Q: Work related injury had two knee surgeries and still don't have an ACL what can I do.
I received a work-related injury which caused to have an arthroscopic surgery was told by the first surgeon that I was fine and there's nothing else he can do and I was not given any pain medication for the first week after my first surgery I was told that they had no prescription for me so I felt all of the pain. went to a second surgeon I was told that I don't have an ACL and he was to perform a second surgery and did in return I still have no ACL is there anything I can do about this situation. My pc doctor is putting in a request to see a third surgeon to have a full knee replacement. There is more details that I am leaving out due to it being a public question. What can I do
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A Texas attorney could advise best, but your post remains open for two weeks. Your question is complex and raises more than one issue. If you are inquiring from the standpoint of medical practice on the part of the providers, as a starting point, you could reach out to med mal attorneys. Most offer free initial consults, and if they suspected the basis for a case, they would likely need to request your records. You do not mention a workers' comp attorney, but you indicate this took place in the course of employment. If you do not already have a workers' comp attorney for this matter, you could consider reaching out to one. If your PC physician's request for a full-knee replacement is denied, a workers' comp attorney could outline for you what that means in terms of appeals, etc. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
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