What is the name of your state? Wisconsin
My husband went to a Pain Clinic for severe pain in his upper neck. He had MRI's done on his neck and was told he had Degenerative Disk Disease and that he had a back and neck of a 70 year old. My husband is 41. He was given 3 Cortosone shots in his neck which helped. He asked if therapy would be helpful and was told not likely. He was then told that he could not have any more cortosone shots and that his only options left was to try a in office procedure called Radiofrequency or Neck surgery. He told the doctor he didn't want to have surgery. So he had the radiofrequency done. The procedure was very painful and he missed several days of work because of it. In addition, he had no pain relief and now has tingling in his neck and is hypersensitive to hot or cold. Meaning he can no longer put a heating pad or ice on his neck to relieve some of the pain. He also begun to have pain in his elbows and wrists after the procedure. He had none of this before. Two weeks after the procedure he met with a nurse at the clinic who told him he could have more cortosone shots or he could try a muscle stimulator and he was also given some numbing patches called Lidoderm. If we would have know about these options he never would have considered having the Radiofrequecy done.
The clinic also told him he could no longer be prescribed Percaset for the pain and could chose to take Oxycotton or Methadone or 3 other choices. My husbands job requires him to be able to walk up and down steps, along beams and see straight lines, none of which would be possible on these highly addictive medications. He told them he would not take them because of these concerns. They discontined all pain medications for him.
I also found out after some research that the doctor who treated him lists his specialty as Anesteiology. Do we have a legitimate case for Medical malpractice?
My husband went to a Pain Clinic for severe pain in his upper neck. He had MRI's done on his neck and was told he had Degenerative Disk Disease and that he had a back and neck of a 70 year old. My husband is 41. He was given 3 Cortosone shots in his neck which helped. He asked if therapy would be helpful and was told not likely. He was then told that he could not have any more cortosone shots and that his only options left was to try a in office procedure called Radiofrequency or Neck surgery. He told the doctor he didn't want to have surgery. So he had the radiofrequency done. The procedure was very painful and he missed several days of work because of it. In addition, he had no pain relief and now has tingling in his neck and is hypersensitive to hot or cold. Meaning he can no longer put a heating pad or ice on his neck to relieve some of the pain. He also begun to have pain in his elbows and wrists after the procedure. He had none of this before. Two weeks after the procedure he met with a nurse at the clinic who told him he could have more cortosone shots or he could try a muscle stimulator and he was also given some numbing patches called Lidoderm. If we would have know about these options he never would have considered having the Radiofrequecy done.
The clinic also told him he could no longer be prescribed Percaset for the pain and could chose to take Oxycotton or Methadone or 3 other choices. My husbands job requires him to be able to walk up and down steps, along beams and see straight lines, none of which would be possible on these highly addictive medications. He told them he would not take them because of these concerns. They discontined all pain medications for him.
I also found out after some research that the doctor who treated him lists his specialty as Anesteiology. Do we have a legitimate case for Medical malpractice?