Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Pennsylvania
Mis-diagnosis
In May of 2003 I started experiencing pain in my right buttock. At first my dr thought it was muscle related and prescribed Vioxx. He also sent me for Xrays and blamed it on arthritis in my lower back. I saw a chiropractor for some time and he told me I needed an MRI study. I went back to my Dr who sent me to a pain managment Dr. He prescribed more anti inflammatory drugs and put me on an exercise program. he also sent me for flexion extension lumbar xrays. He concluded I had disc herniations and sypondylolisthesis. the xray reports say I do no have either. In 2003 and 2004 my blood work studys at work had several items out of normal range, two items were WBC and Alk phos. both were elevated above normal. the xrays that were taken in july 2004 by the pain managment Dr also state that i had sacroiliitis. i was never told anything about that. In July 2005 i found a lump in my right arm pit, my dr said it was a fat pad. In Dec 2005 I had a car accident and it was found that i had hodgkins lymphoma stage 4 and a large amount of bone damage in my right hip area most notably the acetabulum and the right sacrum and iliac bones. i am 44 and i can't work at my regular job anymore. I feel i was wrongly diagnosed. What can I do?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Mis-diagnosis
Dear Sir/Ma'am:
What an unfortunate diagnosis. I wish you luck on your efforts to remain in good health.
If all that you say is true, you may very well have a case for misdiagnosis of detectable cancer. However, many many more facts need to be learned.
I practice cases such as yours in Philadelphia, South Jersey and South Florida.
Feel free to contact me at the below email address or calling me at 1877.795.2993.
Be well.
Re: Mis-diagnosis
It may well be that the radiographic studies of your pelvis were misinterpreted and deprived you of an opportunity for earlier diagnosis.
Any delay in diagnosis that resulted from the failure to attend diagnostically to the so called fat pad may not have materially changed your prognosis.
Would be happy to discuss with you the possible failure to earlier diagnose the bone lesions.
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