Dr nicked my bladder during a hysterectomy. Was in extreme pain and they had to operate again to fix. Do I have a case.

There is a very short statute of limitation in California for medical malpractice and you may be too late. Nevertheless, you should speak with a local attorney immediately because a thorough review of all the facts and circumstances in your case may lead to a different conclusion. Good luck!

You should contact a local medical malpractice attorney to review your facts and learn the full scope of your rights. It appears under these facts that the surgeon caused your damages. The issue then is whether this doctor was negligent when they cut your bladder. Clearly ths doctor made a mistake but because not every medical mistake is malpractice you would have to prove the doctor breached the standard of care and caused your damages. Speak to an attorney. If you can obtain your medical records relating to this incident it would be helpful for a medical malpractice attorney to review to better understand all the relevant facts. The statute of limitations is 1-year from discovering the injury so it's important to act sooner than later. I hope you heal up well and find resolution in this matter.

It sounds like you may have a medical malpractice case. My firm does medical malpractice cases all over California. You may call me for a free consultation at 800-816-1529 ext. or check out my website at www.thepersonalinjury.com .

At the basic level, a good medical malpractice case will have (1) a breach of the standard of care; (2) damages. Your post indicates that your bladder was nicked during surgery. Such an action might fall below the standard of care, though every surgery holds known risks of adverse outcomes - and no doctor is held to a standard of perfection. That saidinadvertentlyly cutting into a surrounding structure and damaging that structure would warrant investigation by a medicamalpracticece attorney. As for damages, suffering another surgery unnecessarysary and painful. Missing work financiallyialy damaging. The short answer? Yes, you should consult with a local malpractice attorney. - Paul Paul J. Molinaro, M.D., J.D. Attorney at Law, Physician, Broker Fransen&Molinaro;, LLP 980 Montecito Drive, Suite 206 Corona, CA 92879 (951)520-9684 ** This post and all others I make on Internet are for informational purposes only. None of the information or materials I post are legal advice. Nothing I post as comments, answers, or other communications should be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. This information is not intended to create, and receipt or viewing of this information does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. While I try to be accurate, I do not guarantee accuracy.