Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Pennsylvania
having a hard time with getting appt for daguhter
my daughter has a lump on her skull and for over a yr and a half I have mentioned to my dr about it and he did nothing about it (told me it was just her skull)till i finally did see the phsycian assistant who did an xray and then they finally did a ct scan , Then i was told to take my daughter to a pediatric orthopedic surgion i called and they said they did't deal with that, then another appt was made to see yet another dr who viewed the ct scan and said she needs to see an oncologist , then i was sent to yet another hospital children's hospital, the oncologist said by the ct scan it looks to be benign whatever it is, and now we are looking at getting an mri done is there anything that can be done?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: having a hard time with getting appt for daguhter
My first response is that you need to obtain the best medical care available for your daughter. The fact that you have obtained referrals to physicians that do not practice in the field needed by your daughter concerns me.
A failure to diagnose and/or inapprpriate referrals that result in a delay in treatment could lead to a medical malpractice case. The ultimate question is whether these delays caused harm to your daughter, and to what extent.
Please contact me so that we can discuss your daughters treatment and any possible lawsuit.
Your question did not indicate where you live. Attorneys in my office have handled medical malpractice claims in the five county area surrounding Philadelphia. Contact me to discuss how to proceed in this matter.
Jim