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General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: Palsymum on May 29, 2014, 06:10:44 am

Title: Duty of Care
Post by: Palsymum on May 29, 2014, 06:10:44 am
Hi everyone,

I had AN surgery in 2010 and my facial nerve was cut during surgery. My AN was 2.5cm.  The doc said my facial nerve will be monitored during surgery and didn't think my facial nerve was going to be an issue during surgery. However my nerve was cut and I was told that my facial nerve did not stimulate which enables it to be monitored. I live in Australia and went through the public health system.  The doc never discussed with me the possibility of the nerve being cut or what options I have to preserve my facial nerve if it ever became an issue during surgery.

I think a trainee surgeon did my surgery under the supervision of the head neurosurgeon. Should I investigate further or is this normal practice?  Very confused and unsure of what to do. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: Duty of Care
Post by: Hokiegal on June 01, 2014, 02:28:53 pm
So sorry this happened to you, especially since you were unprepared for this outcome.  Was the nerve completely severed?  I'm not a doctor, but the "facial nerve did not stimulate which enables it to be monitored" sounds strange to me.   Are they saying there was a problem with the instrumentation used to monitor nerve function?  And if so, why did they proceed?  If it were me, I would inquire further. 
Title: Re: Duty of Care
Post by: arizonajack on June 02, 2014, 03:33:37 pm
Well, if you are wondering about a malpractice lawsuit, you could be out of luck as most states have only a 2 year statute of limitations for filing a malpractice lawsuit.

If you want to post your state and the state where you had the surgery I can look it up for you in case it's one of the rare states that has a longer SOL.
Title: Re: Duty of Care
Post by: Jim Scott on June 02, 2014, 04:21:52 pm
Quote from: arizonajack on June 02, 2014, 03:33:37 pm
Well, if you are wondering about a malpractice lawsuit, you could be out of luck as most states have only a 2 year statute of limitations for filing a malpractice lawsuit.

If you want to post your state and the state where you had the surgery I can look it up for you in case it's one of the rare states that has a longer SOL.

The poster lives in Australia.   

Palysmum: here's a link to information regarding the statute of limitations for filing a medical malpractice claim in Australia: http://www.medicalnegligenceclaim.com.au/medical-negligence-legal-summary/time-limitations/ (http://www.medicalnegligenceclaim.com.au/medical-negligence-legal-summary/time-limitations/)

Jim 
Title: Re: Duty of Care
Post by: arizonajack on June 03, 2014, 02:13:40 pm
Quote from: Jim Scott on June 02, 2014, 04:21:52 pm


The poster lives in Australia.   


Ouch. Can't imagine how I missed that.