can i get any compensation from hospital operation where the metal they put in leg is infected and need a op?
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You have to prove the infection was caused by the metal. Since one was OK, why would the other one not be?\n\nIf you are young and will have permanent damage caused by the infection, any personal injury lawyer will take your case.\n\nIf you are old or retired, they may not consider it worth their time. Then you may have to pay a lawyer a retainer to take your case.\n\nOr you can send the hospital a letter explaining what happened and what you want them to do about it. They'll turn it over to their insurance company and will tell you if they will compensate you or not. You'll get a third more if you have a lwyer, but the lawyer will take a third.
134070
Go to the emergency room.  By law, they have to see you and treat you.  If it's some type of surgery, etc that you need, they may transfer you to a University hospital.
645494
Have one leg amputated,your problem will be resolved.
368324
Get their own insurance.  Go to the hospitals get treated work out a payment program.  Hospitals are required to treat people even if they are indigent so us taxpayers pick up the bill anyway
776195
If i were you I would call the hospital and talk to someone in patient accounts. i had a friend who was told they had a brain anurism (sp?) and they shipped him to another hospital etc etc and racked up alot of bills and the wife called and ended up they didnt have to pay it. Chances are you will have to pay for the first one though, it was part of your treatment.
109242
I would call the Board and ask.  No since in getting fined over a few antibiotic packs.  In my opinion though if you signed for them they are yours to take to another practice.
191068
Talk with a lawyer. Some don't charge for a consultation. \nTheir office people might tell you if there is a charge.\nEthically, few surgeons will touch a colleegs botched job.
911647
Yes, seek medical attention.
1026554
Bad Idea!  Please call around and talk to your local er.  They will be able to tell you where you can go to get it taken care of correctly.
376330
There is a case involving a patient that had the wrong limb amputated because of a clerical error. I'm not sure where this was, however, it was no that long ago. It should be available on the web. Start with Florida. I work at a doctor's office in Florida and we hear this stuff all of the time. Good luck with your paper.
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I say you should go to a doctor and i agree with that guy that you should take an x-ray of your foot;and sister....I know how much it must be paining coz these sort of incidents were also experienced by me.Once a whole tire came on my foot and my whole right thigh was bleeding but it wasn`t a fracture coz my father pushed me due to which his hand got fractured and once i got ingured by the sharp edge of a sofa and guess what,not only my skin got peeled of but a piece of wood from the sofa broke as well it was 5 years ago but the skin did not grow there and the mark is still there.Hope you don`t get injured like me(sob).sorry for such a long answer!
562025
Try calling your local hospital they maybe able to help
840783
No this isn't legel & he can't do that turn him in to the medical board ask your local hospital where you go with your complaint.Good Luck
291657
Tr talking to someone in Billing at the hospital. Then Talk to the police they can file the costs in with the charges.
248930
You must have a strong case.  The injury must be the restaurant's responsibility through negligence.  You need to document the injury and cost of medical treatment (doctor's bill?).  Then you must preferably have the names of witnesses who were present and can (if necessary) testify that they saw the negligent act.  Try to recall the wait staff (name?) who may have witnessed or caused the incident.  Did you show the injury to restaurant management and did they try to assist you?  You likely will need a good attorney who will likely take the case only if the one third of a settlement (including pain, suffering and disfigurement?) pays more than enough for their efforts.  Of course the attorney will want to know how much of your own carelessness (if any) contributed to the injury.  I would not expect to collect if I enter a restaurant and deliberately used their knife to stab myself in the hand, right?  Good luck.
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Angel, Of course you should consult with an attorney, if possible 'before' the surgery to remove the staple is removed. He will know what needs to be done and could confer with the doctor that is to remove the staple. sngray99 was mostly correct. You said you have to have surgery, which means you have not had it yet. The infection/surgery will wait I believe until you do talk to an attorney. The surgery itself will probably be done under a local in the office? So, yes, contact a legal office. Of course you will win this case; that is, unless you shot yourself with a staple gun.
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Talk to the surgeon who is going to do your surgery. Some of them will finance if your insurance won't pay.