What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Arkansas
I had a hysterectomy the first part of Feb. I went home late on a Thursday evening (10:30p.m.). We knew when I left the hospital that the area around the incision was broke out to a certain extent, they thought maybe it was from the tape. By Monday morning I was back in the doctors office with a very severe infection, the area around the incision was already turning black in some areas. I was sent directly to the wound clinic and started on hyperbaric treatment and a culture was taken. It turned out to be staph, and on Wednesday, 2 weeks after the hysterectomy I went in for debrieding. The area was much larger than the doctor had expected and I was kept overnight. I ended up with an area 11' long, 3 inches wide and 4 inches deep. The doctor said if they had not treated it when they did, I would be dead. Anyway, I have talked with the Hospital CEO and asked for some financial help. They have agreed and want an amount. I had told them that my out of pocket expenses were just too much. They had wanted home health to come to my home 2-3 days a week and change the dressing. They have also put a wound vac on it. I need to know what kind of figure to give them. I do not want to sue and get rich off of this, but I feel I deserve some compensation. I have to drive 60 miles round trip for hyperbaric treatment 5 days a week, and there was no home health that my insurance would cover in the area where I live so they have trained a friend of mind to do the home changes, and she has lost time at work learning how to do it. I would like to repay her somehow too. Bills have exceeded $35,000.00 so far and treatment continues. How much is too much to ask for. My family says to ask for $50,000. Is that too much. Am I being to greedy. I sure need some answers.
I had a hysterectomy the first part of Feb. I went home late on a Thursday evening (10:30p.m.). We knew when I left the hospital that the area around the incision was broke out to a certain extent, they thought maybe it was from the tape. By Monday morning I was back in the doctors office with a very severe infection, the area around the incision was already turning black in some areas. I was sent directly to the wound clinic and started on hyperbaric treatment and a culture was taken. It turned out to be staph, and on Wednesday, 2 weeks after the hysterectomy I went in for debrieding. The area was much larger than the doctor had expected and I was kept overnight. I ended up with an area 11' long, 3 inches wide and 4 inches deep. The doctor said if they had not treated it when they did, I would be dead. Anyway, I have talked with the Hospital CEO and asked for some financial help. They have agreed and want an amount. I had told them that my out of pocket expenses were just too much. They had wanted home health to come to my home 2-3 days a week and change the dressing. They have also put a wound vac on it. I need to know what kind of figure to give them. I do not want to sue and get rich off of this, but I feel I deserve some compensation. I have to drive 60 miles round trip for hyperbaric treatment 5 days a week, and there was no home health that my insurance would cover in the area where I live so they have trained a friend of mind to do the home changes, and she has lost time at work learning how to do it. I would like to repay her somehow too. Bills have exceeded $35,000.00 so far and treatment continues. How much is too much to ask for. My family says to ask for $50,000. Is that too much. Am I being to greedy. I sure need some answers.