Q: I had an incident at the ER giles carilion..just want to know if I have a case or not
I went to the ER with a large kidney stone blocking my urinary tract. They ran 2 scans..dr said there was nothing there..then they pushed a catheter up in me and hit the stone and shoved it back up inside me doing tremendous damage plus the ungodly amount of pain that no words can describe.that night I passed a small piece of stone.the next morning I passed a large stone..I have a history of stones and pass at least 2 a yr.i have had 3 lithotripsy and stopped counting at 27 stones passed..I was in my 30s when I stopped counting..I am now 58.in all the yrs and stones I have passed I have never seen as much pure blood come out when passing a stone..that evening I went to the bathroom to have a bowel movement..that's when it really got weird..there was more pure blood come out having a bowel movement than the stone..since then I have had ongoing painful problems with my kidneys not functioning properly. Bowel movements are days apart and I'm sure I'm still bleeding there.i have no appet.
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A Virginia attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for four weeks. To answer your question, an attorney would likely need the opinion of a medical professional. As a starting point, you could reach out to Virginia med mal attorneys. Most med mal attorneys offer free initial consults. If after discussing your matter with you an attorney identified the basis for a potential claim, they could request your patient files and discuss them with a medical professional. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
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