If I had surgery 9 weeks ago and later during a CT scan they discovered a peice of metal in me, do I have a case?
Question Details: Surgeon states that it is either a medical staple or clamp left in during surgery.
You need to immediately request copies of these records (surgery records, copies of CT scans), doctor's notes after consultation with you after surgery. Take these to a reputable medical malpractice attorney and discuss what needs to occur from here. This means whether you need to file a lawsuit and sue the surgeon, nurses, hospital, and insurance companies. If you are not suffering any pain, the issue will be whether the fact of negligence itself is enough to be quantifiable for you in dollars. I would discuss the pain and suffering and of course, the fact of surgery itself, you will have to have to remove what has been left behind.
