Is an error during kidney stone surgery medical negligence? Is this a good medical malpractice case?
I went into have a routine kidney stone removed outpatient. my surgery lasted 3 hours longer than expected. They collapsed my lung and evidently lost blood; I received two units the next day when I was in ICU. I was in ICU for four days with no answers to me or my family of what happened. After eleven days in the hospital I was released and told to come back in subsequent weeks for follow up ct scans. I was released from the doctor with him saying everything was fine i was stable and safe. I had problems a month later so I chose another surgeon. He got my last ct scan where it showed no stones were removed at all. He took care of them in an outpatient setting and i have been clear of all stones since them. I have chest pain still associated with my lung scars from chest tubes. I am just now well enough to think about going back to work as the last year has been up and down and me not able because of the medical problem that i had with the first surgery. We have asked numerous questions
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