[hurting]

I had surgery 4 years ago when my radial nerve was severed in my right wrist. The Dr. that did the surgery did everything possible to prolong the time past the 2 year mark so I would not be able to do anything to him legally. I was told what I was feeling burning numbing tingle pain on the top of my hand and down my forarm was part of the normal healing process. 18 months later I found a Dr. that did exploratory surgery that is when the radial nerve was found severed. This surgery did not work and had a 2nd nerve repair done again late last year. I know this surgery is not healing right as well.

What I am trying to do is get a fair estimate on any future medical cost over the next 15 to 18 years that I have left. This would be separate from the main medical malpractice suite. I have been DX by 5 Dr.s with CRPSII over the past 2 years.

I used to own 2 thriving companies that I had to close because I could no longer perform the day to day duties it took to run them due to the side effects from all the meds I have to take . I could not find someone else to train and run these business the way I did in a reasonable amount of time besides I was the business without me there was no business because of the trust and relationship that I built over the years. It took me over 30 long hard years to get them to where they were. Anyone else in one week could easily make one mistake and put me out of business because of the amount of money it took to do the one transaction several hundred thousand a week to do one deal. I went from making 300 thousand a year to zip, nada, zero.

Anyway I know that there are several facts that come into play and I am asking for a unpredictable cost factor but I am trying to come up with a reasonable estimate over the next 15 or so years in treating this illness. I feel that some of you here have had this horrible disease for many years and know what it truly cost to treat as the years have past and what new unexpected expenses that you have incurred vs relining on attorney's to come up with a low ball guesstimate.

I want to set up a special account that has money set aside just for any future medical treatment need for my needs as needed which is part of my settlement but not a part that the attorney takes a large cut. Also if anyone has a better way in setting up a account for this I am all ears.

Sorry for the long question any answers from anyone will be of great help to me as I have more trust in anyone here that any attorney. Besides all of you live with this disease and know first hand what to expect down the long winding road.

Thanks ahead for your answers.

Dennis

[AintSoBad]

Dennis,
I feel your pain.
I too, have lost two family built business' one older than I, the other I helped build from the ground up, and it involved a Gorgeous parcel of Property!
One stolen by a lawyer,
both stolen by my 2nd wife......
I was too kind.

I was self insured for 5 mil. And then of course, the many many claims each opens itself to that.

I've got RSD, and, then a TBI, which was the real cause of my downfall.
Not only have I lost the couple mil I was worth, I've lost my home, and my own two children seem to absolutely 'HATE' me. I'm a grandfather, but wouldn't know it....
It's just far too sad to talk about.

It seems, to me, by your questions, that you're doing some 'legal work' on your own.
A doctor, a GOOD doctor who's used to testifying, will put what you ask for together in an hour or two.
With a report, that explains it.


I'm in PA, and I have legal malpractice charges against, at least 10 attorneys. Business, and this injury.
My doctor even tried to recommend his lawyers, who both suked!

This is a difficult step to get over. And, I'm still trying to get over it!

I surely wish, Dennis, that You'd write me in private. As everything we say here, is accessible by search engines!
And, I'm just about certain, that once you charge an attorney with legal malpractice, you get put on a "list" of some kind.....
So, let's not do this here.

Again, I feel your pain.
But, let's go to PM, or email, huh?


Pete

asb

[Ccole]

Hey Dennis, I am Caleb,16, About two months ago, I got into a fight with a older cousin. And while he was sitting in his vehicle, he pulled a knife and cut me under my arm. In the process he severed my brackel artery along with my radial and median nerve. Completely in half. The cut was almost to my shoulder on the inside of my arm. I have an extension brace on my arm (to slowly stretch the nerves back out)it was locked at 90degrees when I woke up in the hospital after being life flighted on 9/11/13. At the moment it is at 40 degrees only 4 more weeks!! They told me I should have a full recovery in 6 months to a year!!! I can't left my wrist up or move my thumb and can barley extend my hand open. My hand is tingly, numb, burning , feel like someone is poking from the inside with a tooth pick. But for the most part the feeling I'm getting most feeling back in my arm. And I've had massive mussel lose in the right arm. Which is hard to handle from a right handed linebacker .

[fbodgrl]

All I can say is I had 3 surgeries end result RSD. Unfortunately you will find a hard time/basically impossible finding an attorney for malpractice. I tried and tried.

[RSD ME]

I had one closed reduction surgery that had an end result of RSD. I had a malpractice attorney look into it, and even though my wrist was not set straight, their expert witness said the dr still met the acceptable std of care so the case was dropped. I think the std of care should be raised, but no one will listen to me. I'm not a doctor, just the victim. I'm still glad I tried to prove he messed up, but it still stinks that my case was dropped. If you do decide to file suit, I hope you have better luck than I did. Take care.

[chaos]

I'm at the end of a malpractice suit, and it was only this "easy" because the hospital and doc admitted what they did from the get go. I'm still not going to get enough, not anything to cover the CRPS because it's impossible to prove it. It's been 11 days shy of 2 years since my trauma.

It was hard getting an attorney, but I was thankfully referred to one in town who is great. At first I had a lot of ambulance chasers who thought I'd barely get anything. I still won't get as much as I want but it's enough to have me in the black and hopefully some money in the bank so I can deal with my med issues.