What is the name of your state? IN
I was seeing a podiatrist/wound dr for a foot ulcer I had. The ulcer did get infected and it required the podiatrist to remove my 3rd toe. I followed up with the podiatrist afterwards and I was healing nicely. After several visits he was going to release me as I was healed and there were no open wounds.
So on my last visit the podiatrist was inspecting my foot and next thing I know he inserted a scalpel and made a new hole in my foot. Now, I’m diabetic and am prone to infections and foot ulcers no shame there but why on earth would a podiatrist/wound dr make a hole into a foot of a diabetic patient that doesn’t heal well?
He ordered an X-ray or maybe it was a ct scan after he made a hole because the reason for him opening it was because he thought there was a foreign object underneath??? and he found nothing so he wanted an X-ray. At this time I audio recorded my disgust with him and that he should have did an X-ray before opening me up and not after.
Nothing appeared on X-rays. I fought to try to heal this hole but ultimately I became septic and my toes and half my foot had to be amputated. I’m disabled and won my ssdi case because of my foot. Do I have a recourse or should I let this dr get by?
I was seeing a podiatrist/wound dr for a foot ulcer I had. The ulcer did get infected and it required the podiatrist to remove my 3rd toe. I followed up with the podiatrist afterwards and I was healing nicely. After several visits he was going to release me as I was healed and there were no open wounds.
So on my last visit the podiatrist was inspecting my foot and next thing I know he inserted a scalpel and made a new hole in my foot. Now, I’m diabetic and am prone to infections and foot ulcers no shame there but why on earth would a podiatrist/wound dr make a hole into a foot of a diabetic patient that doesn’t heal well?
He ordered an X-ray or maybe it was a ct scan after he made a hole because the reason for him opening it was because he thought there was a foreign object underneath??? and he found nothing so he wanted an X-ray. At this time I audio recorded my disgust with him and that he should have did an X-ray before opening me up and not after.
Nothing appeared on X-rays. I fought to try to heal this hole but ultimately I became septic and my toes and half my foot had to be amputated. I’m disabled and won my ssdi case because of my foot. Do I have a recourse or should I let this dr get by?