camero-
I am quite sure that it would be near impossible to get representation in this matter, much less find a cause of action, as the odds of showing that the needle having anything to do with your current problems is slim to none...correction...none. I have an idea that whatever collapsed your lung originally is rearing it's ugly head again, although you never did state what that was exactly. Whatever it was is evidently potentially correctable by surgery. When you see that your lung was mistakenly punctured, it is human nature to equate the mistake with serious consequences, simply because it was an error. Think about it this way....they cut a huge hole in you, and cut and tore all manner of tissue in your body, (something that is done to thousands of people every day who recover fully), and all that healed. The accidental "needle hole" would be extremely small, and I honestly don't know how you would "repair" it other than stop any bleeders if it hit a vessel. It probably would have healed on it's own. Either way, it was fixed like any other surgical invasion. And, you can bet it was minor. I am not sure, but lung biopsies may be taken with huge needes removing chunks of tissue...it's done to livers, etc., and heals perfectly. Partial and whole lungs are removed and repaired, and they heal. I would be much more concerned with a small hole in the diaphragm as opposed to the lung. At any rate, I wish you a successful recovery with your health problems. I think that your depression may be related to some other problems in your life, very likely some that you have posted on this forum before. GOOD LUCK.