Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in California

My husband and I had decided that we were ready to stop having children after two beautiful babies and were going to have the Essure procedure performed by my OB/GYN after the birth of our son (we had him at a Catholic hospital and could not have a standard tubal). The Essure does not take affect for three months (it's a non hormonal treatment) and it is advised that patients use another form of birth control so we decided to use the depo provera injection. After the procedure I was told to expect slight scamping and spotting for a couple of days but that I should be able to resume regular activity the same day. I didn't have any cramps at all the fallowing day but I continued to bleed quite a bit for almost a week and I called my doctor and he gave me a prescription for a hormone (another birth control pill) to stop the bleeding for a few days. Three short term prescriptions of this pill later I was still bleeding. I went to the ER because I couldn't take a breath and had a sincere fear I was going to die. I was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and admitted. EEG, Chest x-ray, CT of my chest, Doppler of my legs, heparin IV and coumadin, pain medication and steroids. I am not a carrier of a genetic trait and have seen a hematologist since leaving the hospital and will be on coumadin treatment for 6 months to a year. The hematomlogist has stated from all indication that the cause of my clots was the multiple hormones that I was put on and that I should have never been put on them at the same time, for any length of time. I need to know if I have a reasonable case or if I should just find a new doctor.

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