houstonrockets
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? VA
In the beginning of the year I had trauma to my nose where my doctor recommended nasal surgery to realign the nose and insert a metal plate in my cheek. I did not think it was necessary but he scared me into it.
After the surgery he informed me that he had also inserted nasal splints in my nose for stability.
He was not present after surgery but called me on the phone. He also told me to schedule an appointment to have my cast removed in a week.
I scheduled the appointment but the cast fell off before the appointment and when I called the doctor's office, the nurse told me that I did not need to come back in. The doctor also informed me to schedule an appointment for 6 weeks after the surgery. Ever since the surgery, I lost my sense of smell and taste. I was informed by the doctor that it would come back in 6 weeks.
After 3 weeks of having the nasal splints in, I called the doctor's office back because of the discomfort and they told me to come in for a re-evaluation.
The doctor completely forgot I had the nasal splints in my nose and looked very worried. Also, the membranes in my nostrils had swollen to almost cover the nostril and my nose started to become irregular in shape. He told me that he was sorry for forgetting about the nasal splints and told me my smell would come back in another 6 weeks and to schedule another appointment.
I believe that the irregularity in the shape of my nose, membrane swelling, and loss of smell is due to the extreme length of time the nasal splints and stitch were in my nose
What recourse do I have?
In the beginning of the year I had trauma to my nose where my doctor recommended nasal surgery to realign the nose and insert a metal plate in my cheek. I did not think it was necessary but he scared me into it.
After the surgery he informed me that he had also inserted nasal splints in my nose for stability.
He was not present after surgery but called me on the phone. He also told me to schedule an appointment to have my cast removed in a week.
I scheduled the appointment but the cast fell off before the appointment and when I called the doctor's office, the nurse told me that I did not need to come back in. The doctor also informed me to schedule an appointment for 6 weeks after the surgery. Ever since the surgery, I lost my sense of smell and taste. I was informed by the doctor that it would come back in 6 weeks.
After 3 weeks of having the nasal splints in, I called the doctor's office back because of the discomfort and they told me to come in for a re-evaluation.
The doctor completely forgot I had the nasal splints in my nose and looked very worried. Also, the membranes in my nostrils had swollen to almost cover the nostril and my nose started to become irregular in shape. He told me that he was sorry for forgetting about the nasal splints and told me my smell would come back in another 6 weeks and to schedule another appointment.
I believe that the irregularity in the shape of my nose, membrane swelling, and loss of smell is due to the extreme length of time the nasal splints and stitch were in my nose
What recourse do I have?