Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Connecticut

17 Surgeries

Can I file a malpractice case based on a doctor doing too many surgeries to correct the 1st surgery he did. I believe he did the initial damage to my ureter when he performed the first surgery trying to get out a kidney stone. I now have a total blockage and need to have reconstructive surgery. How can I prove all of the other surgeries were to correct the 1st one done with a laser. I also can definately say this doctor made 3 definate mistakes which caused me to go back into the hospital because of his poor judgement. The last time this doctor took out a stent, said he was going to put dye into the kidney to make sure it would drain. I came out of recovery and he said everything was fine, I went home and an hour later I was taken by ambulance because the kidney was backing up. An MRI and an X-ray showed dye in the kidney 8 hours later. 5 days after that I went for another MRI and the kidney still had dye in it. So obviously kidney was not draining. How can I go about this. I have already reported him to the state and I am still awaiting the outcome of that investigation. I did find out after the fact that this same doctor has settled to malpractice claims. I just don't know if what he did can be explained away.


Asked on 10/20/06, 10:54 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Elizabeth waiguchu Elizabeth Waiguchu, Patent Attorney & Attorney at law

Re: 17 Surgeries

Practicing medicine is complex and unfortunately many things can go wrong. It is very sad that you have received that many surgeries. You seem to have a valid case. Please bear in mind that there are usually many healthcare professionals involved in patient care of a particular patient especially in a hospital i.e. who did what and when. Also a patient�s kidney function may change drastically during their course of sickness for many reasons such a medications, infections and nutritional status � which are not always initially evident.

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Answered on 2/04/07, 6:00 pm
Scott Diamond DIAMONDLAWYER

Re: 17 Surgeries

your lawsuit would be for the deviation of the standard of care in doing the first surgery wrong. The subsequesnt surgeries may allow a punative damage claim against him. This is comlex stuff. I know some great attorneys in CT. I had an office in Hartford and Bridgport for years.

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Answered on 10/21/06, 8:00 pm


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