Q: What options do I have if my provider was supposed to remove a problematic organ but missed a piece and I'm in pain?
During an oophorectomy, a piece of the ovary was missed. It causes continued pain monthly, missed time at work and has now grown into a tennis ball sized mass, which creates new health concerns. I advised my provider of the additional pain I was in after the surgery and at first, he told me it was normal, then each month I called about pain he just continued to call in prescriptions. My provider now wants nothing to do with completeing the newer complicated surgery of removing the remnant. I am at risk of losing my job, due to call outs, and have had to make visits to the ER and urgent care just to get assistance with the pain and am going to have to pay for another surgery via a specialist. Please tell me there's SOMETHING that can be done to help legally.
A: Yes. You may well have a claim. You should contact a medical malpractice lawyer for a free consult. I would be happy to have my firm assist you.
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A: I'm sorry for your ordeal. Yes, there is something you could do, which would be to try to line up a consult with a law firm. If nothing else, you'd identify the timetables within which you must take legal action, based on the nature of the facility. If a law firm was confident in exploring your matter further and possibly moving forward with a case, they could retrieve your surgery records and arrange a review with physician(s). If you have already been searching for attorneys, you could supplement your efforts with the tab above, "Find a Lawyer," which lists Virgina attorneys by practice area and geographic region, as well as attorney referral sections of state and local bar associations. Since those resources are outside this Q & A forum, any arrangements would be between you and law firms you reached out to - but most law firms offer free initial consults, and they handle med mal cases on a contingency basis. I hope you are okay and are able to find a healthy solution to this situation. Good luck
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