In May I got an abscess in my throat and I went to warmc a local hospital. When I got there they did 2 cat-scans and gave me ibuprofen and an IV solution. When the results came back they told me there was a tiny little abscess nothing to worry about go home it will clear up on its own. They diagnosed it as a sore throat and gave me a prescription for amoxicillin and told me if it doesn't get better in 3-5 days follow up with a physician. I came home and rested I was home no more than Two hours when I woke hardly able to breathe or swallow. I woke my mom and told her to take me to the ER. We went to Valley View the other local hospital and they did 2 more cat-scans and did a spinal tap to rule out meningitis. My blood pressure was very low I think it was like 76/39 and the er doctor told my mom that if we would have listened to Warmc and just forgot about it I would have been dead by morning. The doctor said that Warmc's cat-scans showed my abscess was half a centimeter wide he said that within that short period of time it grew to 2 centimeters in diameter. He told my mom that they were life flying me to Umc in Las Vegas were they were putting me in ICU, he also told her that I had about a 10% chance of making it out alive. They flew me to Vegas and had me in ICU for 4 days and they put me in the regular er for a day more after ICU. Both Umc and Valley View told us that Warmc should have kept me for observation and if they would have they could have possibly controlled this. Now my Insurance is taped out and I still owe over $ 55,000.00 in medical bills due to this and I lost 3 weeks of work. Please let me know if this sounds like a case and if you know any good lawyers thank you!
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2 CAT scans? 1 wasn't enough? Sounds like you might have a case. They should have kept you for observation at warmc. But I think the ER doctor at valley View was exaggerating a little about your chances. It is clear though that if warmc had followed the standard of care, you would not be $ 55,000 in the hole and would have avoided the other CAT scans and spinal tap. I certainly don't advocate malpractice suits but this one merits a talk with a lawyer. Don't know any lawyers in Nevada or wherever you live.
Orignal From: Do you think I have a medical malpractice case and if so you know a good malpractice lawyer?
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