I went to the ER on 5/5/2014 for pain in my abdomen, when ER Doctor met me in triage and asked why I was there I told him it felt like I torn the inside of my stomach open. He lifted my shit poked my stomach, said I had an abdominal hernia. There is nothing he could do to see family doctor. Family doctor did same thing. Poked my stomach said yep it's a hernia. Sent me to surgeon, he sent me in for CT scan of abdomen. He say no hernia, I have a mass on right kidney, see a urologist. Seen Urologist last week Thursday. He wants me to see cancer specialist. My question is if the ER Doctor had ran proper imaging on me the 5th of May could I have gotten proper diagnosis sooner and not have had to go through the last couple months in less pain then I did? And do I have a case against them?
-
Welcome to our legal community! Click here or the create new topic button to ask a question and receive answers and comments from our friendly and helpful legal community.
Articles that answer frequent legal questions are in our Law Guide. Important legal news is reported in The Law JournalYou can find a lawyer near you in the Lawyer Directory. If you know that you need to hire an attorney, you can submit a case review from a lawyer.
Medical Malpractice I was missed diagnosed
- Thread Starter moxhamjs
- Start date
- Status
army judge
Super Moderator
I hope you have a speedy recovery.
You might have the basis for a medical malpractice lawsuit, but if I were you, I'd focus on my recovery and improving my health.
If you think you can't wait, by all means speak to a few medical malpractice lawyers in yoru area.
They'll advise you accordingly and you can then decide what you want to do.
Again, good health and a speedy recovery.
They told me I'd be dead when I was diagnosed with cancer after being incorrectly diagnosed for two years.
Good thing for me that colon cancer isn't as aggressive as other forms of cancer.
Anyway, I made it (so far), and I bet you will, too!
You might have the basis for a medical malpractice lawsuit, but if I were you, I'd focus on my recovery and improving my health.
If you think you can't wait, by all means speak to a few medical malpractice lawyers in yoru area.
They'll advise you accordingly and you can then decide what you want to do.
Again, good health and a speedy recovery.
They told me I'd be dead when I was diagnosed with cancer after being incorrectly diagnosed for two years.
Good thing for me that colon cancer isn't as aggressive as other forms of cancer.
Anyway, I made it (so far), and I bet you will, too!
cbg
Super Moderator
Just a point:
A very dear friend of mine, and former poster on this board, died of advanced cancer a couple of years ago. She had a quick growing type and had probably not had it for as long as six months when she died.
The point being that it is by no means a given that the cancer, if it is a cancer, would have been visible in May. I am not saying don't investigate. I am saying, it's not as clear cut a point as one might think.
A very dear friend of mine, and former poster on this board, died of advanced cancer a couple of years ago. She had a quick growing type and had probably not had it for as long as six months when she died.
The point being that it is by no means a given that the cancer, if it is a cancer, would have been visible in May. I am not saying don't investigate. I am saying, it's not as clear cut a point as one might think.
Betty3
Well-Known Member
Your best bet if you want to pursue is to take your medical records to a medical malpractice attorney or two for review & discussion. We don't have enough information to know whether you have a case or not. I wish you well regarding you health problems.
- Status
Share this page
