Karen,
I would be glad to call your ortho. lol. My pt. got a script for desentizing within 1 month of my surgery. (think I would need desentitizing if it was a normal recovery). then I complained of running ice water down my leg to foot, but when I felt it, it was hot. I soon learned that my surgeon was trying to get into the facility I worked at and that is why he wasn't listening.
I have often thought about suing for malpractice, but like jimbo said, its hard to prove and this and that. I am really thinking about putting my energy into trying to change more laws and here in DE there is suppose to be mandatory education for health care providers. But there isn't!
I need a good crank call. Haven't done that since I was young. lol.