Q: 3mm needle tip left in shoulder by surgeon. It was workers comp covered. Surgeon refuses to remove it.
The tip is causing me pain, even before I knew exactly where it was located I was complaining of pain in a very specific spot. I had xrays and an mri and my point of pain in exactly where the tip is. The original surgeon insists that there's no way I can feel it and I don't need to worry about it. I've gotten a second opinion and that surgeon agrees that it needs to come out but he's unwilling to get involved in another surgeon's mistake. Worker's comp won't help me and I now I don't know what to do next... Any advice?
A: See an attorney regarding a potential medical malpractice claim, and they may have a doctor that would be willing to address the issue. If you have an attorney for your workers' compensation claim, he may be able to recommend an attorney for the medical malpractice issue.
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