast implants which she ...
A: I am not aware and could not find reference to the "Eukland" procedure. Certainly the mammorgrapher ...
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| My mom died | 8/7/2009 |
Q: I am not certain as to why my mom REALLY died. Her death certificate says she died from first cause ...
A: I obviously cannot offer a definitive opinion on what exactly happened to your mom and whether ...
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| Radial nerve damage | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I little over a year ago I went to my hand specialist for problems with my elbow. He said I needed ...
A: I am sorry you have all these problems. I was really with you until you started talking about the ...
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| Surgical clips left inside and and urether was cut off, and not attached afterwards | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I am a normal healthy 37 year old female, full of life. I started getting back aches, severe pain ...
A: Unfortunate for you, you appear to have one of those rare black and white medical malpractice cases ...
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| Surgical clip left in uterine fundus.. | 8/2/2009 |
Q: i am a overweight woman to begin with so with the severe abdominal pains and it hurting when i ...
A: I found your story very difficult to read but here is the bottom line: If you have a surgical clip ...
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| Ectopic Pregnancy misdiagnosed, now infertile | 7/31/2009 |
Q: This happened to me about four years ago but I really think the way I was treated was botched up. ...
A: So your question is, "why did I get such sub-standard medical care, being without insurance in an ...
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| Placenta found after 2 years post delivery | 7/28/2009 |
Q: I had a difficult pregnancy nearly two years ago where I was hospitalized until birth. Once the ...
A: No surgery is foolproof as sometimes there are undesired results, even when everything is done by ...
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| Missed Pregnancy | 7/27/2009 |
Q: I am very shocked at how my wife's OBGYN treated her in the past few months. The OBGYN missed her ...
A: A rather incredible story and I won't even try to understand how such errors could be made. Let's ...
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| Staph infection after birth at military hospital | 7/26/2009 |
Q: My son was recently born at a military hospital. He was circumcised and then released from hospital ...
A: Impetigo is a very infectious disease and suggests to me that they weren't running that hospital up ...
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| Methadone for Chronic Pain | 7/25/2009 |
Q: I am a 37 year old male with chronic pain. I was injured in the USArmy during an Air Assault ...
A: First of all, let me say that you are a hero in my eyes. I really hate to see guys get hurt in the ...
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| Tourniquet/tibial neuropathy | 7/25/2009 |
Q: I am a 49 yr old female who has had 3 scopes to the right knee over a period of 17 years. 12/08 I ...
A: "Tourniquet neuropathy" I presume is nerve injury from the surgical tourniquet. I doubt that a ...
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| Multiple d&c's for retained placenta | 7/25/2009 |
Q: On june 6th i had a baby. I was aware the dr had trouble removing the placenta, but she didn't say ...
A: I will presume that you will recover and feel fine, and soon. The need to do a D&C even a second ...
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| Severely diseased gallbladder | 7/18/2009 |
Q: I am 40 YOA and had a roux en y gastric bypass in March of this year. All has been well since up ...
A: I wouldn't know if the "standard of care" requires a gastric bypass surgeon to screen a patient for ...
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| malpractice suit | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I had a knee operation in November of 04 and have nothing but trouble w/ my knee since - is it too ...
A: Firstly, just because you had less than a desired outcome to the surgery it doesn't mean there was ...
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| My mom Died | 7/16/2009 |
Q: my mom was 42 years old they put her on several different medications including maloxicam, ...
A: Wow. 42 years of age. I am very sorry but she obviously did have some big medical and drug ...
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| Medical Malpractice/Neglect Removed Parathyroids during Thyroidectomy for Cancer | 7/10/2009 |
Q: 4 months ago I had a total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer. The doctor did something to ...
A: I don't have any good answers for you. Consider the surgeon's situation. Either he does a thorough ...
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| Malpractice | 7/8/2009 |
Q: How long does someone have before the statue of limitations takes place in a malpractice case ...
A: Pardon while I scream!!!!!!!!!!!! Why don't people give me enough info to answer a question? What ...
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| Lapband Mistake | 7/7/2009 |
Q: I had my lapband put in June of 07 I lost very few pounds and had problems for the begining. The ...
A: Don't get me wrong. I am very sympathetic to your situation. Making some presumptions here but if ...
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| Lapband Mistake | 7/7/2009 |
Q: I had my lapband put in June of 07 I lost very few pounds and had problems for the begining. The ...
A: Only another qualified surgeon who can be called an expert in Lapband procedure could say whether ...
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| Prescription Drug Side Effects | 7/6/2009 |
Q: What type of compensation may I receive if I can determine that a prescription drug caused my ...
A: Do you want compensation from the pharmaceutical company or the doctor? You have said yourself that ...
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| Dental Reconstruction caused facial disfigurement | 7/2/2009 |
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 |
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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| Dental malpractice | 6/27/2009 |
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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| hernia complications | 6/25/2009 |
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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| Ruptured Ectopic after diagnosis | 6/24/2009 |
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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| Lap band slipped-replaced then removed | 6/23/2009 |
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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| mechanically obHow long is too long for structed bowel surgury to be performed | 6/23/2009 |
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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| tendon repair failure | 6/21/2009 |
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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| pregnancy after tubal ligation | 6/19/2009 |
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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| septic joint develop after catheterization(angio) | 6/17/2009 |
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 |
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 |
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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| fractured hardware | 6/16/2009 |
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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| Complications after Torn Meniscus Surgery | 6/15/2009 |
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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| Dental Emergency # Malpractice | 6/14/2009 |
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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| septic joint develop after catheterization(angio) | 6/12/2009 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Negligence or malpractice? | 6/2/2009 |
Q: My Dad went in for an appendectomy. The sutures on the colon opened up days later, and he spent 3 ...
A: Ok, let's try again. The opinion of any lawyer on whether medical malpractice has occured and hurt ...
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| Malpractice shoulder damaged during prostate surgery | 6/2/2009 |
Q: I just had prostate surgery on Wednesday the 6th of May using the new Di vinci robotic surgery ...
A: I just don't know if the shoulder injury is evidence of surgical malpractice. Maybe yes, maybe no. ...
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| Surgery on Hip | 5/27/2009 |
Q: Long story short--I have had hip pain for over a year. Several doctors' were involved with me and ...
A: Presumably the pain arose from the site of your childhood injury due to advancing years. They ...
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| MED MALPRACTICE/BROKEN LEG | 5/27/2009 |
Q: I HAVE A TWO FOLD QUESTION...HERE S THE TIMELINE: ON A FRIDAY EVENNG AROUND 6:30 MY FIVE YR OLD ...
A: Seems to me there is no way you are going to accept a lifetime deformity. So, you have to do what is ...
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| Malpractice | 5/26/2009 |
Q: I was injured during back surgery Jan.08 I have been diagnosed with Cauda Equina Syndrome. I have ...
A: I'm glad you asked the simple"how long do I have to wait before I can try to find another ...
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| IS IT MEDICAL MALPRACTICE? | 5/26/2009 |
Q: After i gave birth to my baby; three days later once we were going to be released from the hospital ...
A: I don't think you should draw any conclusions until you know more. What bones are you talking about? ...
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| Medical Malpractice | 5/23/2009 |
Q: I'm at a stage to where I know that I do not want anymore children because currently I'm a single ...
A: The tubal ligation obviously failed and that does happen, rarely. It may be that the ligation was ...
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| Invisalign | 5/19/2009 |
Q: My dentist advised me to get Invisalign and did not inform me of any risks involved. I have ...
A: You obviously know quite a lot about the product and process so there is nothing I can add. You ask ...
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| No bowel prep and went septic | 5/19/2009 |
Q: My surgeon opted not to given me a bowel prep, even though I asked the question if I needed one for ...
A: It might have been worth consulting a lawyer but the Statute of Limitations has probably run out. To ...
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| Invisalign | 5/18/2009 |
Q: My dentist advised me to get Invisalign and did not inform me of any risks involved. I have ...
A: When I looked at the invisalign website there was nothing about complications that could occur nor ...
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| not sure | 5/12/2009 |
Q: I'm a 16 year old male who went to a foot specialist. i had an ingrown nail and he removed it. the ...
A: Of course it is malpractice but you have no case unless you were harmed. People in general and ...
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| Malpractice | 5/11/2009 |
Q: How do you determine if a case is malpractice or not?
A: That's an awfully broad question but here is the narrow answer. Presuming you are referring to ...
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| Pain and Suffering | 5/10/2009 |
Q: Lets start from the beginning. I woke up with chest pains and immediatly went to my local hospital. ...
A: The answer is the same that I give to about 80% of the questions I get. Yes, there may have been ...
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| help | 5/9/2009 |
Q: went to the dentist because one of my tooth that had fillings was broken, they replaced the filling ...
A: Did you ever hear of Small Claims Court? Limit is at least $5,000 and maybe higher in your ...
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| help | 5/9/2009 |
Q: went to the dentist because one of my tooth that had fillings was broken, they replaced the filling ...
A: OK, this is a non-serious question I know but maybe you are so clueless so I will say again, NO ...
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| Possible Emergency room malpratice | 5/5/2009 |
Q: I have a question about a condition that my mother has had. She was overweight. About 5 foot tall & ...
A: Sounds like medical malpractice to me. I won't bother answer all the other questions since my town ...
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| Missed Diagnosis | 5/3/2009 |
Q: I had a surfing accident 6 months ago in which I lacerated my ankle. In the ER, I asked the Dr. ...
A: Mike: The question is, would you have needed the reconstructive surgery from the git go? Did the ...
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| Arachnoiditis | 4/30/2009 |
Q: He blew pretty much every portion of the surgeries including mis-diagnosis that resulted in a week ...
A: It's not that I do not handle these kinds of cases. It is a question of whether a case can be made. ...
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| ectopic pregnancy | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I was told by my doctor that I had a miscarriage due to my decreasing HCG level. The doctor ...
A: I really don't understand what happened here. If there is "tissue" remaining, presumably in the ...
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| Appendicitis | 4/28/2009 |
Q: My 16yr old son is presently in the hospital. He was admitted last Wednesday (4/22/09) for a ...
A: Yes, he could have died if he was far away from a hospital and couldn't obtain medical care in ...
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| Appendicitis | 4/28/2009 |
Q: My 16yr old son is presently in the hospital. He was admitted last Wednesday (4/22/09) for a ...
A: The elements of such a malpractice suit are twofold. Firstly, there must be medical care that "fell ...
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| small claims dental implant | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I had a dental implant placed into a nerve canal. The implants were placed at the restorative ...
A: Use of a textbook absolutely would not be permitted. Only a licensed dentist/peridontis/oral surgeon ...
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| small claims dental implant | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I had a dental implant placed into a nerve canal. The implants were placed at the restorative ...
A: Any case you have against Rick would not be based on a contract. It would be a case of dental ...
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| small claims dental implant | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I had a dental implant placed into a nerve canal. The implants were placed at the restorative ...
A: I don't understand your question. Did you actually have the work done? Did you have nerve damage or ...
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| Hernia Repair w/Mesh Infection | 4/23/2009 |
Q: My mom had an abdominal hernia repaired in I beleive 1999, the surgeon used Mesh (unknown type) fast ...
A: If you are thinking of a medical malpractice claim, I doubt it although I would need for more ...
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| My baby died from lack of oxygen at birth | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I had been monitored during the latter part of my pregnancy for preclampsia, but was never diagnosed ...
A: Darn right you can sue for medical malpractice. But I have no idea whether there was negligence ...
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| Medical Malpractice which caused death | 4/19/2009 |
Q: my father died due to a brain aneurysm. He went to the hospital with a headache, they sent him home ...
A: I suppose that you are considered a witness in the case. You probably will be asked to testify about ...
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| Malpractice? | 4/18/2009 |
Q: I had Disc Laminectomy Surgery on C5-C6 done in September 2007 and just a few weeks after I had ...
A: The car accident really really complicates matters. Are your major symptoms now the result of ...
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| Appendisitis | 4/17/2009 |
Q: My 6yr old son was diagnosed with an appendicitis on a Monday night about 8pm... Ultra Sound ...
A: Again, it appears they used their best judgement. The IV antibiotics brought down the fever which ...
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| Appendisitis | 4/17/2009 |
Q: My 6yr old son was diagnosed with an appendicitis on a Monday night about 8pm... Ultra Sound ...
A: Lynda: I have two sons myself and understand your angst from having to see your son at such a young ...
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| arachnoiditis | 4/16/2009 |
Q: I have had a failed back surgery in 2001,(a fusion on L-4&5) however (within a month) prior to that ...
A: I don't know the Statute of Limitations in your State. You can find out by googling (name of your ...
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| medical malpractice | 4/16/2009 |
Q: But this time since the Dr put it in I felt something was wrong. I told the nurse a lot of times ...
A: Have you not consulted with a neurologist? That is certainly the thing to do. Sounds like you have ...
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| Massive internal bleeding follwing a stent procedure | 4/15/2009 |
Q: My mother in law recently died from massive internal bleeding following a stent procedure - she was ...
A: You have not provided important information. Where was the stent; for a coronary artery? Where was ...
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| infection - from where? | 4/14/2009 |
Q: After telling people about my most recent surgery, it seemed everyone was unanimous in raising an ...
A: So what do you think can be done about poor nursing? Sue the hospital for millions? I think you know ...
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| infection - from where? | 4/14/2009 |
Q: After telling people about my most recent surgery, it seemed everyone was unanimous in raising an ...
A: I will offer my comments but the bottom line is, there will not be a viable malpractice case to ...
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| iud removal | 4/12/2009 |
Q: i had a iud placed in by planned parenthood and they cut the string to short. i had problems for 2 ...
A: I have heard this same story over and over and this is not an uncommon problem. Uterine perforation ...
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| third preg, one week begging for help, son buried last week born alive than died | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I was 18 wks preg. Third baby. I am a nurse so i feel very strongly with my medical decsions. I went ...
A: To get someone's attention, you really have to slow down your writing. I don't know what "12 mil" ...
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| third preg, one week begging for help, son buried last week born alive than died | 4/11/2009 |
Q: I was 18 wks preg. Third baby. I am a nurse so i feel very strongly with my medical decsions. I went ...
A: If 9 out of 10 ob/gyns would say your case was handled terribly, that you were neglected, that you ...
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| Medical Malpractice | 4/9/2009 |
Q: A couple months ago my 62 yr old mother was admitted to the emergency room because of severe pains ...
A: If those are your true motives, not money but just seeing to it that medical establishment is aware ...
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| Prednisone misuse | 4/7/2009 |
Q: My husband was recently diagnosed with a T4 cancer tumor on his larnyx. He also has emphysema(mild) ...
A: Wow, what a difficult situation for your husband. Very sorry about it. So he had the first surgery ...
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| clinical trial causes permanent scars | 4/6/2009 |
Q: i enrolled in a clinical trial 2 and 1/2 years ago in which they were taking three skin biopsies ...
A: Small Claims Court is a "civil" court, but it has a monetary limit you can ask for (varies from ...
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| clinical trial causes permanent scars | 4/5/2009 |
Q: i enrolled in a clinical trial 2 and 1/2 years ago in which they were taking three skin ...
A: Sure wish you provided the most important information which would be (1)what was the purpose of the ...
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| Punctured Bladder | 4/3/2009 |
Q: I had a total hysterectomy 3/6/09.While the catheter was in after surgery, the nurse noted that I ...
A: Ouch! I am no gyn but suspect that all of the complications you have had would be considered or ...
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| misdiagnosis | 4/3/2009 |
Q: "Hi, I asked a question here recently regarding a slip and fall incident in which i fell down the ...
A: I am not a doctor and your primary question is medical in nature; whether you would have been better ...
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| I need help and information | 4/3/2009 |
Q: From when I was 5 months pregnant until right before I gave birth to my daughter, I told my doctor ...
A: So your question is, are you eligible for a hysterectomy? What do you mean by "eligible"? If you ...
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| Contracted MRSA | 3/31/2009 |
Q: My wife had been working in the local hospital. She had contracted MRSA from there which really ...
A: Firstly, I don't understand how your wife got fired for missing time from work. That can't be. It ...
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| Acute Renal Failure | 3/31/2009 |
Q: First of all I will probably never be the greatest speller, so please bear with me. My sister is ...
A: If the prescription of these drugs fell below the "standard of care", and this led to renal failure, ...
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| Avascular Necrosis | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I am a 36 year old male who has recently been diagnosed with AVN of the Right Femoral Head. I had a ...
A: My quick research on prednisone does not include any reference to AVN as a possible side effect of ...
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| over prescribed meds | 3/30/2009 |
Q: Is it considered to be malpractice for a doctor to continue to prescribe opiates to a known drug ...
A: This young man needs a drug rehab program, big time. You don't state your relationship to him but if ...
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| over prescribed meds | 3/29/2009 |
Q: Is it considered to be malpractice for a doctor to continue to prescribe opiates to a known drug ...
A: If a doctor prescribes addicting drugs to an addict simply to feed the habit, and not for any ...
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| What to do about a bad denist. | 3/27/2009 |
Q: On tuseday i went to a denist to have three teeth pulled and after they took some x-ray he told me ...
A: So far the best evidence you have presented that this dentist is a butcher is hearsay from some lady ...
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| aortic aneurysm treatment | 3/27/2009 |
Q: My 74 year old husband woke up one morning with a pain in his abdomen. He was very uncomfortable, so ...
A: I don't mind the length of the question because it was quite coherent, contrary to many other ...
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| dead nerve damage | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I had knee replacement done in December, have had pain every since went to hospital once with sever ...
A: I get a lot of questions about nerve damage from epidural spinal injections. Since I have never ...
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| septic shock after surgery | 3/23/2009 |
Q: I will try to be brief and to the point. My mom, aged 63, went in for gallbladder removal. She was ...
A: I get lots of medical malpractice inquiries and I would say that out of 50 of them, I might suggest ...
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| Birmingham Hip Resurfacing w/ peroneal nerve damage | 3/22/2009 |
Q: I think I know enough and have read enough to know that I have a case. The short version is that I ...
A: Here's the deal: Just as in war, with surgery there can be collateral damage, which you appear to ...
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| Birmingham Hip Resurfacing w/ peroneal nerve damage | 3/21/2009 |
Q: I think I know enough and have read enough to know that I have a case. The short version is that I ...
A: As to returning to work is concerned, my view is that you should do so to the best of your ...
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| Malpractice/Law Suit - Pink Eye caught in Dr. office | 3/20/2009 |
Q: My mother went for her yearly eye checkup due to rheumatoid arthritis and sjogrens syndrome. There ...
A: I don't know much about pink eye but here are the questions to answer: Is pink eye so contagious ...
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| Fictitious claims about a patient .. malpractice? | 3/20/2009 |
Q: An oral surgeon suggested that I would benefit from an operation. Part of the procedure required me ...
A: If you want my best answer, tell me what false facts about you were told by the one doctor to the ...
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| Fictitious claims about a patient .. malpractice? | 3/19/2009 |
Q: An oral surgeon suggested that I would benefit from an operation. Part of the procedure required me ...
A: Doctors and dentists have a right to decline to treat a new patient (except in emergencies of ...
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| lap band | 3/17/2009 |
Q: I had lap band surgery in October of 06. I have lost 120 lbs & 100 lbs of that in the first 7 ...
A: I actually filed a lap band case a few years ago when the darn tube broke off inside. Settled it ...
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| ulnar nerve damage | 3/17/2009 |
Q: I recently underwent foot surgery. Immediately after I woke up I had no use on my left arm. I could ...
A: I am very surprised that the hospital would offer you any kind of compensation at all. Things like ...
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| Wrongful Death Case | 3/16/2009 |
Q: Our 16 year old daughter passed away on 3/18/08. On 03/17/08 while at school and in her Science ...
A: The pain you have all gone through is more than understandable. Again, I am so sorry for your ...
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| Wrongful Death Case | 3/16/2009 |
Q: Our 16 year old daughter passed away on 3/18/08. On 03/17/08 while at school and in her Science ...
A: What a shocking story. I am very sorry about your loss. I would like to offer help but after ...
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| Ruptured Appendix and Infection | 3/13/2009 |
Q: Dr. Dorfman, my questions deal with medical malpractice and standard of care: On 1/9/09, my ...
A: Although I understand your anger over what appears to be sub-standard and perhaps even negligent ...
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| Epidural Injury? | 3/10/2009 |
Q: July 3rd of 2008, I went in to be induced to have my daughter who was three days over due. After ...
A: Sorry to hear you are having all this trouble. Placing a needle for an epidural is tricky. It has to ...
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| Nerve Damage from Epidural | 3/10/2009 |
Q: During the delivery of my first son, I was given an epidural that pierced a nerve in my back. The ...
A: You certainly do not have any legal recourse after all of these years. You must have seen many ...
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| Paraguard IUD | 3/9/2009 |
Q: A 29 year-old-female who gave birth in July 2007, and postpartum requested IUD for fertility ...
A: I have a long background with defective IUD litigation, having handled hundreds of Dalkon Shield IUD ...
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| Torn Rotator | 3/7/2009 |
Q: I injured my shoulder in July of 2008. I went to the doctor which this injury was work related and ...
A: Could be that because this was a Worker's Comp case, the insurance company is willing to spend less ...
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| improper injection in hip | 3/4/2009 |
Q: An intern at my PA's office administered a steroid into my hip for treatment of my psoriasis. I was ...
A: I know nothing about steroid injections being able to cause damage if injected improperly. Also, ...
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| Epidural | 3/3/2009 |
Q: My. question is in June, June 11 of 2008 to be exact i was injected 3 different times. Once by a ...
A: I can surely answer your question "what do I do next" but what you do after that, not so sure. ...
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| medmal/colostomy/diverticulitis/ER care | 3/2/2009 |
Q: I think you might have answered my medmal question earlier this week, but the link for a follow-up ...
A: There is nothing to lose by consulting with a local medical malpractice attorney but here is the ...
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| post partum hemorage | 3/1/2009 |
Q: i had a manual removal of my placenta which was adherent,six weeks later i had a post partum ...
A: Only an ob/gyn could answer your question. An opinion from a lawyer would be no more than that and ...
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| medmal/colostomy/diverticulitis/ER care | 2/28/2009 |
Q: I think you might have answered my medmal question earlier this week, but the link for a follow-up ...
A: Was this the patient who got the perforation from a colonoscopy? If so, I guess my answer to that ...
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| wrong diagnosis | 2/24/2009 |
Q: My husband underwent an angiogram I think that is what it is called , they said he had to very bad ...
A: If you are saying that he had an angiogram done, where they string a camera from the groin up to the ...
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| wrong diagnosis | 2/24/2009 |
Q: My husband underwent an angiogram I think that is what it is called , they said he had to very bad ...
A: Your question is hard to read and understand.So there may have been an error with the angiogram ...
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| Ruptured Appendix Proceedure | 2/24/2009 |
Q: My 62 year old mother recently had her appendix rupture. The surgeon that removed her appendix used ...
A: Rather shocking story. Sorry for your loss. Based on your question, it seems that the family is ...
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| Lack of monitoring in intensive care | 2/23/2009 |
Q: My brother was admitted after a motorcycle accident with brain fractures. He was lucid and ...
A: Obviously someone in ICU should be "constantly" monitored and on its face, there seems to be some ...
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| violation of informed consent | 2/23/2009 |
Q: I recently was diagnosis as having a bladder tumor. The urologist did a cystoscopy in his office and ...
A: As I understand it, the growth that was biopsied and resected was in fact cancer, correct? So, you ...
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| violation of informed consent | 2/21/2009 |
Q: I recently was diagnosis as having a bladder tumor. The urologist did a cystoscopy in his office and ...
A: I am a little confused by your question. Apparently, when he got in there and actually saw the ...
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| Colon Perforated During Routine Colonoscopy | 2/19/2009 |
Q: I am a 53 year old female with absolutely no history of any gastrointestinal problems whatsoever. In ...
A: Firstly, please understand that I am very sympathetic to your situation. I had one of those tests ...
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| medical negligence | 2/17/2009 |
Q: I have been subjected to sheer medical negligence which has caused tremendous damage to my health ...
A: Please understand that I am not a doctor. When we medical malpractice lawyers think there might be a ...
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| Misdiagnosed Ectopic Pregnancy | 2/16/2009 |
Q: In January 2008 I began having moderate pain in my lower left abdominal area. I went to my Ob/Gyn ...
A: I believe you do have "grounds" for a case based on the failure to diagnose the ectopic. It sounds ...
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| Mirena IUD perforation | 2/15/2009 |
Q: I'm 21 years old and last monday i had the mirena iud placed. The NP that did it said "this is ...
A: You will be shocked to know that I have received dozens of questions on exactly the same ...
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| Mirena IUD | 2/10/2009 |
Q: I am a 46 year old, and have had 4 children by c-section. I had my tubes tied during the 4th ...
A: he probably has a 5K deductible and also, they don't pay unless there is evidence of negligence and ...
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| Mirena IUD | 2/10/2009 |
Q: I am a 46 year old, and have had 4 children by c-section. I had my tubes tied during the 4th ...
A: Coincidentally, I was something of an expert in IUD cases many years ago when I handled hundreds of ...
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| Paragard IUD | 2/7/2009 |
Q: I had a Paragard IUD inserted on Dec. 11, 2008. After only one and a half weeks of having the IUD ...
A: There is no point suing Dr. H over what she said because she will of course deny it. It doesn't ...
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| malpractice??? | 2/5/2009 |
Q: I went in for a partial hysterectomy some months back. Within two days of being at home myself or ...
A: Hard to believe but unless you have written to me before, this is the second case I have seen where ...
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| burn on face from dentist | 1/25/2009 |
Q: I had a cavity and the dentist filled with a composite, using curing light. When the treatment was ...
A: I have never heard of a "curing light" and don't understand how it caused a blister on the outside ...
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| Mirena needs to be surgically removed | 1/23/2009 |
Q: Although my GYN noted that my Mirena's strings were not in place more than 2 yrs ago, he assured me ...
A: I can hardly believe that I have another Mirena embeddment question. I have had dozens of them. If ...
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| paragard iud perforation | 1/18/2009 |
Q: I know you've had this question before but as each case is different- I had a paragard iud put in ...
A: Go ahead and contact a local medical malpractice attorney if you are so motivated. Get your medical ...
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| thromboprophalaxis | 1/18/2009 |
Q: I was high risk, had plastic surgery, got a dvt and pe and will need surgery to improve circulation ...
A: I don't know if prophylactic blood thinning drugs prior to your type of plastic surgery are required ...
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| surgeon cut nerve during surgery | 1/16/2009 |
Q: I have had surgery for a hernia in the groin area. after surgery the doctor told me he cut a nerve. ...
A: Your story sounds very unfortunate but there are not enough medical facts and events to let me ...
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| Dental Malpractice | 1/15/2009 |
Q: My question is in regards to a 6 year old child. She was going to "Medicade" dentist who has also ...
A: I wasn't aware that Medicaid provided dental care but it sounds pretty clear what was going on. The ...
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| Disability question | 1/15/2009 |
Q: I had a open book pevis(now plated and had a bone graph to asisst it) still have multiple torn ...
A: This isn't my field of expertise but I suppose it depends a lot on what kind of work you did. If you ...
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| Do you think I have a case? | 1/15/2009 |
Q: I was talked into having a mirena IUD placed 8 wks after my second princess was born. My OB/GYN had ...
A: A hysterectomy in a 24 year old is a serious matter. What you need to do is find out what had gone ...
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| Perforated colon | 1/15/2009 |
Q: My Doctor diagnosed me with a UTI, after taking anitibiotics I returned to the same practise and saw ...
A: Then the question is, was the diverticulitis pre-existing (the doctor knew you had a history of it) ...
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| Perforated colon | 1/14/2009 |
Q: My Doctor diagnosed me with a UTI, after taking anitibiotics I returned to the same practise and saw ...
A: Not worth contacting an attorney, other than through this site, unless you have more information. ...
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| Mirena IUD Embedment | 1/14/2009 |
Q: I have had my Mirena IUD since Februrary of 2007. I just found out via a laproscopic ultrasound that ...
A: I can hardly believe another question about embeddment and/or uterine perforation by a Mirena IUD. I ...
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| Mirena IUD defective | 1/13/2009 |
Q: I had Mirena placed January 2008 and have had cramping and pain with it ever since. When inserted, I ...
A: I have fielded dozens of Mirena questions, almost always dealing with the IUD perforating the uterus ...
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| IUD perforation of uterus | 1/12/2009 |
Q: I had a Mirena IUD placed 10 wks after giving birth in Nov 2007. It was an extremely painful ...
A: I agree with everything you say. Proper procedure is to "sound" the uterus prior to insertion and ...
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| what can i do | 1/10/2009 |
Q: i made an appointment at my dentists office because my crown fell off after having it for 3 months, ...
A: If you didn't want to see a new dentist at the same office, you did have the choice to leave when ...
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| Potential Compartmental Syndrome lawsuit? | 1/9/2009 |
Q: I'm writing to see if I have the possibility of obtaining a positive judgment in a potential ...
A: I must admit not much knowledge about "compartment syndrome". Remember, I am a lawyer, not a doctor, ...
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| medical malpractice? | 1/9/2009 |
Q: In March 2006 I had an ectopic pregnancy in my right fallopian tube. I was told aftter an operation ...
A: Leah: I don't understand what the complaint is. They removed the ectopic and left you believing you ...
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| medical malpractice follow up question | 1/9/2009 |
Q: A follow-up to: "Looking at this situation in the worst light as far as you are ...
A: I don't recall the specifics of the original question from several weeks ago. You have legal ...
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| AlloDerm | 1/8/2009 |
Q: I had incisional hernia surgery in 2005 and the hernia was repaired with AlloDerm. Nine months ...
A: In my brief google research on AlloDerm I found nothing in regards to legal action against the ...
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| lymphoma misdiagnosis | 1/6/2009 |
Q: is it very possible that an odontogenic infection resulting in swollen lymph glands, could be ...
A: This is a medical question and you should be asking a doctor, not a lawyer. But I will take a stab ...
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| Mirena IUD | 1/5/2009 |
Q: Glenn, I had an IUD for about one year. I started having problems so I went to the doctor and they ...
A: When you say "Chronic Inflammatory Disease" to you mean "Pelvic Inflammatory Disease"? PID is known ...
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| IUD secretely placed without consent | 1/1/2009 |
Q: I went in for a laparoscopy to look for mild endometriosis and tubal patency. I came out in pain ...
A: I have dealt with many many IUD cases but never heard of one where the doctor gave one to a patient ...
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| Mirena IUD | 12/29/2008 |
Q: I had a Mirena IUD placed in December of 2006. I had been feeling strange pains in my lower abdomen ...
A: Sorry about all of this but uterine perforations from the Mirena are all too common. The fact that ...
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| Heart Transplant | 12/29/2008 |
Q: My wife had a heart transplant in 2004. At a recent heart clinic appointment one of the transplant ...
A: She would have traded the 4+ years she was given for just one or two months back in 04??? And I bet ...
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| Heart Transplant | 12/29/2008 |
Q: My wife had a heart transplant in 2004. At a recent heart clinic appointment one of the transplant ...
A: I really don't understand why you ask the question that you do. I am very sorry that your wife has ...
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| Knee surgery | 12/27/2008 |
Q: I had meniscus surgery 6 months ago, but it didn't heal. I knew something was wrong, but they ...
A: The fact that it is a Worker's Comp case has nothing to do with a medical malpractice matter. If ...
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| Medical Malpractice or Negligence? | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I'm wondering if I have a case. I have had medical problems for 2 yrs. Dr suspected Endometriosis, ...
A: Speaking generally, if an important lab report was misinterpreted, misread or ignored by the ...
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| Pre-eclampsia/peripartum cardiomyopathy | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I had a baby 8 weeks ago by planned c-section. I was talked into it because the high-risk OB ...
A: Is it worth suing? Speaking generally, it is worth suing IF, your doctor's management of your case ...
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| My OB/GYN just quit his practice and no one knows where he went | 12/21/2008 |
Q: I am wondering if I have a solid case against my OB/GYN for malpractice. On November 2007 I had a ...
A: I am sorry that I can't give you a yes or no answer. Abdominal hysterectomy is serious surgery and ...
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| BABY HEART MURMUR | 12/19/2008 |
Q: i JUST HAD A BABY 2 MONTH AGO, i TOOK MY BABY TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE HE HAD A BAD COLD. THE ...
A: Do you have a case for what? The baby has a heart murmur, something that he/she was born with and ...
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| Mr Schroder | 12/19/2008 |
Q: Why is i tthat with such excellent, balanced and fair advice on this site,such as your answer to the ...
A: I don't know who Mr. Schroder is. Another lawyer offering advice on this site? If he is "trigger ...
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| Pregnant before tubal ligation surgery | 12/18/2008 |
Q: In September, my birth control method was switch from one type to another. Soon thereafter I decided ...
A: Wow, that's a strange one. I doubt that the "standard of care" requires a pregnancy test prior to a ...
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| Meniscus tear | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I am looking for an Attorney to look at a case I may have. I what should have been a simple Knee ...
A: I hear you and am sympathetic to your situation. I believe you understand the legal issue: Was it ...
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| Meniscus tear | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I am looking for an Attorney to look at a case I may have. I what should have been a simple Knee ...
A: You make a big presumption that if they operated right after the first MRI everything would be ...
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| Surgical errors due to a Hysterectomy | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I went in for a Hysterectomy and the outcome has left me wearing a catherer, I have a punctured ...
A: Without seeing the records of the surgery and speaking with a gyn, I don't know if you have a case. ...
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| Neglect? | 12/16/2008 |
Q: I am 26 years old. After having more than two weeks of period-like cramping and no period, I took a ...
A: I do have some background knowledge about ectopic pregnancies because I handled hundreds of IUD ...
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| Hypothyroidism and miscarriage | 12/13/2008 |
Q: I live in NYC and am 34 years old. I submitted blood for various tests for my first prenatal visit ...
A: You have to understand that us lawyers did not go to medical school and when we do get suspicious ...
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| PHYSICIAN ERROR | 12/11/2008 |
Q: Two and a half years ago I went in for a lapraoscopy because I was having pain. So I decided while ...
A: You will be having a hysterosalpingiogram. It is no big deal. They inject dye through the vagina ...
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| Malpractice | 12/8/2008 |
Q: I was hospitalized in the beginning of august because of a motor vehicle accident. After being in ...
A: I don't know if the "standard of care" requires giving antibiotics after catheter use, or not. I ...
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| tampered MRI | 12/7/2008 |
Q: I had 2 MRI studies done. Records show second done at 11.10 am on 6/09. I am absolutely positive it ...
A: Anything is possible but why would the medical facility, insurance company, doctors, whoever that ...
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| Igunial hernia soon after full hystorectomy | 12/5/2008 |
Q: My wife a year ago have a full hysterectomy. She did have some abdominal pain and reported this to ...
A: I can take you directly to the bottom line of your question. Whether there was negligent surgery or ...
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| Embedded IUD | 12/5/2008 |
Q: I was just wondering if you can sue a doctor for inserting an IUD incorrectly. Because I now have ...
A: Let me guess. It's a Mirena? I have had dozens of questions regarding imbeddment and even uterine ...
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| Barium Xray post bariatric surgery | 11/21/2008 |
Q: Initially had stomach stapled in 2003, no barium swallow conducted afterwards. developed serios ...
A: I don't have sufficient knowledge on this subject to have a clue whether there was negligence or not ...
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| Malpractice during Miscarriage | 11/21/2008 |
Q: Here's my story. I went into labor in the early morning hours of August 5, 2008. I was ...
A: As I think I said first time around, if you had died or suffered major permanent injury or your baby ...
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| Malpractice during Miscarriage | 11/20/2008 |
Q: Here's my story. I went into labor in the early morning hours of August 5, 2008. I was ...
A: Michael: Are you paying attention? You CANT "slap a lien" on the property. That would be, without ...
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| Doctor error in Carpal Tunnel surgery | 11/17/2008 |
Q: Some years ago I had carpal tunnel surgery. I found out afterwards that during surgery, my hand was ...
A: I do not have an answer to your question as I am not a doctor. But what if you found out that your ...
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| Blood clots after knee surgery | 11/16/2008 |
Q: I'll try to make this short but I'm wondering if I have a case against my surgeon. The bottom ...
A: I don't know if there was any malpractice here. There may be something in your medical history that ...
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| Mirena IUD Medical Malpractice? | 11/16/2008 |
Q: I have been searching online for info regarding a possible medical malpractice suite for the ...
A: I have received dozens of questions, exactly like yours. I have a long legal background with IUDs ...
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| Mirena IUD | 11/15/2008 |
Q: my daughter was born August 26th and on Oct 10th i got the Mirena IUD. i had some really bad ...
A: I have had dozens of questions exactly like yours. Problem is, nobody has identified a particular ...
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| My mom had a stroke | 11/12/2008 |
Q: My mom had a stroke last year and the hospital treated her with medication. They told us to go home ...
A: The time period in which to file a malpractice claim depends on the State you are in. In CA, it is ...
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| Medical Malpractice and Staph Infections | 11/10/2008 |
Q: I fell and broke my ankle about 8 weeks ago. I had to have a plate and 8 screws put in my ankle. ...
A: I am a lawyer, not a doctor and my opinion, even if I had one, should not override the decision of ...
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| Pubis Symphysis problems from hard labor | 11/9/2008 |
Q: Four months ago I delivered my son vaginally and pushed for 3 hours. I had an epidural but it was ...
A: I have no idea what caused the hip pain and have no reason to conclude that it was due to some kind ...
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| Pharmaceutical Lawsuits | 11/4/2008 |
Q: The ? from the person regarding a hypertension drug & CNS damage piqued my interest, & I would love ...
A: Unfortunately, I do not have any background knowledge on these drugs but if this is a problem that ...
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| Spinal epideral for sciatica | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I was recently given my first epideral which gave me relief. My second epideral not so well. I ...
A: Sounds like you need further follow-up with a neurologist to find out exactly what is going on and ...
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| Misdiagnosed compound (open) ankle fracture | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I am 22 years old and about 8 months ago, I missed a step in my house, fell and broke my ankle at ...
A: I will give you a useful answer but not to the ultimate question as to whether this would be a ...
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| ectopic and iud | 10/31/2008 |
Q: Three and a half years ago I had an ectopic pregnancy while on the patch birth control. My ...
A: Margaret: I have probably had more questions about Mirena IUDs than any other single subject. I do ...
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| hernia | 10/31/2008 |
Q: i too had elected for a vasectomy.had the physical for the green light to do the procedure wich i ...
A: I am unable to respond because (1) there was no question asked and (2) the "question" is full of ...
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| Dental | 10/30/2008 |
Q: I had a tooth extracted in a pain appointment. To then be in lots of pain/swelling in the extraction ...
A: I just don't know if there was malpractice or not without seeing what the records say and what ...
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| Gold Shots | 10/30/2008 |
Q: My 77 year old father died August 2008 of lung cancer he took gold shots for approximately 10 years ...
A: Firstly, I have never heard of gold shots before. This sounds to me like some very ...
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| Dental | 10/30/2008 |
Q: I had a tooth extracted in a pain appointment. To then be in lots of pain/swelling in the extraction ...
A: It is more likely that the extraction was due to an ongoing infection. Under those circumstances, ...
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| Mesh rejection | 10/29/2008 |
Q: I had hysterectomy and vaginal floor reconstruction in 2004 due to prolapse, etc. Mesh rejection ...
A: I don't know the answer to your question although I do know that there are class action cases going ...
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| Possible botched hernia surgery | 10/27/2008 |
Q: I had a hernia surgery on 11/30/2007. Since then my stomach is ill-formed and there is an object ...
A: Certainly find out what is causing the problem. I doubt if the doctor wants money for a new ...
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| cosmetic surgery | 10/27/2008 |
Q: My wife had a "mini" facelift and an upper and lower blepharoplasty (eyelid) repair about a year ...
A: Seems to me the doctor ought to offer a re-do, under the circumstances. I would propose that to him ...
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| colonoscopy with emergency splenectomy | 10/26/2008 |
Q: My 75 yr old diabetic father had a colonoscopy done on a Monday afternoon and by Tuesday afternoon ...
A: A 75 year old diabetic is in very fragile medical state under any circumstances. The "standard of ...
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| colonoscopy with emergency splenectomy | 10/25/2008 |
Q: My 75 yr old diabetic father had a colonoscopy done on a Monday afternoon and by Tuesday afternoon ...
A: The analysis is as follows: If your father was "high risk" as defined by the article (previous ...
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| colonoscopy with emergency splenectomy | 10/25/2008 |
Q: My 75 yr old diabetic father had a colonoscopy done on a Monday afternoon and by Tuesday afternoon ...
A: I have never heard of such a thing. Without doing research, I think the spleen is above the ...
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| Wrong Surgery Done | 10/24/2008 |
Q: I was supposed to have a bilateral laminectomy at L3-L4 in 2006; that is what the surgeon described ...
A: I dobut if there was an intentional falsification. What would be the point of that. You should ask ...
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| Wrong Surgery Done | 10/24/2008 |
Q: I was supposed to have a bilateral laminectomy at L3-L4 in 2006; that is what the surgeon described ...
A: As to the Statute of Limitations issue, that is a close question if the surgeon did not reveal to ...
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| Wrong Surgery Done | 10/24/2008 |
Q: I was supposed to have a bilateral laminectomy at L3-L4 in 2006; that is what the surgeon described ...
A: I can't possibly answer your question adequately. Are you saying that the surgeon just ...
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| Perforated Ulcer after Lap Band | 10/23/2008 |
Q: I had no gastric intestinal issues before my lap band surgery. I had surgery and two months later ...
A: I happened to be the only or one of a small number of lawyers to file a lapband case. The company is ...
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| Who do you think you are? | 10/21/2008 |
Q: I am not pregnant and do not need medical advice, but after reading all your responses, you are the ...
A: How funny. Of course I am a poor excuse for a doctor. I AM A LAWYER and always makes sure ...
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| medical assistant malpractice | 10/20/2008 |
Q: i'm a medical assistant at the local clinic. One of my coworkers had a terrible day yesterday. One ...
A: I obviously need a lot more information. If this is the same meds that the patient had before, and ...
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| about placenta | 10/19/2008 |
Q: the 3rd and just two days ago she started bleeding an the doctor admitted her in the hospital and ...
A: That happens sometimes but I don't know what to say about her requiring a hysterectomy. You don't ...
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| possible obgyn malpractice/negligence? | 10/17/2008 |
Q: I don't know whether this is malpractice, negligence on the doctors part or simply my fault. I don't ...
A: Sorry that you had to go through this but based on the circumstances you were faced with, it is my ...
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| 3 abdominal surgeries, scar tissue, malpractice?? | 10/13/2008 |
Q: I am having lots of problems that have resulted from scar tissue and 3 surgeries. The first surgery ...
A: I am very sympathetic to your situation and realize you have been through a lot and now face a ...
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| blue sutures from c-section | 10/9/2008 |
Q: I've had 3 csections(1994,1995,1999). In 2003, I had a small round like ball form under the skin in ...
A: I am not a doctor so I am the wrong person to ask about this. However, I can venture a guess. When ...
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| fishie clip tubal ligation | 10/6/2008 |
Q: I had a tubaligtion On june 30th 2006. I made sure i did reesearch on my tubal, and everythang i ...
A: Did I understand you that your baby girl survived birth at 4 months and has Trisomy 18? That is ...
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| Hip Replacement-femoral nerve damage | 10/6/2008 |
Q: My wife had right hip replacement surgery on July 8, 2008. The doctor told us that he hit the nerve ...
A: I don't know if damaging this particular nerve is malpractice or not. It has to be something that is ...
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| Miscarriage and my care during and after | 10/4/2008 |
Q: I was 18 weeks pregnant and went to the ER over bleeding and cramps. They made me wait six hours ...
A: Sure sounds like you didn't receive the level of care and attention that you required. However, a ...
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| Son prescribed medicine he is allergic to | 10/4/2008 |
Q: I recently took my 2 year old son to the ER to treat an injury he endured at daycare. Upon ...
A: As I think you already realize, since you son did not suffer serious harm, it is not worth a medical ...
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| ObGyn Misdiagnosis? | 10/1/2008 |
Q: My wife had severe abdominal pain about 3 weeks ago and went immediately to the emergency room. ...
A: Granted, the first surgery apparently was unnecessary and was the result of a poor work-up and ...
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| Hernia | 10/1/2008 |
Q: I went to see a GI specialist in July for heartburn, bulge above the belly button, and discomfort in ...
A: The surgeon's diagnosis and treatment plan was apparently incorrect but that is not enough to base a ...
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| Glenn a. dorfman | 10/1/2008 |
Q: I am 20 years old and i have four kids and i want a tubal ligation would a doctor do the tubal ...
A: You are an adult and are legally entitled to make that choice. I suppose that based on your young ...
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| possible OB/GYN malpractice suit | 9/27/2008 |
Q: To preface: All of my OB/GYN care was provided by U*** Medical Center from 2001 to 2007. I had ...
A: This is more involved of a question that justice can be done to in this format. If your State does ...
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| Lumbar Puncture Damage | 9/27/2008 |
Q: My daughter has been in severe pain due to 6 lumbar sticks that occured on Spet. 21, 2007. She is ...
A: What was she having the "lumbar sticks" for. Was she having a spinal tap to check for meningitis, or ...
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| Dental Malpractice | 9/26/2008 |
Q: I am concerned that the veneer patient from 9/23/08 could possibly have atypical face pain(a version ...
A: You couldn't proceed in my State of CA, or anywhere else I suspect. How to you establish, as a ...
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| Mirena IUD lost in my abdomen... | 9/26/2008 |
Q: I went to the doctor's on Monday to check my IUD because I couldn't find the strings and I have ...
A: Over the past year or two I would guess I have had 20 women writing with the exact same story. Let's ...
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| mirena | 9/26/2008 |
Q: My daughter in law had the mirena for her birth control. She has just found out that she is ...
A: This is a serious medical question and I am not a doctor. I just finished answering another ...
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| Staph Infection with other complications | 9/24/2008 |
Q: I recently had a baby via c-section on 8/8/08 and had to have a JP tube (to drain the incision)put ...
A: I don't understand what happened with your arm and although I am not a doctor, if the infection you ...
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| Dentist out of business | 9/23/2008 |
Q: I had a full set of veneers done 7/2007, which came with a 5 year guarantee ($10,000 was the ...
A: First thing I would do is to get one more opinion. You say only one tooth is bothering you. This new ...
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| my 18 year old daugther has no uteros | 9/23/2008 |
Q: she had a hernia surgery wuen she was 17 months old, the dr never told me that she did had a uteros ...
A: You are talking about something that might have happened over 16 years ago! I am not surprised that ...
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| long thoracic nerve damage occuring during surgery | 9/22/2008 |
Q: In June 2008, I had two discs removed from my neck (C5/6, 6/7) with fusion. One week later I was ...
A: You should be talking with your doctors and not a lawyer at this point. I have no idea why you ...
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| OBGYN-Malpractice? | 9/22/2008 |
Q: I am trying to figure out if what happened to me was malpractice, negligence, something worth suing ...
A: The hospital records will explain what happened. You just need the Operative Report and the ...
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| OBGYN-Malpractice? | 9/22/2008 |
Q: I am trying to figure out if what happened to me was malpractice, negligence, something worth suing ...
A: So you got your baby and you are alive. I suspect that it might have been true what was at stake. ...
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| OBGYN-Malpractice? | 9/22/2008 |
Q: I am trying to figure out if what happened to me was malpractice, negligence, something worth suing ...
A: First of all, if there was any malpractice, it is too late to sue. In most States the time limit ...
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| IUD Perforation | 9/17/2008 |
Q: I was reading your answers to the questions asked that were very similar to my situation. I thought ...
A: Medical malpractis IS negligence, on a professional level. I am sympathetic with your situation and ...
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| ERCP - mistake? | 9/16/2008 |
Q: My mom went in this past summer for an ERCP. She had been dealing with discomfort in her abdomen ...
A: If seek insight into the merits of a medical malpractice case, I don't believe there are any. I am ...
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| Injured during surgery | 9/15/2008 |
Q: In Sept 2007 I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, had surgery in October 2007. The cancer was ...
A: I understand that you are quite unhappy about the shoulder problem. Who wouldn't be. But, I can't ...
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| Routine kidney stone surgery | 9/15/2008 |
Q: I had Ureteroscopic Stone Removal for a kidney stone. I've had this surgery without issue before. ...
A: So I presume the question is, do I have a medical malpractice case? My answer is, if you recovered ...
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| constant composite repair | 9/14/2008 |
Q: I am hoping you can help me with my dental problem. I have had numerous composite repairs by my ...
A: Helps a little but answer remains the same. I presume he explained the procedure to shorten the ...
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| constant composite repair | 9/14/2008 |
Q: I am hoping you can help me with my dental problem. I have had numerous composite repairs by my ...
A: You are not clear why the tooth is shorter. Are you claiming the dentist caused this or, was it just ...
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| Right Lumbar hernia | 9/12/2008 |
Q: On July 24th I had an open right lumbar Hernia procedure done, the CT Scan results were that my ...
A: If what you say is beyond doubt true, that the surgeon operated in the wrong area and that it was a ...
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| Guidance in my wife's surgery complications | 9/12/2008 |
Q: Dr.Dorfman, I'm looking for an expert opinion and guidance regarding my wife, Betsy's, hip ...
A: As I understand it, it had to be revised once before the event at the Psych hospital so that would ...
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| Guidance in my wife's surgery complications | 9/12/2008 |
Q: Dr.Dorfman, I'm looking for an expert opinion and guidance regarding my wife, Betsy's, hip ...
A: Mr. Gates. What a sad story and how difficult it must be on you, not to mention your wife. There is ...
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| misdiagnosis of broken elbow | 9/11/2008 |
Q: my 7 year old son fell off his pogo stick and jam his elbow on a Sunday afternoon. We ran to a ...
A: My thoughts? First and foremose, be happy that you son doesn't need surgery. When dealing with ...
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| Mirena IUD problems | 9/9/2008 |
Q: I had the Mirena placed in January of this year. I was in bed for almost a week because I was in so ...
A: Please believe me when I say that I am sympathetic to you having to go through all of that. But as a ...
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| Mirena IUD problems | 9/9/2008 |
Q: I had the Mirena placed in January of this year. I was in bed for almost a week because I was in so ...
A: I wouldn't know about RI law on the subject but if there is such a law, I bet they had you sign ...
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| Scar malpractice question from an attorney | 9/9/2008 |
Q: Dorfman, thank you for reviewing this question involving a friend and client of mine: Client had ...
A: If the surgery was 2 years ago, first advice is to be mindful of the Statute of Limitations. I don't ...
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| gallstones | 9/8/2008 |
Q: Is it common for a person who is 20 and in good health to developed narcotizing pancreatic? ...
A: Real sorry about this, losing a 20 year old son. The information you provide isn't anything with ...
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| Malpractice. Adhesive arachnoiditis. | 9/7/2008 |
Q: Adhesive arachnoiditis secondary to multiple attempts of epidural anesthesia. No prior back ...
A: I can't give a good answer especially since you mention cancer pain. If you have ongoing cancer ...
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| EPLIPSY | 9/6/2008 |
Q: Hello in januray this year i had a visit to my doctors and i was givin an assortment of different ...
A: How can I possibly answer your question????? What drugs were you given? For what medical problems? ...
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| Ectopic pregnancy with an IUD | 9/1/2008 |
Q: After having my second son I decided to have an IUD(Mirena) inserted. I had not even had the IUD in ...
A: In the late 1980s I handled hundreds of cases regarding the Dalkon Shield IUD. Your story is very ...
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| urgent dental malpractice | 8/30/2008 |
Q: I had a root canal on #14 tooth in 1998 still had pain, in 2001 I had a second root canal on same ...
A: I presume your State has a 2 year statute from "date of discovery" and this will run out in less ...
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| mesh lawsuit | 8/28/2008 |
Q: I had my first child 7/30/02 shortly after i had hernia repair surgery.10/9/06 I had my second child ...
A: You have asked a purely MEDICAL question. I am a lawyer and you need ask a doctor how to eliminate ...
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| missed diagnosis of wrist dislocation | 8/27/2008 |
Q: I am not sure what to do or whether I should do anything? Here is a synopsis of my situation. I ...
A: What you do medically from this point is up to you and an orthopedic surgeon that you have trust in. ...
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| Chiropractic Malpractice? | 8/25/2008 |
Q: My dad recently visited a chiropractor because he was having severe right shoulder pain after ...
A: You have the right definition of res ipsa but the wrong usage.That principle is applied when a ...
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| Medical Malpractice/Battery? | 8/24/2008 |
Q: Dr. Deboo, Springfield OH broke Ms. Ross leg below the knee during what the doctor called a “gentle ...
A: If you want to describe the practice of medicin, what I have learned is that it is rarely an exact ...
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| Medical Malpractice/Battery? | 8/23/2008 |
Q: Dr. Deboo, Springfield OH broke Ms. Ross leg below the knee during what the doctor called a “gentle ...
A: How does a bone become broken from a gentle massage? She must have had advanced osteoporosis. Beyond ...
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| Medical Malpractice/Battery? | 8/23/2008 |
Q: Dr. Deboo, Springfield OH broke Ms. Ross leg below the knee during what the doctor called a “gentle ...
A: I am not sure I understand this story and lack information of the patient's medical history. I ...
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| FAKE Medical Exam | 8/22/2008 |
Q: I have a simple question The carries send me to examinor. Because He works for them as we all know, ...
A: You have an attorney so ask him. And you sir have no understanding of the term "negligence". ...
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| No question this time | 8/21/2008 |
Q: I had my left hand operated on as a routine out patient procedure and contracted mrsa it required ...
A: I spent the time, three times, to give you an honest and helpful answer so I don't understand what ...
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| medical malpractice and d and c | 8/21/2008 |
Q: in feb of 08 i found out i was pregnant and was excited, but i was also taking strong meds so i was ...
A: Sounds like a real nightmare. I don't know why you had to go through all of this. It may have been ...
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| mrsa infection | 8/20/2008 |
Q: I had my left hand operated on as a routine out patient procedure and contracted mrsa it required ...
A: I answered this twice now. Here, I will answer a third time. By law, a medical malpractice case ...
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| mrsa infection | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I had my left hand operated on as a routine out patient procedure and contracted mrsa it required ...
A: I thought I answered this already. The "standard of care" in regards to preventing MRSA infections ...
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| pain after 2 spinal fusions | 8/18/2008 |
Q: On Sept.19,2007 I had an L4-5 extreme lateral interbody fusion & a L4-5 lumbar laminectomy.When I ...
A: You obviously have a complicated medical history and situation and there is no way I could evaluate ...
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| Mirena IUC Removal | 8/18/2008 |
Q: I had my Mirena IUC removed on 07/22/08 after two and a half years of having it in. On the 24th I ...
A: I won't do the research but the literature about any IUD has a long list of side effects. I don't ...
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| Surgical Clips | 8/15/2008 |
Q: In June of 2007 I had a hernia repair and have been in severe pain since the surgery. On an ultra ...
A: I think your question is, "are surgical clips supposed to be left inside the body after hernia ...
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| Possiable knee surgery malpractice | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I'm a 29 year old female with a 3 year old daughter. I had Arthoscopic knee surgery in aug. 03. I ...
A: I don't know in what jurisdiction (State) you are but I am sure that whatever the merits of a ...
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| Infection caused by a stich that was left in? | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I had surgery on my feet, i have already gotten my stitches removed. I went to the doctor yesterday ...
A: Could the retained stitch be the reason for the infection? Maybe. I am not a doctor and haven't ...
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| FAKE Medical Exam | 8/13/2008 |
Q: I have a simple question The carries send me to examinor. Because He works for them as we all know, ...
A: The only answer I can give with confidance is that YOU NEED TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY REPRESENT YOU!!! If ...
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| inigual hernia surgery gone bad | 8/12/2008 |
Q: 18 months ago i had surgery for an inigual hernia.A few weeks after the surgery i started getting ...
A: I won't attempt to comment on whether there was malpractice in your surgery or not but I know one ...
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| FAKE Medical Exam | 8/12/2008 |
Q: I have a simple question The carries send me to examinor. Because He works for them as we all know, ...
A: Your English is not good enough for me to understand your question. "The carries send me to ...
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| cerebral palsy | 8/10/2008 |
Q: my daughter was born prematurely at 30 weeks due to a placenta abruption. she was recently ...
A: This is obviously a very serious matter. Based on your brief story I can't say whether there is a ...
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| Perforated Colon - 2nd Procedure | 8/8/2008 |
Q: About 10 months ago I had a routine appendectomy (abdomen pain, etc). Two months ago I had similar ...
A: I don't know if it is a viable case or not but I will say that as far as I am concerned, it is ...
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| fathers death | 8/3/2008 |
Q: Greetings, my dad passed suddenly on July 12th of this year. He had a full heart check up last year ...
A: Sorry for your loss. Your story reminds me a lot of the sudden death recently of (I forget his name ...
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| Wrong Diagnosis and Failure to Treat | 8/2/2008 |
Q: My nightmare began on 6/26/08. I went to my local ER in Kentucky with severe lacerating right side ...
A: I don't know if you have a case or not. That all depends on what the "standard of care" in Kentucky ...
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| hip injury | 8/1/2008 |
Q: One radiologist observed 2 torn labrums resulting from an auto accident, but the 'expert' doctor's ...
A: Suggest you discuss this with your attorney. I can't really comment because I don't know what the ...
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| tubal ligation | 7/31/2008 |
Q: When I had my daughter in December 2005, I had a tubal ligation done right after. Now in July 2008 I ...
A: Do you have a right to contact an attorney? Well, you just have and of course you can contact anyone ...
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| IUD malpractice | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I went in to get the Mirena IUD and as my doctor was placing it, it was extremely painful but i ...
A: I don't understand what your last pregnancy and how it was handled has anything to do with anything ...
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| errror in sonogram report | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I had a modified radical mastectomy of the Left breast in March of 2008. The news of cancer was ...
A: Did you not hear me say it was a potentially critical error, it was malpractice, you were entitled ...
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| errror in sonogram report | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I had a modified radical mastectomy of the Left breast in March of 2008. The news of cancer was ...
A: What do you want me to say? They committed malpractice, a very serious error actually, and everyone ...
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| Miscarriage | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I had a miscarriage at 17 weeks. This is my second miscarriage within 2 years. When I found out I ...
A: What the doctor told you not necessarily wrong. A fibroid uterus can certainly compromise a ...
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| errror in sonogram report | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I had a modified radical mastectomy of the Left breast in March of 2008. The news of cancer was ...
A: You would have a major medical malpractice case if they operated on the wrong side and it seems that ...
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| Testicular Torsion Malpractice Case | 7/28/2008 |
Q: My son (3 years old at the time) had a testicular torsion that was misdiagnosed by his pediatrician ...
A: My lack of any background in this medical issue makes my opinions fairly worthless so all I can do ...
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| Testicular Torsion Malpractice Case | 7/28/2008 |
Q: My son (3 years old at the time) had a testicular torsion that was misdiagnosed by his pediatrician ...
A: I still don't know the facts regarding the central issue in any such case: in a perfect world, how ...
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| Testicular Torsion Malpractice Case | 7/28/2008 |
Q: My son (3 years old at the time) had a testicular torsion that was misdiagnosed by his pediatrician ...
A: I don't think this attorney you are speaking with is being exactly frank with you. Losing just one ...
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| Chiropractic standard of care / CT? | 7/27/2008 |
Q: Patient was seen for years by a chiropractor for lower back and buttock tingling/pain who diagnosed ...
A: The variables here would be where this happened because the "standard of care" is actually "standard ...
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| Chiropractic standard of care / CT? | 7/27/2008 |
Q: Patient was seen for years by a chiropractor for lower back and buttock tingling/pain who diagnosed ...
A: Wow, this is a scary question for me. This was exactly the story of my own secretary, in her 40s at ...
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| Post-delivary | 7/25/2008 |
Q: On 29 July, 2008, I delivered my third child via natural childbirth in our local hospital. I was ...
A: If you had called and reported the problem during that 2 week period and they didn't call you in for ...
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| large instestine surgery 3 different times. | 7/24/2008 |
Q: see what happened was my wife went on vacation and she had really bad abdominal pains. we went to ...
A: I just don't know if there was surgical malpractice or not. How could I? Some surgical problems ...
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| large instestine surgery 3 different times. | 7/24/2008 |
Q: see what happened was my wife went on vacation and she had really bad abdominal pains. we went to ...
A: Please understand that I am not a doctor and since you did not provide better details, I don't know ...
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| Kidney Stone | 7/22/2008 |
Q: I have a question about if I can file a malpractice suit about delaying treatment of a kidney stone. ...
A: I must presume that the doctor has your best interests in mind. I don't know a lot about kidney ...
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| joint replacement | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I had surgery in dec. 07.for a thumb joint replacement.I recently went to another surgeon because I ...
A: If the proper surgery was to remove all of the bone, he failed to do so, and you have been harmed as ...
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| no xray | 7/18/2008 |
Q: My husband was hurt at work. He went to the hospital and they put a brace on his leg and said well ...
A: Fracture of what? How bad? What treatment is required? If just a hairline non-displaces patella ...
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| Dr. directed me to take a medication the wrong way which caused severe injury | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I was prescribed an acid-reflux med Prevacid and told specifically by my Allergist to take it 3 ...
A: Understand that I represent people against doctors and hospitals that commit malpractice so, I am on ...
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| Dr. directed me to take a medication the wrong way which caused severe injury | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I was prescribed an acid-reflux med Prevacid and told specifically by my Allergist to take it 3 ...
A: I did some cursory research on Prevacid (drugs.com) and it does say clearly that it should be taken ...
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| Breach in my L4 and 5 Fusion Older Cage | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I have used this DR approx 3 yrs ago for sciatic. I had a cage put in on May 13th of 2008 and after ...
A: I really don't understand your question. I presume that the insurance premium is far less than the ...
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| 3 endometriosis surgeries in a year and a half | 7/16/2008 |
Q: In Feb of 07, I had a left oophalectomy due to an endometrial tumor (orange sized) adhering to my ...
A: I don't see a case here. I am sympathetic to all you have gone through but where was the ...
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| Breach in my L4 and 5 Fusion Older Cage | 7/16/2008 |
Q: I have used this DR approx 3 yrs ago for sciatic. I had a cage put in on May 13th of 2008 and after ...
A: I know nothing about the "2000 era cage". I would google that and see if there have been any reports ...
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| Respiratory failure mishandled | 7/15/2008 |
Q: I hate to bother you with a longish e-mail, but if I may have a few moments of your time, it is my ...
A: The autopsy will probably answer most questions. All medical malpractice cases are handled on a ...
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| Respiratory failure mishandled | 7/15/2008 |
Q: I hate to bother you with a longish e-mail, but if I may have a few moments of your time, it is my ...
A: That is a shocking story and I am very sorry things happened this way. To give my best opinion, I ...
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| Staph Infection | 7/13/2008 |
Q: My husband recently had brain surgery. About 10 days after surgery the wound looked a bit red. He ...
A: It was obviously a mistake to not suspect wound infection earlier. However, I presume the second ...
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| Prescription Drug Malpractice | 7/10/2008 |
Q: My sister went to the hospital for a urinary tract infection and was prescribed an antibiotic which ...
A: If the medical personnel were informed specifically that she was allergic to a particular class of ...
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| paraguard removal / infertility | 7/9/2008 |
Q: i am extrememly worried... i had my paraguard inserted 3 1/2 years ago... had it removed June 3, ...
A: These are medical questions for your doctor but yes, IUDs can cause Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and ...
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| Common case of IUD perforation | 7/7/2008 |
Q: I got a paraguard IUD 8 weeks after the birth of my daughter (02/05/08). I was not informed about ...
A: Believe it or not, I get questions about migrating/perforating IUDs quite frequently. I do have some ...
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| mirena migration | 7/2/2008 |
Q: My iud had went through my uterus and is now in my pelvis is this something that could be life ...
A: These are questions for a doctor, not a lawyer. However, perforation of the uterus by an IUD happens ...
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| Prednisone and ankle break | 7/1/2008 |
Q: My fiancee was diagnosed with MS 4 years ago. Along with her MS-specific treatments, she was given ...
A: It would be a tough case and frankly, even if there was liability of the doctor, the value of the ...
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| long recovery after misplaced pin | 6/24/2008 |
Q: Almost a year ago I had an unstable break in my little finger and was pinned by the plastic surgeon ...
A: I never heard of anyone pinning bones in the ER (!) and certainly not anyone but a qualified ...
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| misdiagnosed | 6/21/2008 |
Q: i was having some pain in my left side for awhile so i went to my doctor and he gave me a cat scan ...
A: It would be hard to answer your question until you find out what the real problem is. The legal ...
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| Not R/A but broken feet | 6/21/2008 |
Q: Over 1 ½ years ago I started having severe pain in both my feet. So much I could not walk. I am 53 ...
A: I guess that because you had symptoms in both feet, it never occured to anyone that you could have ...
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| choking on a penny | 6/21/2008 |
Q: My son (8 months old at time)started vomiting on April 21 2008 I took him in to our family doctor ...
A: The legal question is whether or not the doctors should have suspected a blockage of some kind and ...
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| dental problem | 6/20/2008 |
Q: I have found out that my dentist cemented afull arch upper acrylic bridge in my mouth when I paid ...
A: I don't know the difference to you between an acrylic and porcelain-metal bridge. If the cost of ...
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| Lymphoma Misdiagnosis | 6/18/2008 |
Q: I have a question about medical malpractice in California. I have been urged by my friends and ...
A: I can't take the time to research the signs and symptoms and methods of diagnosing lymphoma. ...
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| son | 6/16/2008 |
Q: My son is 4 years old when he was born we all assumed he was premature because he was only 3.5lbs < ...
A: According to my brief research on this syndrome, it is not an easy diagnosis because it is caused by ...
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| MRSA | 6/12/2008 |
Q: My mom was treated almost 10 weeks ago for what was a pretty serious stroke. Being in intesive care ...
A: I don't have a good answer for you. I get these MRSA questions quite frequently. The basic answer ...
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| Dental Malpractice | 6/12/2008 |
Q: I went to a dentist with a broken tooth (sports injury) and asked her to crown it. She didn't show ...
A: Sounds to me that you are doing quite well. That was a perfect approach: plead breach of contract, ...
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| hernia pain | 6/9/2008 |
Q: On 7/29/2005 my husband had surgery to repair a hernia. After the surgery he never seemed to heal, ...
A: Sorry about all the pain and suffering you are both going through. I can't help unless I have a ...
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| Possible medical suit | 6/7/2008 |
Q: I went in on 5/1 for a partial hysterectomy. During the surgery, dr punctured my intestine. Had to ...
A: By partial hysterectomy I presume it was a vaginal procedure. Sure beats me how an intestine could ...
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| Nerve damage after numbing shot | 6/7/2008 |
Q: the numbing shot(s), that my dentist gave me while doing the bridge work, cause the permanent nerve ...
A: Probably can't do much legally because too much time has gone by. There must be some way to resolve ...
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| botched root canal -- after two tries | 6/6/2008 |
Q: Six years ago my general dentist did a root canal on my tooth and temporarily sealed it. After three ...
A: Answer is .......(drum roll)........door number 3; drop it. Thre would be no purpose in contacting ...
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| Failure to Require Colonoscopy | 6/5/2008 |
Q: My mother's physician went 23 year without requiring a rectal exam (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy). ...
A: Although sympathetic, I can say without reservation that this would not make a good medical ...
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| retained product after D&C | 6/3/2008 |
Q: My wife had a miscarriage(this is our first pregnancy) and gone through a D&C procedure by Apr 9 ...
A: I'm not a doctor but do have some experience with OB/GYN legal issues. An incomplete D&C is not ...
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| botched knee arthroscopy | 5/30/2008 |
Q: ok, here's my situation. 9 months ago I was diagnosed with discoid lateral meniscus with tear. 7 ...
A: The opinion of the second OS regarding the first OS wouldn't be of value in a US lawsuit anyhow. ...
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| Bowel obstruction | 5/29/2008 |
Q: My 15-year-old disabled daughter had intermittent vomiting for about one year and was being ...
A: What a story! Firstly, you have my sympathies for having to see your child go through this and ...
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| Medical malpractice | 5/28/2008 |
Q: I am a doc on the receiving end of a medical malpractice lawsuit. I am a board certified radiologist ...
A: I have already explained what I think it going on. They are shooting for a quick settlement and ...
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| Inguinal Hernia Surgery Gone Wrong! | 5/28/2008 |
Q: On 01/31/08 I had a surgery done for a left inguinal hernia. Prior to the surgery I went to my PCP ...
A: Without question, you should get the surgery taken care of before worrying about any legal action. ...
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| Medical malpractice | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I am a doc on the receiving end of a medical malpractice lawsuit. I am a board certified radiologist ...
A: Looking at this situation in the worst light as far as you are concerned.......that you should have ...
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| Medical malpractice | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I am a doc on the receiving end of a medical malpractice lawsuit. I am a board certified radiologist ...
A: Firstly, understand that in a situation like this where the patient's attorney has received an ...
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| Legal recourse or not? | 5/25/2008 |
Q: i was having a miscarriage and went to the doctor to be seen because of my loss of blood and the ...
A: As I have said, you clearly did not receive adequate medical care at the outset but the delay in ...
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| Legal recourse or not? | 5/24/2008 |
Q: i was having a miscarriage and went to the doctor to be seen because of my loss of blood and the ...
A: Rather shocking story. I don't understand what the "drawing" of blood would show. It takes more than ...
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| small case | 5/21/2008 |
Q: I experienced an incomplete abortion recently. I started abx 2 hours after procedure. Next day, i ...
A: Whether the doctor who did the initial procedure was negligent or not, I don't know. Even assuming ...
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| Inguinal Hernia Surgery | 5/20/2008 |
Q: I went in for a inguinal hernia repair surgery June 2007, I approach my primary physician that I was ...
A: I know it sounds crazy to you but the standard for medical malpractice is shockingly low. The legal ...
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| dental malpractice | 5/19/2008 |
Q: My sister recently went to her dentist to replace the bonding on her front tooth. While he was ...
A: Yes and yes. It has certainly happened that something from a dental procedure is allowed to be ...
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| chiropractic injury | 5/17/2008 |
Q: I was adjusted by a chiropractor in a parking lot... I had just met this doctor over lunch, and he ...
A: If you were truly injured and this in confirmed by a qualified medical doctor, I wouldn't hesitate ...
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| Contracted MRSA in hospital | 5/16/2008 |
Q: During a recent hospital stay I contracted MRSA in the plural cavity of my lung and had to have ...
A: I get questions on this subject so frequently that it is really frightening. MRSA is more common ...
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| Lumineers | 5/13/2008 |
Q: My husband has had Lumineers for the last 15 months. Several different lumineers have broken off at ...
A: I don't have any particular expertise in this area. We really don't know if the problem is (1) ...
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| medical error causing death | 5/8/2008 |
Q: ok. i know you would need a lot of info, but i just want to know what this means please my Father ...
A: You are correct. I would need much more information to give you a useful answer. We don't know if ...
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| Menengitis c | 5/6/2008 |
Q: then my doctor adviced it was stress related and basically said its ok take these pill , even after ...
A: I don't understand how you life was ruined for 2 years. Certainly you did not have meningitis all ...
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| knee sugery | 5/5/2008 |
Q: I am 34yrs old and had a doctor tell me i needed surgery he did a orthoscopic surgery he said to ...
A: You obviously have a very complicated history with your knee. No way I can even guess whether it was ...
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| Mirena and ovarian cancer | 5/2/2008 |
Q: I had a Mirena IUD for 4 years and a few months ago began having lower abdominal symptoms. I felt ...
A: To my knowledge these is no class action against Mirena. In regards to ovarian cancer (by the way, ...
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| femral nver damage from total knee replacement | 5/2/2008 |
Q: I have bad pain 6 weeks into a totale lf knee replacement and bad cruelaction of my lower lf. leg. ...
A: Your letter was difficult to read because of the grammar and spelling but in answer to your ...
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| Medical Mal Practice | 4/24/2008 |
Q: My brother recently passed away....He had the lap band procedure done feb.27, 2008 and about a week ...
A: This is far too complicated and serious of a case for me to even attempt an answer. My advice again ...
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| Pseudomonas From OR | 4/23/2008 |
Q: The pain got much worse, went to my doctor who drained the foot and cultured it. Turns out I have ...
A: If you had good evidence that the infection came from the instruments, that might be a good case. ...
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| Pseudomonas From OR | 4/22/2008 |
Q: The pain got much worse, went to my doctor who drained the foot and cultured it. Turns out I have ...
A: If all you suffer is a few extra weeks of lost work, consider yourself fortunate. Pseudomonas and ...
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| Do I have Medical Malpractice case? | 4/22/2008 |
Q: There is allot of details concerning the issue at hand but I will just give a short outline and ...
A: I can't tell you if you have a malpractice case because you did not tell me the end of story. Have ...
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| Medical Mal Practice | 4/21/2008 |
Q: My brother recently passed away....He had the lap band procedure done feb.27, 2008 and about a week ...
A: 25 years old? My God. Very sorry. I get questions frequently about staff infections in the hospital. ...
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| unsure if case or not | 4/19/2008 |
Q: I am a diabetic and I had been seeing a mental health doctor, and he said I have a panic disorder. ...
A: A malpractice case has two major elements. First is liability/negligence; that is, the doctor did ...
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| mirena IUD | 4/18/2008 |
Q: My name is Angie and I am 20 years old ... I had the Mirena IUD inserted at 16(My doctor highly ...
A: Any IUD can fail and any IUD is known to be able to perforate the uterus as you have described. You ...
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| missed injury at c5/c6 following an rtc (UK based) | 4/8/2008 |
Q: n January 2004 I was involved in a serious RTA. as a result of the accident I was hospitalised with ...
A: If this accident (motor vehicle accident?) occured in the UK, I really can't help much because your ...
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| DVT and Nerve Block Shots | 4/3/2008 |
Q: Dorfman, I wrote to you a few months ago on this subject, and I was searching the Internet and I ...
A: I don't recall the original communications we had but it sounds like you developed a blood clot ...
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| Perforated Colon | 3/28/2008 |
Q: I suffered a perforated colon after a routine colonoscopy by a doctor at his outpatient surgery ...
A: Sure people win lawsuits. That's what keeps lawyers busy. A winning medical malpractice case ...
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| Invisalign problems | 3/26/2008 |
Q: Dr. Dorfman, My wife recently completed her two year Invisalign procedure. She started having ...
A: Glad you wrote back. Now I can properly answer your question. Using the Invisalign on the top only ...
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| Invisalign problems | 3/26/2008 |
Q: Dr. Dorfman, My wife recently completed her two year Invisalign procedure. She started having ...
A: I don't have any expertise at all with Invisalign but will give you the legal issues to consider, ...
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| Dental malpractice | 3/24/2008 |
Q: I had two root canals and a crown preformed by a local dentist. I had tremendous pain in both teeth, ...
A: I think your problem in Small Claims Court was that you did not present any evidence of malpractice. ...
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| Tibia Broken During Knee Surgery | 3/21/2008 |
Q: Okay here is my story and question! I had a car accident in 2001 which injured my knee; I tore my ...
A: Wow, sorry you have been through all of this. Obviously you have suffered major damages, which is ...
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| D&C with no anesthesia | 3/21/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if I have a valid complaint that there was medical malpractice with a D7C that was ...
A: One has to wonder why the doctor went ahead with the procedure although it was going to be far more ...
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| Hernia Repair Now Spermatic Cord Tumor | 3/20/2008 |
Q: I have a fairly complex story that started 5 months ago. My family physician diagnosed a left ...
A: They certainly did not ignore the problem. They thought it was a residual problem from the surgery ...
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| failed vasectomy | 3/20/2008 |
Q: My husband had a vasectomy March 2007 - while I was pregnant with our now 6 month old. He turned in ...
A: I won't take the time to do the research but I believe that even a perfectly done vasectomy is not ...
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| Hernia Repair Now Spermatic Cord Tumor | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I have a fairly complex story that started 5 months ago. My family physician diagnosed a left ...
A: I can't give you a proper answer without having a surgeon review the entire case and give me an ...
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| MULTIPLE ACUTE GASTRIC ULCERS CAUSING DEATH | 3/18/2008 |
Q: My aunt died at the end of last month. According to the death certificate, cause of death was I(a) ...
A: If all of this happened in the UK, I don't know why you are seeking advice from a lawyer in ...
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| MULTIPLE ACUTE GASTRIC ULCERS CAUSING DEATH | 3/18/2008 |
Q: My aunt died at the end of last month. According to the death certificate, cause of death was I(a) ...
A: I would have been interested to know her age and general medical condition and a little medical ...
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| medical malpractice for epidural problems | 3/17/2008 |
Q: During the labor and birth of my daughter in 2006, the first epidural wore off on one side. The ...
A: You suggested the term "frivolous" but I do believe that is the correct term. No one guaranteed, and ...
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| Wrongful birth | 3/2/2008 |
Q: my sister gave birth last month to my nephew. Unfortunately, he was born with anencephaly. My ...
A: That makes it easier, now that you have clarified that the ultrasound did diagnose the defect. I ...
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| Wrongful birth | 3/1/2008 |
Q: my sister gave birth last month to my nephew. Unfortunately, he was born with anencephaly. My ...
A: You seem to be making an assumption that can be completely wrong and it is the central issue in this ...
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| Our newborn was burned after birth | 2/27/2008 |
Q: Our baby was born at 7:28pm. Everything was ok. The OB checked the baby and the nursing team had ...
A: The ins. company isn't responsible for the complication, but neither are you of course. They will ...
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| Our newborn was burned after birth | 2/27/2008 |
Q: Our baby was born at 7:28pm. Everything was ok. The OB checked the baby and the nursing team had ...
A: Well this is a new one. Burning a newborn's foot! There is a legal term called "res ipsa loquitur" ...
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| Mirena IUD | 2/26/2008 |
Q: At my 6 week postpartum checkup I had an IUD inserted. Because the Dr. was behind schedule he had ...
A: If after looking at a pre-insertion ultrasound, a gyn says you were not a suitable candidate for an ...
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| Mirena IUD | 2/26/2008 |
Q: At my 6 week postpartum checkup I had an IUD inserted. Because the Dr. was behind schedule he had ...
A: I think it is below the standard of care for a nurse practitioner to do the insertion of an IUD. It ...
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| wrongful death | 2/23/2008 |
Q: Am I correct? I've tried to figure this one out on my own. I think I know the difference but I want ...
A: Jeeez, I need more information. If a doctor makes a medical mistake leading to death, it is medical ...
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| Mirena IUD | 2/20/2008 |
Q: Since getting my IUD I haven't felt like myself. I have been having multiple episodes of anxiety in ...
A: I am not a doctor but the anxiety, nausea, headaches, heart racing certainly cannot be due to the ...
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| femoral nerve damage | 2/15/2008 |
Q: i had femoral nerve damage after delivery i could not walk for 3 months and now my leg still feels ...
A: I don't have an answer for you but the question really is, did the doctor actually know or should he ...
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| Nerve damage to right foot and ankle | 2/8/2008 |
Q: If a hospital in New York did not act in a timely manner because my right foot was blue after a ...
A: The Statute of Limitations (time deadline) varies from state to state and I do not know what it is ...
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| gastroschisis | 2/8/2008 |
Q: My name is alysia and i have a question about possibly getting a negligence suit against my obgyn. ...
A: My apologies. Financial and emotional damages do count but they are not enough alone to make a ...
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| gastroschisis | 2/7/2008 |
Q: My name is alysia and i have a question about possibly getting a negligence suit against my obgyn. ...
A: Think about this: let's say an ultrasound was done and the doctor says your baby has gastroschisis. ...
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| Hospital Malpractice | 2/5/2008 |
Q: My husband had a craniotomy in June to remove an AVM ( Arterial Venous Malformation). The surgery ...
A: As you know, I am a lawyer and not a surgeon so, I really don't understand either what happened ...
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| malpratice insurance for medical office managers | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I am a medical law student and I need this question answered. Do medical office managers have to ...
A: I am not sure what a "medical law student" is. But if you plan to be the manager of a medical ...
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| Nerve block for total knee replacement | 2/3/2008 |
Q: Went to the hospital for a total knee replacement on Dec. 20, 2007. Prior to surgery a relaxation ...
A: I have no idea. I don't know your medical history. Maybe you had a bad heart, they should have know ...
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| hip resurfacing | 2/3/2008 |
Q: My 55 year old husband underwent a total left hip replacement January 2007. When he awoke from the ...
A: I don't know if you are directing your primary complaint to the surgeon or the implant maker. I ...
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| Spinal tap nightmare | 1/30/2008 |
Q: Mr. Dorfman - long story short, I had neck pain and a headache-went to the ER, they did a spinal tap ...
A: Jurisdiction would be in NJ and I don't know the Statute of Limitations in NJ for either medical ...
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| Knee Fracture | 1/29/2008 |
Q: I came to US as an international Graduate student in September 2005 at NJIT NJ.I had an ...
A: You do not provide any facts upon which I could form the opinion that medical malpractice was ...
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| Painful Root Canal w/o Anesthesia | 1/28/2008 |
Q: Good Evening, a younger family member of mine recently visited his dentist (within 10 days of this ...
A: I am betting that you don't have all the facts. Why would a dentist do a root canal without ...
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| Medication Error?? | 1/27/2008 |
Q: Being you are a lawyer I hope you can answer my question. If a person dies due to substandard care ...
A: You presume that there was medical malpractice but that is not such an easy nut to crack. However, ...
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| too much medication | 1/26/2008 |
Q: my disabled son ( 7 years old ) 40 lbs was given very high doses of medication zyprexa ,depakote ...
A: Why the hell are you allowing your 7 year old son to take these powerful medications. ARE YOU ...
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| medical malpractice | 1/25/2008 |
Q: My surgeon sent me for a arteriogram prior to my surgery so he could see exactly where to perform ...
A: I presume that you were referred by your doctor to the doctor who did the angioplasty and that this ...
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| Dental Malpractice?? | 1/25/2008 |
Q: Throughout my childhood I had the same dentist until I graduated college. About 5 years ago I went ...
A: Tough luck. I donate time to answer legal questions but I thought I was being nice in just calling ...
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| Dental Malpractice?? | 1/25/2008 |
Q: Throughout my childhood I had the same dentist until I graduated college. About 5 years ago I went ...
A: You're serious? You didn't say how old you are but you must know that you can't sue for medical ...
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| DVT and nerve block shots | 1/23/2008 |
Q: Mr. Dorfmann, I have quite a long story but I will try to make short and to the point. During my acl ...
A: You don't understand me. Firstly, remember that I am a lawyer trying to answer a legal question. I ...
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| DVT and nerve block shots | 1/23/2008 |
Q: Mr. Dorfmann, I have quite a long story but I will try to make short and to the point. During my acl ...
A: I am sympthetic to your difficult situation but not being a doctor, I am not aware that DVT is a ...
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| Possible case? | 1/22/2008 |
Q: Not sure if this could be a case. Here is my story: I was living out on the Navajo Indian ...
A: I don't know if you have a case. This is very complicated. You seem well educated on the medical ...
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| Misdiagnosed Loosen Prosthesis | 1/21/2008 |
Q: Mr. Dorfman: I am 40 years old. Had a THR over 12 years ago. About 2 years ago, it started bothering ...
A: The best I can offer is this: if there was a substantial delay in getting the new surgery because an ...
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| rejected by Doctors | 1/18/2008 |
Q: My wife just recently started looking for a new doctor because of several different reasons . One ...
A: I don't know the law in your State but of course, a medical office can refuse to accept someone as a ...
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| Lap hernia and sepsis with bowel perforation | 1/18/2008 |
Q: I have had 2 attorneys look at my case and sent to expert witnesses. Both have said no negligence. I ...
A: If your case has been reviewed by one or more potential expert witnesses, who presumably are ...
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| Transvaginal ultrasound? | 1/17/2008 |
Q: I've been told this could possibly be malpractice, and I would like to know if what was done to me ...
A: Firstly, understand that I am not a doctor and certainly not a gyn. However, I believe that it is no ...
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| tubal-now iam having a baby | 1/16/2008 |
Q: doc.told me when i got my tubal done four years ago that was it no more having kids well 6 months ...
A: Kick out the boyfriend. If he is the father, contact the DA and make sure he pays child support. Get ...
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| Son's Finger | 1/14/2008 |
Q: My son cut his finger open on a barbed-wire fence. It bled for 45 minutes. When I took him to the ER ...
A: I can hardly believe this story either. If it is as you say, that the wound was not cleaned and ...
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| Do I have a case? | 1/3/2008 |
Q: I was wondering since I had a hernia repair in June 2007 and still have on going problems and two ...
A: Lawyers don't necessarily know the answers to such medical questions. By law, we have to have the ...
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| Anterior Cervical Neck Fusion | 12/30/2007 |
Q: I had an anterior cervical neck fusion on 12/17/07 and was hospitalized overnight. While in the ...
A: Of course the surgeon has a responsibility to follow-up with his patients, particularly in the early ...
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| Lipitor | 12/29/2007 |
Q: In Jan 05 I was taken to the ER 2 days in a row with what the Doctor called Hepatitis but would not ...
A: Since you use the computer, google Lipitor and read all of the risks and warnings about it. All ...
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| Question about malpractice regarding infection after surgery | 12/27/2007 |
Q: My grandfather recently underwent surgery for a hip replacement. Before the surgery I had ...
A: I don't know all the facts of course but I would imagine that if he didn't have the surgery he would ...
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| athroscopic knee surgery for torn meniscus | 12/22/2007 |
Q: A month ago I had athroscopic surgery for a torn meniscus. After surgery I sensed I was not healing ...
A: If the second surgeon's opinion is correct (test, any other surgeon would say the same thing), yes, ...
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| methotrexate | 12/22/2007 |
Q: My Dad passed away Feb. this year (07). COD Methotrexate lung related disease. He took gold shots ...
A: There must be more to this story than you are aware of. He could not have gotten a diagnosis of ...
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| Post Orthopedic Surgery Infection | 12/21/2007 |
Q: I am 47 years old, and have owned and operated a successful health and fitness company for over 20 ...
A: I am very sorry that you have had to go through all of this. Where is the justice? I get questions ...
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| misdiagnosis | 12/18/2007 |
Q: Will try to make a long story as succinct as possible providing only the important details. I hit ...
A: The question you ask (if properly diagnosed and treated at the outset would you have avoided ...
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| Mirena IUD problems | 12/16/2007 |
Q: I had a Mirena IUD inserted two years ago. Nine months ago I found I was pregnant. The doctors could ...
A: Migration of an IUD, any IUD, is not uncommon. IUDs also are not foolproof in preventing pregnancy. ...
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| Do I Have A Case? | 12/15/2007 |
Q: I became ill with an infection and had to have a D and C well this scared me so much that I decided ...
A: What you don't discuss is what explanation the surgeon from 1997 gave for removing the entire tubes ...
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| Do I Have a Case | 12/13/2007 |
Q: This past August I hurt my wrist hitting a punching bag at the gym. When the pain and swelling ...
A: The damages are still not impressive to an attorney but I understand that you are justifiably upset. ...
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| klonopin malpractice suit | 12/10/2007 |
Q: I have been seeing my pychiatrist for over 7 years and have been prescribed 5 mgs of klonopin daily ...
A: I read up a little on Klonopin and I see it is true that long term heavy users should not stop ...
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| klonopin malpractice suit | 12/10/2007 |
Q: I have been seeing my pychiatrist for over 7 years and have been prescribed 5 mgs of klonopin daily ...
A: I must presume that she is refusing to treat you any longer for your own good. One possibility is ...
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| IUD | 12/8/2007 |
Q: A year ago I had an IUD put in - it was around 2 or 3 months after I had a baby (c section) and when ...
A: At least once a month I get a question just like yours. Imbedded IUD or uterine perforation by IUD. ...
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| iud litigation | 12/6/2007 |
Q: after a couple of weeks of still feeling pain and scared to have sex beacuse of fear of pain i ...
A: I have some background in IUD issues, having handled hudnreds of Dalkon Shield cases years ago. IUDs ...
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| Medical Malpractice? | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I have suffered from back pain for 10+ years. I have been to ER's my PCP, and specilists. For the ...
A: You must have been on an HMO plan. When we get "universal health care" (socialized medicine), this ...
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| medical malpractice vasectomy | 11/28/2007 |
Q: Oct, 2007 I had a vasectomy. Early on in the procedure, I felt a sharp pain in my upper right groin. ...
A: I know of no such cases and admit confusion by it. The surgery involves the snipping of the vas ...
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| Staph from ER | 11/28/2007 |
Q: I recently went to an ER with a swollen knee. They tried to get fluid and had trouble, so they ...
A: This is the most common question I get (staph infection at hospital) and I don't have a good answer. ...
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| Arachnoiditis | 11/28/2007 |
Q: In sept. of '06 I had a L5-S1 fusion. 6 months later the Dr. needed to return to the site to remove ...
A: Sorry that you have gone through all of that. The medical issues are far too complex for me to be ...
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| malpractice | 11/21/2007 |
Q: I had knee surgury almost 1 year ago. I was never offered physical theropy or was it suggested by ...
A: Maybe it could have been prevented, and maybe not. If another orthopedic surgeon is willing to ...
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| hip fracture | 11/20/2007 |
Q: I was subjected to physical therapy for months with a fracture on both hips. I fractured my hips ...
A: You don't provide enough information for me to have an opinion but isn't it true that you would have ...
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| Mirena IUD, Pregnacy, possible histerectomy | 11/19/2007 |
Q: My doctor removed an ectopic pregnacy for me in 2004 due to a hailed iud...in June of this year ...
A: To my knowledge and based on a brief internet search, there are no lawsuits going on about Mirena. ...
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| Lipitor | 11/19/2007 |
Q: My husband had a third heart attack on 8/3/03 (first was in 1988, then 2002). The medication he had ...
A: I agree that there wasn't much if any need for a statin drug if his cholesterol was 105 but.....and ...
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| Lipitor | 11/18/2007 |
Q: My husband had a third heart attack on 8/3/03 (first was in 1988, then 2002). The medication he had ...
A: I don't mean to argue with you but I think if you research risk factors for Lipitor or any statin ...
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| Lipitor | 11/18/2007 |
Q: My husband had a third heart attack on 8/3/03 (first was in 1988, then 2002). The medication he had ...
A: I am sorry for your loss but I think the answer to your question (Do I have a case against the ...
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| Arthroscopic surgery | 11/16/2007 |
Q: I had ACL surgery about 18 moths ago. When I went back to the doctor(Kaiser)after surgery to get the ...
A: First thing, don't accept everything the doctor says as the objective truth. Find out the name of ...
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| Arthroscopic surgery | 11/13/2007 |
Q: I had ACL surgery about 18 moths ago. When I went back to the doctor(Kaiser)after surgery to get the ...
A: The answer is fairly obvious. If the screws were recalled after your surgery due to a defect that ...
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| Infection after ACL surgery | 11/10/2007 |
Q: My son had ACL reconstruction 9/07 he has since developed an infection, which his surgeon has told ...
A: I get calls all the time from people who picked up a infection while in the hospital or operating ...
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| bunion surgery in jan 07 | 11/9/2007 |
Q: Jan 07 I had a bunionectomy. The osteotomy "collapsed" which left me with a too short first ...
A: So your question is, "do I have a malpractice case against the first surgeon"? I don't know the ...
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| Knee Surgery | 11/9/2007 |
Q: I had laser surgery to repair a torn meniscus on Sept 11/07. While the knee itself is fine ( I can ...
A: Injuring a nerve during surgery is always a risk and just because it happens doesn't mean the ...
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| Infection after ACL surgery | 11/9/2007 |
Q: My son had ACL reconstruction 9/07 he has since developed an infection, which his surgeon has told ...
A: You can almost bet that he got a staph infection. Hopefully it is the type that is not resistant to ...
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| kugel mesh patches | 11/8/2007 |
Q: 2003 and had a kugel mesh patch used. The night he got out of surgery a nurse helped him out of a ...
A: Sorry to hear about your dad. The official recall of the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh was not until ...
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| overdose of levothyroxine | 11/5/2007 |
Q: have been seeing a endocrinologist for diabetes,unreactive thyroid,low testosterone. started seeing ...
A: I am not willing to do the research on this question but will give you general guidelines. You have ...
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| Staph | 10/31/2007 |
Q: Last year I had increasing neck/shoulder pain. Took more and more pain relievers. I also had bizarre ...
A: I am not at all unsympathetic as to your medical problems and what you have been through. However, ...
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| Staph | 10/30/2007 |
Q: Last year I had increasing neck/shoulder pain. Took more and more pain relievers. I also had ...
A: I don't think it is a case of malpractice. I presume you are asking if it is a case against the ...
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| median nerve damage due to use of intraoperative neurphysiology testing | 10/24/2007 |
Q: On July 31st I had anterior cervical disc fusion on c5-c6, apparently during the operation they used ...
A: I don't know if "knicking" a nerve (assuming that is the cause of the problem) is negligence or not. ...
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| Neck Injury and Chiropractic Care | 10/22/2007 |
Q: My husband had a horseback riding accident and was thrown from a horse onto the top of his head. He ...
A: What is your complaint against the chiropractor? Must be that either he is liable because he failed ...
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| Mirena IUD | 10/19/2007 |
Q: I had the mirena iud put in about 3 weeks ago. She (Dr.) tried to put one IUD in and it didnt go in ...
A: based upon these circumstances, I sure can't blame you for asking. Perforations do occur even when ...
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| Malpractice | 10/18/2007 |
Q: If a hospital puts the feeding tube in the wrong section of a patients stomach and it busts inside ...
A: Hospital and doctor negligence (malpractice) is one of my specialities but I cannot answer your ...
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| medical malpractice | 10/9/2007 |
Q: alright now where should i begin. well back in mid 2005 my mom had a neck surgery to repair a ...
A: I don't think doctors are required to take a chest x-ray prior to spinal surgery although they might ...
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| Colonoscopy injury caused by air pressure | 10/9/2007 |
Q: Have you ever heard of any cases of medical malpractice where a patient has gone in to remove a mass ...
A: I can't answer this. I don't understand what type of surgery you were having. How did the air from ...
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| Prednisone extreme doses for Crohns | 10/3/2007 |
Q: I had crohns from the age of 15 in 1979...unheard of by my family practitioner. Immediately ...
A: Depends on the State in which the "malpractice" arose. In California, you would have until your 19th ...
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| BAD PLASTIC SURGERY | 9/21/2007 |
Q: I HAD A BREAST LIFT WITH IMPLANTS, REASON BEING SAGGING AND ASYMMETRY, WELL AFTER MY SURGERY I ...
A: You need to ask the surgeon if there is anything you can do about the problem. Obviously, you will ...
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| Surgery | 9/20/2007 |
Q: I had surgery on my left hand for carpal tunnel release an anchovy procedure for my left thumb. ...
A: I would like to be of assistance but I am a lawyer, not a hand surgeon. However, I can say that no ...
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| Prednisone | 9/19/2007 |
Q: About 4 months ago I was prescribed a small 13-day dosage of Prednisone for a 'possible' mild sinus ...
A: I'm not going to take the time to research whether stretch marks actually are listed as a possible ...
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| hysterectomy | 9/18/2007 |
Q: had a laparoscopic vaginal hysterectomy in lithotomy position june 2006-terrible lower leg pain ...
A: I don't know if this is a viable case or not because I don't know the answers to the following ...
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| Hysterectomy | 9/17/2007 |
Q: I had a hysterectomy 8 months ago do to endometerosis. My husband and I was told that everything ...
A: You probably misunderstood the surgeon. By "everything", he probably meant the uterus. Due to your ...
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| Dental Malpractice | 9/17/2007 |
Q: Glenn, My wife went to the dentist for a toothache. The dentist took x-rays and referred her to a ...
A: You can and should always go to whatever dentist or doctor you or your wife prefer. Legal issues ...
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| Accutane facial damage | 9/14/2007 |
Q: Since having a 6.5 month course of Accutane to get rid of acne and prevent scarring I've been left ...
A: Accutane is a powerful medicine and not only doesn't always work buy in some cases can cause serious ...
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| loss of mammograms through mail | 9/12/2007 |
Q: Radiologist mailed original mammograms through u.s. postal service.There are no copies, and he has ...
A: I would suspect that the doctor is already taking precautions against this happening again. He ...
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| loss of mammograms through mail | 9/12/2007 |
Q: Radiologist mailed original mammograms through u.s. postal service.There are no copies, and he has ...
A: if the original films are lost, the obvious thing to do is have a new mammogram done, or any other ...
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| Undiagnosed severed flexor tendon | 9/8/2007 |
Q: Over the 4th of July holiday week I cut my finger while cooking down the shore. I went to a walk in ...
A: Assuming that your hand surgeon is correct that there is a "short window" of time to repair a tendon ...
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| preeclampsia | 9/6/2007 |
Q: my wife was 32 week, she gained 17 pound in 4 weeks, baby was not growing, short by 3 centimeter, ...
A: Preeclampsia is a well known problem evidenced by high blood pressure in the expectant mother and ...
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| missed diagnosis of abdominal wall dehiscence | 9/4/2007 |
Q: I had a hysterectomy done several months ago. Prior to the surgery, i was given heparin, bled out ...
A: I am not a doctor but I would bet that the dehiscence was the cause of your problems that made ...
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| missed diagnosis of abdominal wall dehiscence | 9/4/2007 |
Q: I had a hysterectomy done several months ago. Prior to the surgery, i was given heparin, bled out ...
A: Wow, quite a story. You leave out an important part though: why were you having a hysterectomy in ...
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| Staph infection after knee replacement | 8/28/2007 |
Q: My husband had bi-lateral knee replacement on May 21. Towards the end of June, ONE knee became ...
A: You are entitled to compensation if the infection and failure of the operation on one of the knees ...
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| Mirena IUD Problems | 8/27/2007 |
Q: Glen, I had a Mirena IUD inserted 3.5 years ago. 4 months ago went for annual exam and doc said she ...
A: Back in the 80s and into the 90s I handled hundreds of Dalkon Shield IUD cases. In those cases, we ...
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| Is this Medical Malpractice? | 8/8/2007 |
Q: My Daughter was three months pregnant and had been bleeding. The doctor told her that she had an ...
A: Firstly, I am not a doctor and cannot answer your questions with any authority. However it does seem ...
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| Is this Medical Malpractice? | 8/8/2007 |
Q: My Daughter was three months pregnant and had been bleeding. The doctor told her that she had an ...
A: I am sorry for your daughter and you that you have both had to endure all of this. You did not ask ...
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| 2 trips to ER and misdiagnosed broken elbow | 8/4/2007 |
Q: We took our 5 year old son to the ER for a possible broken elbow from a fall. The ER took 3 xrays ...
A: The doctors you saw in the ER were not orthopedists and surely you were aware of that. ER doctors ...
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| second appendectomy | 7/25/2007 |
Q: my husband had an appendectomy last feb of 06. June 21 07 he went to the hospital with severe abd ...
A: Need more facts in order to answer this question. What does the Operative Report from the first ...
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| Medical Confidence | 7/23/2007 |
Q: I am a student of law from Israel and I have a question regarding patient right of privacy. What ...
A: This is too broad of a question and you don't provide any information to base an answer on. Do you ...
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| medical care of a patient | 7/18/2007 |
Q: roughly three years ago my mother had to have a routine knee replacement at a local hospital. she ...
A: I can't answer with authority your medical questions but you don't explain why she was given ...
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| Silicone Implants | 7/16/2007 |
Q: I recently had breast augmentation surgery. I subsequently found out that there is a minimum age ...
A: You asked if there would be any "repurcussions" from a woman under 22 having silicone implants. I ...
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| Silicone Implants | 7/16/2007 |
Q: I recently had breast augmentation surgery. I subsequently found out that there is a minimum age ...
A: that's a medical question and I am not a doctor but I have never heard of a law or even a regulation ...
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| Knowingly prescribinga drug with allergies | 7/16/2007 |
Q: I recently had surgery on my neck for a disk. I was banded showing I was allergic to Vancomycin. The ...
A: If what you say is true: that the surgeon knew of your problem with a particular antibiotic, gave it ...
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| Mirena IUD - scarring | 7/12/2007 |
Q: I had the Mirena IUD inserted after the birth of my second child. A year later, it was removed so we ...
A: Years ago I handled hundreds of Dalkon Shield IUD cases. The Dalkon Shield had a particular defect ...
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| nerve cut in carpal tunnel release surgery | 7/12/2007 |
Q: In March of 2006 I had simple CTR surgery and the next day I could not feel any of my fingers or ...
A: Medcal malpractice laws vary from state to state. The doctor cannot force his insurance company to ...
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| arthroscopic knee surgery | 7/12/2007 |
Q: I had arthroscopic knee surgery on my right knee to repair a torn miniscus about 15 years ago when I ...
A: Again, the first thing to do is get a specific answer to what is in there. You can't assume what the ...
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| arthroscopic knee surgery | 7/11/2007 |
Q: I had arthroscopic knee surgery on my right knee to repair a torn miniscus about 15 years ago when I ...
A: As I said before, you need to find out what exactly it is in your knee. Until that is known, what is ...
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| arthroscopic knee surgery | 7/11/2007 |
Q: I had arthroscopic knee surgery on my right knee to repair a torn miniscus about 15 years ago when I ...
A: Very interesting legal and medical situation. I can only speak for the law in California but one of ...
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| Mother Had foot Drop after Hip Replacement | 7/10/2007 |
Q: My Mother had a THR on Nov 2006 due to AVN (Loss of Blood Supply to bone)and had immediate Foot Drop ...
A: The question is, where does your mother live and where was the surgery done. If in India, I am sure ...
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| Is there negligence here? | 7/2/2007 |
Q: This is complicated so I will try to make it brief. My brother died in November while hospitalized. ...
A: Certainly is "unusual" that they would want to meet with you and the wife. Hear what they have to ...
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| Is there negligence here? | 7/2/2007 |
Q: This is complicated so I will try to make it brief. My brother died in November while hospitalized. ...
A: This is getting stranger by the minute. If the medical records state that a nurse found a bottle of ...
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| Is there negligence here? | 6/29/2007 |
Q: This is complicated so I will try to make it brief. My brother died in November while hospitalized. ...
A: If a person is hospitalized for a prescription drug addiction, he smuggles drugs into the hospital ...
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| chiropractor | 6/27/2007 |
Q: I saw a chiropractor after a crash I was doing great then, he did two cervical manipulations with no ...
A: It may be clear to you but you have to find out from an orthopedist whether your need for surgery is ...
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| Something gone wrong | 6/25/2007 |
Q: My 16y/o played football for high school. He torn his ACL and meniscus. First the school coach never ...
A: I can't answer the question of whether there was malpractice or not. This is not to minimize the ...
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| Something gone wrong | 6/25/2007 |
Q: My 16y/o played football for high school. He torn his ACL and meniscus. First the school coach never ...
A: There certainly is no case against the coach or school unless you have evidence that under the ...
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| Negligence? | 6/25/2007 |
Q: I had an orthodontist whose treatment was substandard (as judged by the oral surgeon who performed a ...
A: To the first question, whether the later ortho's saw a "transparent" case of malpractice or not, ...
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| Negligence? | 6/24/2007 |
Q: I had an orthodontist whose treatment was substandard (as judged by the oral surgeon who performed a ...
A: What might be transparent to one specialist may not be transparent to another one. It is a big leap ...
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| Effexor: do i have a case? | 6/22/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if I had a case for either malpractice against my doctor or the pharmaceutical ...
A: I don't have any background with Effexor and know nothing about any litigation against the ...
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| I.U.D. | 6/21/2007 |
Q: I've had the I.U.D. for about 3 1/2 years now and i started just the beginning of this year having ...
A: How could I answer that question? Endometriosis can cause infertility but in most cases (again, I am ...
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| I.U.D. | 6/20/2007 |
Q: I've had the I.U.D. for about 3 1/2 years now and i started just the beginning of this year having ...
A: I spent many years with IUD litigation (Dalkon Shield) and although my knowledge on the subject is ...
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| follow up on medical malpractice question/answer | 6/5/2007 |
Q: Dr. Paul answered my previous question and suggested that I contact an attorney. He is a ...
A: No question about it. If you were seeing him as a patient, he was way out of line. Since you didn't ...
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| follow up on medical malpractice question/answer | 6/5/2007 |
Q: Dr. Paul answered my previous question and suggested that I contact an attorney. He is a ...
A: You are correct. The psychiatrist would deny your allegations and you would not be able to prove ...
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| intestinal laceration during hysterectomy | 5/31/2007 |
Q: Two and a half years ago, I had a total abdominal hysterectomy in Massachusetts. During the ...
A: I think your legal options are very limited. Let's assume the surgeon in MA was negligent in ...
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| Depression resulting from | 5/27/2007 |
Q: I haven't had any responses from lawyers due to the fact that this was a cosmetic procedure. I had ...
A: I don't know you of course and I am a plaintiff's medical malpractice lawyer and therefore not ...
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| Hyperpigmentation after Fraxel Laser | 5/22/2007 |
Q: I had 4 laser treatments spaced about 3-4 weeks apart for acne scars. After 2 treatments, I told ...
A: It is clear what you need to do. Firstly, find another dermatologist to examine you, suggest ...
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| Merina iud | 5/8/2007 |
Q: I Received an IUD at my 6 wk check up after having my 3rd child. I am a nurse and thought An IUD ...
A: Firstly, in that you are so familiar with IUDs, lack of a "consent" form, which I agree is strange, ...
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| staph after tendon surgery | 5/6/2007 |
Q: i recently (6 weeks ago) underwent tendon, muscle and bone reattachment surgery on my elbow/triceps. ...
A: This type of question comes up all the time. You can file a lawsuit but what negligence will you say ...
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| Post Op Lumbar Fusion Nerve Issues | 5/4/2007 |
Q: 6-15-06 Surgery. Spinal fusion L5-S1. When woke, had extreme pain in hip, leg. Was in recovery ...
A: I am sorry. I am not a doctor, don't even know your age or history, so what I think is not of much ...
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| hysterectomy | 5/4/2007 |
Q: 14 years ago i had a hysterectomy. the other day i went to see a doctor for a vaginal discharge. ...
A: I suppose your question is, "do I have a medical malpractice case"? I doubt it. (1) Depending on ...
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| mental health doctors | 5/2/2007 |
Q: I relly don't know what to do .My son is 8 years old and has had adhd since he was 4 yrs old.He has ...
A: In my personal opinion, ADHD is far over-diagnosed. I certainly hope you are not treating your son ...
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| burst appendix | 5/1/2007 |
Q: dorfman, two weeks ago I took my 4 year old son to his pediatrician with vomiting, fever and severe ...
A: I guess I owe you an apology. I would not be so bold as to try and answer the medical questions but ...
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| burst appendix | 4/30/2007 |
Q: dorfman, two weeks ago I took my 4 year old son to his pediatrician with vomiting, fever and severe ...
A: This is all happening right now? How do you have time to write a long question to an attorney? This ...
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| Accidental dural puncture | 4/30/2007 |
Q: My wife was 21 weeks pregnant and OB/GYN advised to do a cervical cerclerge (minor surgery in ...
A: If she has developed a chronic problem then she may have a strong malpractice case. There is a ...
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| IUD Perforation | 4/26/2007 |
Q: I got a paraguard IUD 8 weeks after the birth of my daughter (02/05). This was my second paraguard ...
A: I don't know where this all took place but wherever you are, you should determine if a midwife ...
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| medical malpractice | 4/18/2007 |
Q: I wrote a complaint to Doctorscorecard. com about a doctor in CA. He performed a surgery and did ...
A: Looks like it is too late. In CA, you have one year from when the negligent medical practice occured ...
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| Scars resulting from medical procedure | 4/18/2007 |
Q: I recently, about 2 months ago had a procedure done by my doctor. She had used a strong chemical to ...
A: Seems to me that the chemical agent was misapplied. You should not have developed hypertrophic ...
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| What does this mean | 4/9/2007 |
Q: If the ohio nursing guidelines and ohio revised code both state that a nurse anesthetist can only ...
A: you are the case of the arachnoiditis, correct? If you have never had a spinal tap or epidural ...
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| Do I have a case? | 4/5/2007 |
Q: I had a baby in october. When they gave me the epidural, the nurse hit the bone. I had swelling ...
A: Never hear of a "nurse" doing an epidural. That is done by a doctor, usually an anesthesiologist. If ...
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| recurrent inguinal hernia repair w/gortex mesh | 3/28/2007 |
Q: I am currently preparing to got to Mayo in Rochester, MN. to have my Hernia repaired for the ? ...
A: Since you use a computer, here is what you do: find out the brand name, model, model number and all ...
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| recurrent inguinal hernia repair w/gortex mesh | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I am currently preparing to got to Mayo in Rochester, MN. to have my Hernia repaired for the ? ...
A: I would have no idea of winning a medical malpractice case. Your "case" is far too complicated for a ...
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| Phen-Fen | 3/24/2007 |
Q: I took the Phen-Fen combo of drugs for about 1 yearback in the 1990's. I recently, Jan 2007 had an ...
A: Short answer is, No. I handled about 200 fen phen cases and can tell you firstly that fen phen ...
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| herina mesh | 2/19/2007 |
Q: end of 2004 had a herina surget with mesh since that been in hospital 6 times for infection now i ...
A: What you should do is find out why you keep having these problems. You don't seem to know. This is ...
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| wifes surgery she remembers it all | 2/15/2007 |
Q: my wife had Anti-Reflux Surgery she was not given vercet for remembering she remembers the whole ...
A: Assuming the anesthesiologist erred to not administering a certain drug and because of that she has ...
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| stroke and emergency room | 2/11/2007 |
Q: My very active father woke up one morning with paralysis in the legs and unable to urinate. My ...
A: I can only speculate but the symptoms you mention may appear to signal a stroke, but only in ...
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| Mirena IUD | 2/2/2007 |
Q: My ob/gyn inserted a Mirena IUD in October '06 immediately I had pain and bleeding. She stated this ...
A: I happen to have some background in IUD litigation, having handled hundreds of Dalkon Shield cases ...
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| Medical Malpractice | 1/22/2007 |
Q: I cannot believe that my wife and I are on our 8th attorney since my wife contracted the Flesh ...
A: I am not well informed on this subject but I believe that this bacteria exists on the surface of the ...
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| Surgery error | 1/17/2007 |
Q: I had a hysterectomy in which my uterus was removed. 9 Days later I had to have emergency surgery to ...
A: I can't imagine that mistaking the ureter for something else and stitching it up is within the ...
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| Malpractice decision lois | 1/11/2007 |
Q: I have had two hip replacements. One was perfect. The other (done first by a different doctor) has ...
A: You have to determine what is the problem, what is causing the pain. Maybe it was badly done ...
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| dental malpractice | 1/4/2007 |
Q: I had a crown at the begining of 2006, less than a year later the tooth broke almost at the gum ...
A: You can sue anybody you want but to succeed in this case, you would need another dentist to testify ...
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| medical malpractice | 1/3/2007 |
Q: Besides getting medical records ready. Is there anything I can do before I talk with a lawyer? And ...
A: Wow, 44 years old? Very unfortunate, to say the least, to be so young. Based on her young age, I ...
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| Medication change | 1/2/2007 |
Q: My mother has be a dialysis patient for 16yrs. She has high blood pressure so she is on 4 different ...
A: Sorry to hear about your mother. Sounds suspicious to me. In my own experience, when changing blood ...
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| surgical hematoma | 1/2/2007 |
Q: My 84 yr. old Dad had a kidney removed due to advanced renal cell carcinoma. He was 5 weeks post op ...
A: Sorry about your dad. You are asking what is purely a medical question which only a doctor might be ...
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| my husbands staph infection | 12/31/2006 |
Q: My husband went in for arthroscopic knee surgery to clean out some bone spurs and arthritis...got an ...
A: I presume the extra surgeries were due to the staph infection. The question to be asked, that I ...
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| incorrect procedure | 12/26/2006 |
Q: my husband was referred for a sacroileac injection (S.I.)to an anesthesiologist. we have used him in ...
A: If the L5 injection was a reasonable approach to the problem, that is, the medical judgment of the ...
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| dental practice responsibility | 12/20/2006 |
Q: My 19 year old daughter recently learned that she had 5 cavities. Two required root canals and ...
A: I don't think I would go to war on this. You are assuming that if she continued to have x-rays every ...
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| motion for summary judgement | 12/7/2006 |
Q: How difficult is it for a defendant to obtain a motion for summary judgement if the basis for the ...
A: It would have been helpful if you gave me some facts about the case but generally, the answer to ...
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| I have alot of questions | 11/30/2006 |
Q: I had surgery 3-05 and they first gave me demoral im in left buttock that hurt really bad. Pain that ...
A: There might be negligence but it wouldn't have anything to do with the ob and the nurses ignoring ...
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| Complications from tummy tuck | 11/1/2006 |
Q: This site seems to be just what I need - I am striking ojne brick wall after another trying to deal ...
A: You are not having luck finding an attorney because (1), fortunately,the wound has closed, you are ...
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| wrongful death | 10/16/2006 |
Q: my sister went to the hospital her thiroids.we went to the er and they admitted her becuse of her ...
A: What you can do is contact a medical malpractice lawyer in your area. You haven't explained what ...
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| Settlement offer not the same as before 7th amendment | 10/5/2006 |
Q: Mr. Dorfman: My echo showed positive for severe regurgitation, but I only use the drug redux less ...
A: Unless you opted out of the 7th Amendment long ago, you are stuck in it. Are you sure your echo says ...
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| medical malpractice | 10/5/2006 |
Q: I'm 36 yrs old and I suffer from headaches all my life, dr's were never sure why. finally went to my ...
A: If the first surgeon operated on you in a negligent fashion ie: "below the standard of care", and ...
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| phen-phen | 10/3/2006 |
Q: About 10 years or so ago I took phen phen for a while thats the diet pill that they gave you one in ...
A: Coincidentally, I have been deeply involved with the fen phen litigation from the beginning and have ...
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| failed total hip | 9/26/2006 |
Q: I do believe I asked part of this question several months ago...but there have been lots of new ...
A: I think you answered your own question by stating that "there is no way you can prove damage was ...
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| Staph infection causing paralysis | 9/22/2006 |
Q: She was a very functional person. Her cerebral palsy was minor. Her balance and her speech were ...
A: Ok, boiling this down to the question of failure to adequately treat the infection initially and ...
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| Staph infection causing paralysis | 9/21/2006 |
Q: My aunt has cerebral palsy and my mother takes care of her. She had a bowel obstruction and went to ...
A: This is obviously a very difficult situation. My opinion is that there probably was less than ...
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| Drug withdraw | 9/9/2006 |
Q: NO, I never had a problem before...they were the only ones to treat me with pain meds...Isaw them ...
A: you are obviously addicted to the pain meds. As I said before, if the addiction has cost you a job, ...
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| Pharmaceutical | 9/8/2006 |
Q: I was on a drug called depo pro vera and have suffered signifcant amounts of bone loss from this ...
A: Since I am not aware of any ongoing litigation regarding depoprovera or the nuva ring, I cannot give ...
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| Drug withdraw | 9/7/2006 |
Q: I was going to a pain treatment center for over 2 years.I was taking Hydrocodone up to 12 10mg ...
A: I appreciate your dilema since I just quit smoking and know about withdrawls but frankly, I think ...
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| Wrongful death/Malpractice | 9/6/2006 |
Q: Glenn, Thanks a lot for your answer. No, my sister was not a heavy drinker or drug user. She had ...
A: Ok,a this sounds more and more like a possible case. So best info we have indicates she dies of ...
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| Wrongful death/Malpractice | 9/6/2006 |
Q: My sister passed away of liver failure (not the medical term obviously) although she was a perfectly ...
A: Wow, very sorry to hear about this. I assume she had no history of liver disease. The question is, ...
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| malpractice | 8/23/2006 |
Q: I am suffering from leg and abdominal pain from a lost IUD. It was discoved lost 05/23/05 but the ...
A: There is a Merina IUD. Not recommended for women who have not even been pregnant. If you have never ...
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| nerve damage | 8/11/2006 |
Q: ! I would apprecaite if you can read this and tell me if I should pursue this issue or not.. I had ...
A: Firstly, if you have a good medical malpractice case, it should not cost you anything out of pocket. ...
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| Do I have a case? | 8/5/2006 |
Q: I went to the hospital on June 20th to give my brother a kidney, I complained of a fever and chills ...
A: Wow, that was a scary turn of events. I don't know if you have a lawsuit or not. Are you healed up, ...
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| Medical malpractice | 8/4/2006 |
Q: My mother (65) went in for surgery of a small growth of cancer in the colon. The Dr. said it would ...
A: You ask a very reasonable question. An "anastomotic" leak means, I believe, that they took out a ...
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| Broke both bones in my right lower leg | 7/31/2006 |
Q: Yes I was in a horse accident about 12 days ago I broke both bones in my lower leg completly in ...
A: Even if they thought you did not have insurance, the x-rays would have shown how severe the ...
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| Epidural Complications | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I received an epidural on July 8, 2005 during child birth. I asked the nurse before it was ...
A: If you have spinal pain great enough to be thinking about a lawsuit, why on Earth would you be ...
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| Who is liable? | 7/24/2006 |
Q: I damaged by right ankle in a slip and fall, which dislocated and tore my tendon, ligaments and ...
A: I do not know if there was medical malpractice or not. No surgery is guaranteed to be a success and ...
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| Is this a malpractice suit? | 7/23/2006 |
Q: My sister had a face lift. She began having problems immediately and went back and forth to the ...
A: I just don't know if you have a case. Staph infections are a risk for any surgery in any hospital. ...
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| malpractice lawsuit | 7/21/2006 |
Q: I have been seeing a surgeon for about 2 years for the same pain in my hand. I had 2 MRI's on my ...
A: Never heard of a daquerians release but presume it is some type of minor surgery. The answer to your ...
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| medical malpractice | 7/16/2006 |
Q: I had dermabrasion about 18 years ago and I am now left with three huge very noticeable scars on my ...
A: I don't know if there was malpractice or not. That would be a question that a dermatologist or ...
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| Root Canal injury | 7/11/2006 |
Q: May 19th, I was injured while receiving root canal treatment. I had a root canal done early April. ...
A: They usually place a dam at the back of the mouth during root canal to prevent things from going ...
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| Possible Malpractice? | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I broke my ankle in three places last January. It was not an open/compound fracture. The doctors ...
A: Wow, very sorry you have gone through all of this. But I am glad that you asked a very simple ...
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| MRI Results | 7/7/2006 |
Q: Are the Technicians that develop the MRI pictures aloud to delete the pictures from the patient and ...
A: It sounds to me like he just made a mistake. Took 5 instead of 6. I don't understand why you are ...
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| MRI Results | 7/6/2006 |
Q: Are the Technicians that develop the MRI pictures aloud to delete the pictures from the patient and ...
A: Have you ever taken a bunch of photographs and found that a couple of them did not come out well? ...
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| Overdose Settlement | 7/4/2006 |
Q: Yes, it was a mental health councelor. She was involved because emotionally I needed counceling ...
A: I wouldn't worry about the medical records stating that you "overdosed". It would be clear that it ...
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| Doctors unable to continue care | 7/2/2006 |
Q: Aloha Mr. Dorfman, We're members of Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii and our son's last doctor's ...
A: I can't offer much in the way of help in regards to the Kaiser problem. All I can say is that if ...
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| Overdose Settlement | 6/28/2006 |
Q: I was overdosed on Topamax, was prescribed 25mg x 2 at night, and was filled 200mg x 2 at night. ...
A: I see that "parathesia" (tingling of extremeties) is a side effect of the drug. I did not see ...
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| medical malpractice | 6/26/2006 |
Q: however arachnoiditis is a condition that also takes a number of years to occur.I was given an ...
A: Yes,perhaps, but your arachnoiditis was not one of thousands of cases that all resulted from the ...
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| medical malpractice | 6/26/2006 |
Q: I was given an epidural for childbirth in 1976, it was put in the "wrong place" and at the age of 28 ...
A: special laws were created for coal miners, people exposed to asbestos etc because their diseases ...
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| Malpractice Caps reform | 6/22/2006 |
Q: I was misdiagnosed for a navicular fracture in May 2003. It wasn't discovered until July 2003 that ...
A: You're preaching to the choir. In CA we have a 250K cap on general damages and that cap was set ...
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| tendon surgery failure | 6/21/2006 |
Q: My husband severed his tendon in his wrist/thunb on 3/18/2006 and has surgery to repair it that ...
A: There would be a case of malpractice, maybe, if another hand surgeon was willing to testify that the ...
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| Medical Malpractice | 6/20/2006 |
Q: My 2 yr old was complaining of pain in his right side of his belly ! it went on for about 3 days . ...
A: The answer is clear to me. It sounds as if the doctor was negligent and did commit medical ...
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| Dental malpractice | 6/14/2006 |
Q: Dorfman Dental research took me to this spot and noticed my query front and center. Just for the ...
A: I agree with your statement. I don't recall the details of your original question or my reply but I ...
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| Failure to inform (methotrexate) | 5/23/2006 |
Q: I was put on Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis. I am 35 y/o with RA and Multiple Sclerosis. ...
A: I really am not qualified to answer the medical questions and I can't comment on whether the ...
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| Gram Positive Cocci leads to Sinus infection & Coronary Artery Blockage? | 5/7/2006 |
Q: The recall was issued on the 18th of Nov 2005 for all Technetium Generators issued from that date ...
A: Sounds like all the elements are there. I wouldn't need to have contact with other patients who may ...
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| Gram Positive Cocci leads to Sinus infection & Coronary Artery Blockage? | 5/6/2006 |
Q: The Company in question is Mallinckrodt. More info can be foud here: ...
A: Stan: From the article you cited, it appears that the problem occured several months ago and that ...
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| Gram Positive Cocci leads to Sinus infection & Coronary Artery Blockage? | 5/5/2006 |
Q: On Nov 15th of 2005 I had a stress test at a VA Hospital. By Dec 5th I had a bad Sinus infection ...
A: Stan: the question your are asking is I guess, would you have a case against the manufacturer of the ...
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| how to write a consent form for photographed patients? | 4/24/2006 |
Q: I'm a dermatologist, I need to formulate a consent form for my patients to sign before I take ...
A: I would need to spend some time to draft an actual consent form for you which is not my obligation ...
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| Dental Expert | 4/10/2006 |
Q: Mr. Dorfman: Thank you for your response. I am a paralegal who is also the victim. As you are ...
A: I understand your frustration and don't blame you for being angry with the dental care you received. ...
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| re: fen-fen | 1/22/2006 |
Q: I had taken the fen-fen for 11 months- went through the lawsuit part- I was returned aopprox. 400 ...
A: I believe that under the changed rules (called the 7th Amendment) you would qualify for the extra 2K ...
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| Penile Implant Surgery | 12/3/2005 |
Q: Dorfman: On 6/7/2005, I was treated for ED (erectile dysfunction) by undergoing surgery for a ...
A: As you said yourself, this is a relatively new area of medicine; ie:, can penile implant have effect ...
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| MRI Misdiagnosis | 12/1/2005 |
Q: We have an 8mo Daughter diagnosed with Benign External Hydrocephalus. Her development was a little ...
A: I thank my lucky stars every day that I never had to go through something like you are dealing with. ...
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| Bad dental treatment | 10/24/2005 |
Q: Dorfman: I did routine root-canal treatment with a specialist, endodontist, at dental facility. At ...
A: Cases like yours unfortunately do fall between the cracks, so to speak. Even if your damages were ...
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| Unwanted medical tests | 9/24/2005 |
Q: Maybe you can help me here. This is not a HUGE issue, however it has importants to me, not only ...
A: It was not the doctor's fault that your coverage lapsed. If you had told him that was a possibility, ...
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| medical malpractice | 8/8/2005 |
Q: I have a friend that is having some medical trouble. He has had a heart transplant 12 years ago and ...
A: One of the classic types of medical malpractice cases is negligently leaving a surgical instrument ...
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| Family Justice Bill (SB187) | 4/20/2005 |
Q: Dorman, I am a senior in high school and doing a reasearch project on "Should the Family Justice ...
A: Firstly, it is impossible for me to comment on WI law or politics because I am a CA lawyer. ...
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| chymopapain neuclosis | 3/30/2005 |
Q: I received these injections in 1986. They are no longer done. I feel there has been a big coverup ...
A: I remember this treatment for spinal disc disease/injury as becoming very popular for a time but now ...
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| do we have a case? | 2/25/2005 |
Q: my wife had a routine physical check up thru their employer. of course the company's medical clinic. ...
A: If your worst fears are true, that the doctor's actions were motivated by anything other than good ...
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| malpractice question | 2/9/2005 |
Q: I fell 8 yrs ago on my cemente driveway, lost consciousness and started to suffer horrible daily ...
A: I'm glad your story has a happy ending. The legal issues are fairly clear to me. Firstly, although ...
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| malpractice | 1/20/2005 |
Q: SEEKING? THE CANCELLATION OF MY MEDICAL BILLS. I WONDER IF YOU UNDERSTAND:THE ER DISCHARGED ME WITH ...
A: OK, I understand better now. The kidney stone passed on its own they way they probably expected. ...
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| malpractice | 1/20/2005 |
Q: Is there any middle ground between malpractice and something like reckless endangerment? I went to ...
A: If you don't want to seek "damages", then what are you seeking? Probably there is not sufficient ...
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| Medical malpractice and Medicare/Medicaid | 1/13/2005 |
Q: My daughter is pursuing a medical malpractice case for an undiagnosed toxic megacolon in Virgina. ...
A: Firstly, I am in CA and therefore know nothing about laws of VA in regards to med mal. I do not know ...
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| was tech responsible | 12/10/2004 |
Q: I had angioplasty to my stomach through the brachial artery and then went five days later for a ...
A: I can't give you a yes or no because (1) I have never heard of an angioplasty "to the ...
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| screen | 10/21/2004 |
Q: Greetings Mr Dorfman, A physician's assistant uses coersion and deception in getting patient to ...
A: What was the purpose for the prescription drug screen. Never heard of such a thing unless it was a ...
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| LIABILITY WITH A DOCTORS PLAQUE? | 10/19/2004 |
Q: When you say: "Just don't make it misleading or untrue." are you saying that the criteria of giving ...
A: Exactly. Should not appear to come from a legitimate professional medical organization. That would ...
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| Appendix | 9/16/2004 |
Q: Mr. Dorfman, Just this past August 5th 2004 I went to a urgent care medical office with abdomen ...
A: It sounds like there was negligence in failing to diagnose appendicitis. Even without a CT scan, a ...
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| tort reform? | 9/1/2004 |
Q: The whole question under scruteny is... How do we stop people from takeing advantage of ...
A: If there is no valid grounds for a trial in a med mal case or technically, no triable issue of fact, ...
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| medical negligence/ malpractice | 7/24/2004 |
Q: I'm a business and law student, I'm doing an academic work about medical negligence/ malpractice in ...
A: Sorry but I do not have any such material. Try Findlaw.com and maybe you will find links. Good ...
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| malpractice | 6/30/2004 |
Q: i had my ankle fused and now its 3/4 inch shorter than the other the doc never told me that this ...
A: I don't know if you have a case because you need a medical opinion on the subject. In other words, ...
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| Euthanasia | 6/21/2004 |
Q: I am a first year Law student at the Interdisciplinary Center Heazliya, Israel. I am doing a ...
A: Interesting to receive a question from Israel. I am no expert on the subject of euthanasia and can ...
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| pharmaceutical lawsuits | 4/17/2004 |
Q: About 6 years ago, I was taking a hypertension drug which was prescribed by my doctor. I took the ...
A: you should research the drug on the internet to see if there has been any litigation regarding ...
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| This is not exactly malpractice... | 4/10/2004 |
Q: This is not exactly malpractice but can a person refuse medical attention in New York State, even ...
A: what a question. my opinion, no. If person would die without medical attention, refusal would be ...
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| Dr drops me as patient | 3/29/2004 |
Q: I was in a car accident. Not my fault. I had to go to a neosurgeon. 2 discs pushing into my spinal ...
A: Based on what you have said, I think you should be quite grateful that the doctor took you as a ...
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| prepaid plans | 3/15/2004 |
Q: A company is trying to bill me unfairly, and the influence (phone call) from a lawyer would ...
A: a letter from a lawyer threatening legal action might help so if the plan does not cost much, go ...
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| medical malpractice info | 3/1/2004 |
Q: I'm researching medical malpractice for class and I wanted to know which professions had the ...
A: The American Medical Assoc. would have some statistics on this but keep in mind, if you want to ...
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| do i have a case? | 11/10/2002 |
Q: It has never been in my nature to sue anyone. However, as a single parent, I feel it is my sole ...
A: I am rather clear about an answer to your question. If the pharmacy mis-dispensed the neutrontin at ...
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| recouping physican's fee when procedure was redone and corrected by a board cerfified plastic surgeon | 10/13/2002 |
Q: I hope you can help me . Last year I consulted a "Board Certified" surgeon who had a lot of ...
A: I will try to answer your question with some very recent experience on the same situation. Client ...
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| What are my rights? | 8/29/2002 |
Q: "Hello, My name is Erik and I live in Houston, Texas. On Monday August 19, 2002 my wife gave birth ...
A: I hope you don't mind a frank answer to your question. Your wife is fine, your baby is fine, and you ...
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| motorcycle accident | 6/3/2002 |
Q: While driving my motorcycle on 4-25-02 in California, I was involved in an accident. I was taken to ...
A: There must be an exception to the rule with Kaiser that medical procedures be pre-approved by a ...
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