Last October (2006) I got into a real bad car accident on the freeway (car totaled) I wasnt offered an ambulance but i went to the emergency anyway.. turns out I had bruised muscle around my spine and x rays showed a "break in the bone" quote the doctor (not a fracture) but "a break" on my left hand. I wasn't provided a cast but a cheap strap on brace??? How the heck can the doctor give me a brace when i had a "break in the bone" on the top of my hand? I was on vicodin and IbProfin b/c the break was so painful and my hand was as big as a balloon. So the brace didnt even keep the top of my hand tight and gave me slack to move the bone... Everyone told me i needed a real cast. Now 8 months later i get pains at night and my bone pops in and out of place and it hurts alot b/c I dont think it healed correctly. Do i have a case? Shouldnt i have gotten a real cast from this cheap health care? Also i live in a not so friendly neighborhood in los angeles and it took me like 6 hours to be seen.
2007-07-05 18:42:29 · 8 answers · asked by stevey323 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Well I made sure the doctor was correct and asked him if he was sure the brace would heal correctly. Arrogantly he said yes it would. I was puzzled because it didnt keep the top of my hand tight. I mean they have it on record what i recieved (the brace) and the kind of painkillers i was on... Vicodin and a 100 bottle of IBprofin and they only gave me a brace instead of a cast....
2007-07-05 18:57:32 · update #1
The only reason i didnt contact a lawyer right when it happened it b.c I didnt need to... I mean the doctor told me it would heal correctly so i went with his word.. It obviously isnt healed correctly as a bump is visible on my hand and the bone shifts and it is very painful.
2007-07-06 05:52:10 · update #2
Yes you do. Look up any prominent personal injury attorney. Give them ALL the facts and just sit back they will be happy to get you a lot of money (of which they will take a fair share).
2007-07-05 18:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by DIAL 911 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO ONE, not even an attorney, can give you an answer to this question without a consulting physician's report regarding the course of action of the first physican and the resulting treatment plan.
and that is what I would advise if you were in my law office.
2007-07-05 21:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by hexeliebe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems like you do have a case, depending on the details. Initial consultations with lawyers are usually free, so it wouldn't hurt to make an appointment with one and get a definite answer.
2007-07-05 19:04:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you do... Seems like your hand is long term damage if the bone "pops out of place" and still gives you night pains.
2007-07-05 19:11:26 · answer #4 · answered by devon h 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
what did the insurance company say, and why have you waited till now to bring this up. a lawyer at the time of accident would have answered all your questions
2007-07-05 19:37:49 · answer #5 · answered by lobo 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This topic is worth more attention
2016-08-24 07:49:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why didn't you talk to a lawyer the next day???
2007-07-05 18:51:11 · answer #7 · answered by sam hill 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no you do not, and if anyone tells you that you do, they don't know what they are talking about.
2007-07-05 18:50:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋