Im hurtin!
 

I had surgery , a hip replacement on 11/11/11, and was in the Hospital for 11 days. I told them right after surgery i was in pain beyond all belief. My heart rate was up to 162, and I even had a cut on my chest. dont know what from. them told me i was soft, and just give it time? I could barely do rehab, as you couldnt touch my skin. It been months, and now I find out that the EMG,"that was taken 4 months ago", says I have a NON RESPONSIVE LEFT TIBIAL MOTOR ,AND LEFT SUPERFICIAL PERONEAL SENSORY NERVE. Lwyer tells me that it is hard to prove RSD, CPRS? I didnt go in the Hospital with it? i am ,"or was" damn near in NFL shape, now I a 4o yr old scrbe who can barley walk. Cant workout, swim, valloball, nothing. Cant even ride a bike, and dont have a job. I know I have a case, and would love to go to rail. As I can barley lift my leg. How is someene to live like this? What amount should I sue for? Can someone give me an idea? The surgery took aver 5 hrs! And im sure something went wrong! :mad:

Hi and welcome to the forum. Unfortunately RSD/crps can come from any injury minor to major. It is not always something that went wrong.

I know it is hard to except but it is the truth and we all get mad at times at the fact that we have rsd/crps. None of us wish this.

Daily life can be a struggle at times and is definelty lonely. I recommend getting a pm specialist and getting put on an antidepressent. Neurotalk is a great place, but it doesn't take the place of someone being there in person and understanding the pain, the frustration of not being able to do for oneself, etc.

We support each other the best we can here so feel free to chime in, rant, rave, etc.

understood
 

I understand what ur saying, but im looking at nerve damage also. The surgery took way too long, The doc, kept cutting and cuttin. He wasnt prepared, as he put parts in and out of me. The RSD aside, I have nerves that are not working. I was told he left to go get something, saying, "something broke and I need another". i have spoke to other Hip surgerons, and they all say, 5 hrs is way to long for a hip surgery...

You may be able to get something for the nerve damage, but I would say that you probably will have an issue with the RSD because of the consents you signed.
I would first ask the hospital for a copy of your consent. Then obtain a lawyer.

You can get your medical records released to yourself. There will be a department that solely handles medical records. You may want to ask the medical records person if any "incident reports" were filled out. I believe the hospitals keep those separate from the medical records. An incident report is filled out when something wrong happens and the hospital records it in case of any lawsuits.

Definitely get yourself to a crps specialist. The sooner you get appropriate treatment the more likely you'll get into remission. That's the good news.

Here's hoping for better days ahead for you!