Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Connecticut

misdiagnossed

I am really wondering about a lawsuit here. I have a 10 yr old son who has seen his pediatrician 4 times in the last 3 weeks for cough, headaches, stomache pain, chest pain, trouble breathing, severe ear pain, high temperature, loss of appetite, and all along he had a bug bite with a rash on his back. I told the doctors about the bite, they said ''Keep an eye on it.'' I was told that my son had allegies, and to give him sudafed and dimatapp. This morning he woke up with half his face paralyzed. I took him to the ER where they told me he had bell's palsey as a result of lyme disease. It took the doctor at the ER 5 minutes to come up with that. They did blood work and gave him an antibiotic. He has missed so much school and when he did go he was sent home. He has trouble eating and drinking since one side of his face is not able to move. I am very angry at his pediatrician, who he has seen since birth, for not once testing him or even seeming concerned. I feel as though they just pushed us away and people are telling me I should file a lawsuit, but then I kinda don't want him to have a new doctor after all this time. Then again, why would I want him to go back if they were wrong? What is your advice?

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