California | Medical Malpractice
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Severe nerve damage after Carpal Tunnel surgery
Before moving to NC, I had my ortho do a CTS on my right hand, though I was diagnosed with bi-lateral CTS.
I never saw him before or after the surgery that day, and awoke with numb fingers. I was not sent to PT or told to do anything but take pain meds if needed. By the time I saw hime 2 weeks later, my hand was worse - and now I am in pain constantly, with the left hand symptomatic as well.
When he initially suggested surgery, he never explained the procedure, recovery or possible complications - this is typical for him. The nurses at the surgical center joke about him being the 'phantom surgeon' with crappy after-care.
He did surgery on my right knee months before, and the same thing happened, and i wrote a letter to the Chair of the Group, who was my primary doctor. He was very unhappy and said he'd talk about it at the next board meeting.
If I lose the use of my hands, I have no way to make a living - I cannot stand for long periods of time, and suffer from bi-polar disease and post-Traumatic Syndrom, as well as chronic pain from 3 previously bulging cervical discs.
I don't know if it was the open-release technique that failed, his after care. I think he should have referred me to a hand specialist.
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