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Hey All,
Been a while since I have been on. If anyone remembers I had a terrible time with a botched back surgery. I still have a limp on my right side and front calf still numb after 16 months. My right leg atrophied and is 3 inches smaller than my left.
I ended up getting a lawyer then had other surgeons review my case. Ended up 2 out of 3 surgeons agreed the surgeon did not follow proper techniques when she started " moving nerves around". She should have never started monkeying around back there but she did.
So once it seemed like it would move towards some type of hearing. The hospital where the surgery happened said nope we will go to arbitration so to speak and settle. It happened extremely fast a matter of weeks.
While I did not get a ton of money which was never the point I got at least to me perceived justice.
They paid my attorneys fees and I got a decent amount for a myriad of claims.
While I feel better today so to speak it appears I will always have the limp and numbness. I did do PT and getting back n the gym has helped some but it's a life long ailment now.
I hear these kinds of things rarely happen hospitals never admit and push back but in this instance seems like my attorney did a good job.
I am a fighter always have been and I am glad I did.
Thanks to biohazard who gave me a ton of good advice.
Now I can move on with my life.
Thanks to the entire board for being supportive.
Been a while since I have been on. If anyone remembers I had a terrible time with a botched back surgery. I still have a limp on my right side and front calf still numb after 16 months. My right leg atrophied and is 3 inches smaller than my left.
I ended up getting a lawyer then had other surgeons review my case. Ended up 2 out of 3 surgeons agreed the surgeon did not follow proper techniques when she started " moving nerves around". She should have never started monkeying around back there but she did.
So once it seemed like it would move towards some type of hearing. The hospital where the surgery happened said nope we will go to arbitration so to speak and settle. It happened extremely fast a matter of weeks.
While I did not get a ton of money which was never the point I got at least to me perceived justice.
They paid my attorneys fees and I got a decent amount for a myriad of claims.
While I feel better today so to speak it appears I will always have the limp and numbness. I did do PT and getting back n the gym has helped some but it's a life long ailment now.
I hear these kinds of things rarely happen hospitals never admit and push back but in this instance seems like my attorney did a good job.
I am a fighter always have been and I am glad I did.
Thanks to biohazard who gave me a ton of good advice.
Now I can move on with my life.
Thanks to the entire board for being supportive.