Chickie204
New Member
Hi,
My husband was in a motorcycle accident on 02/10/08 and he broke his leg in half. He broke the big bone in the lower half of his leg, I believe they call that bone a tibia? It is the largest bone. Anyway, he was taken to the hospital and the bone specialist on duty was the one who put the rod in his leg and fixed him up.
On his last visit to the same bone specialist that treated him in the hospital, he told the doctor that he could not bend his leg and felt like something was pushing against his kneecap. He had mentioned this to the doctor on several visits but was told it is still healing. Then, the doctor told him he did not feel like the leg was healing properly and wanted to set up an appointment for my husband to go to another specialist that he knew, to get a second opinion.
So, my husband went to the new specialist and that doctor told him the rod that was inserted in his leg, was too long and one of the screws were broken. The doctor also told him that he could remove the rod and insert a smaller hollow rod that would help keep the bone from ever fracturing again. So, my husband asked him how long he would be out of work and the doctor told him he would probably be out anywhere from two to six weeks because the surgery is about as painful and complicated as the first surgery. My husband is self employed and cannot take off work that long however, he wants the wrong rod removed from his leg. We do not want to sue anyone or anything like that. We just want to know if the first doctor that put the rod in his leg, would be liable for his income during the time he would have to be off work if he had the second surgery done, since he put the wrong rod in my husband's leg. Does anyone know if he has any right to charge the first doctor for his income during the time he will be out of work for the second surgery?
I thank you in advance for any help!!!!
Sincerely,
Chickie
My husband was in a motorcycle accident on 02/10/08 and he broke his leg in half. He broke the big bone in the lower half of his leg, I believe they call that bone a tibia? It is the largest bone. Anyway, he was taken to the hospital and the bone specialist on duty was the one who put the rod in his leg and fixed him up.
On his last visit to the same bone specialist that treated him in the hospital, he told the doctor that he could not bend his leg and felt like something was pushing against his kneecap. He had mentioned this to the doctor on several visits but was told it is still healing. Then, the doctor told him he did not feel like the leg was healing properly and wanted to set up an appointment for my husband to go to another specialist that he knew, to get a second opinion.
So, my husband went to the new specialist and that doctor told him the rod that was inserted in his leg, was too long and one of the screws were broken. The doctor also told him that he could remove the rod and insert a smaller hollow rod that would help keep the bone from ever fracturing again. So, my husband asked him how long he would be out of work and the doctor told him he would probably be out anywhere from two to six weeks because the surgery is about as painful and complicated as the first surgery. My husband is self employed and cannot take off work that long however, he wants the wrong rod removed from his leg. We do not want to sue anyone or anything like that. We just want to know if the first doctor that put the rod in his leg, would be liable for his income during the time he would have to be off work if he had the second surgery done, since he put the wrong rod in my husband's leg. Does anyone know if he has any right to charge the first doctor for his income during the time he will be out of work for the second surgery?
I thank you in advance for any help!!!!
Sincerely,
Chickie
