That's a small complaint. Your skin hurt and it healed in a couple of weeks. I was in that rig in post number one and I wondered why the doctor never set the fracture. Now my left thigh is an inch short, angled to the rear by 30 degrees, and the bones required 13 months in a cast, when the, "book" answer is a maximum of 13 weeks to grow back together.I was wondering why in the heck my thigh hurt...
The burns were deep. Took longer than a few weeks to heal and it looks like I'll have scars for life.That's a small complaint. Your skin hurt and it healed in a couple of weeks.
Umm...nope. I tried that. According to Doctor and Lawyer rules, if I grew the bone back together, no matter how crooked or deformed, or how long it took, the doctor who got paid for not setting the fracture provided the, "Standard of Care" required by Medical Professional Licensing. Kind of resembles my divorce Lawyer. He didn't know what my "cause of action" was, gave the ex-to-be everything she asked for, then told me, "The hearing is over. You may now enter the court room."At least you're set with a malpractice suit.
What did the burn look like? If you were treated for hernia, a burn to your thigh would be gross incompetence - for example activating surgical pencil while it was rested on your thigh, that would cause a burn in area that was not meant to be cut. I would be having a serious discussion with that hospital as to what they were doing...The burns were deep. Took longer than a few weeks to heal and it looks like I'll have scars for life.
At least you're set with a malpractice suit. Mine doesn't approach that level of gross incompetence.
Third/fourth degree burn; through all layers of skin and into muscle. After my pain meds ran out, the burns hurt more than the incision or the mesh attachments.What did the burn look like?
Third/fourth degree burn; through all layers of skin and into muscle. After my pain meds ran out, the burns hurt more than the incision or the mesh attachments.
The largest was about 1/2" diameter and was about 10" from the incision site. It has shrunk to 1/4" (after 4 years) and there's still a depression. One healed without leaving a scar and the other scar is 1/8" diameter.
My OD said the surgeon probably stepped on the peddle (several times) by mistake while the tool was laying on my thigh.
Yes, that was exactly what I thought. I service these devices and know exactly the damage they can do. What happened is the definition of gross negligence. Also, in most instances, to prevent exactly this from happening, the pensil used during the procedure would be hand activated. It could be foot activated, but most surgeons move away from those. I am very sorry for the damage that was done. This is severe level of incompetence. A doctor like this could damage internal organs leaving a patient with severe issues, just think of a laparascopic procedure gone wrong because of his carelessness. Unbelievable.Third/fourth degree burn; through all layers of skin and into muscle. After my pain meds ran out, the burns hurt more than the incision or the mesh attachments.
The largest was about 1/2" diameter and was about 10" from the incision site. It has shrunk to 1/4" (after 4 years) and there's still a depression. One healed without leaving a scar and the other scar is 1/8" diameter.
My OD said the surgeon probably stepped on the peddle (several times) by mistake while the tool was laying on my thigh.
Third/fourth degree burn; through all layers of skin and into muscle. After my pain meds ran out, the burns hurt more than the incision or the mesh attachments.
The largest was about 1/2" diameter and was about 10" from the incision site. It has shrunk to 1/4" (after 4 years) and there's still a depression. One healed without leaving a scar and the other scar is 1/8" diameter.
My OD said the surgeon probably stepped on the peddle (several times) by mistake while the tool was laying on my thigh.
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