Hello I'm from Charlotte,N.C. I have a question about medical malpractice how do you know if it is in your best interest to even calling an attorney. I will tell you a little bit about my issue. I was an able body working 40 plus hours a week. Than my orthopedic said it was time for surgery because I was not responding to any other treatment. I had spinal fusion surgery and a laminectomy in nov 06. I came out of surgery with complete pain in my lower back which I could understand, but than my entire right leg from my calf to my entire foot was numb. This is not a symptom that I had before surgery at all. The doc told me that it should go away with time. Well neither the back or the leg has got any pain and the ortho doc will not admit that I have permenant nerve damage in my leg for my workers comp. case so he messing that up for me. I suffer from chronic pain in my lower back and leg. He tells me there is nothing he can do for me. I have had an emg which he has seen. My pain management doc has also seen it and agree with the permanant damage which means lifetime. Do I have any recourse against my ortho doc? I knew there were possibilty's of things not going right, but it was never explained that it cloud be this bad. My life has changed dramatically mentally and physically I'm only 41 and I feel like I'm 60.