Medical Negligance????

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Hi,

I've posed a few times but I am looking for some opinons on looking

for compensatio due to Medical Negligance.

I am in the UK but I know that this is a worldwide issue.

Here is a brief insight into why I am asking

My son was born in 1991 with a sacral dimple, a residual tail(skin Tag

thingy) and small lump just above his bum crease and asymetrical

buttocks.

At the hospital we were told to see GP at 6 wks check.

Gp refered us to pead at local hosp,he said there was nothing wrong it

was all cosmetic and refered us to plastic surgeon.

Plastic surgeon operated in 94 and reassured us there was nothing

wrong.

From the beginning there were bladder/bowel issues but we were told

food intolerance was the issue with the bowel and Phimosis was the

problem with there poor urine flow(circumcision took place).

Over the years I sought advise again and again but nobody would listen.

Then in 2002 his bladder packed up totally again we went to local hosp

and they said he had Posterior urethral valves.I kept the letter of

diagnosis.He was sent for surgery to another hospital but what was

ment to take an hour took 3 and when he returned he had been

permenantly catheterised because there was so much damage to the

bladder and kidneys he was days away from kidney failure.

He then had his FIRST ultrasound and MRI and was diagnosed with

Lipomyelomeningocel and tethered cord.

It's been a blur ever since with surgery after surgery but all is as

well as can be now.He has a Mitroffanof and was detethered last year.

Back to the Medical negligance.We were advised by our NS to seek legal

advise because he beleives all the signs were there since birth and

our local hosp not only missed it at birth but have had many

opertunitys over the years to spot what was apparently so obvious.

We have been told he had a very strong case and as he is a minor he

has to the age of 21 to take action.

What I would like to know is if anyone out there has any ideas whether

any simalar cases have ever been tried and the results of such cases.

We have never been people to moan loudly and part of me just wants to

get on with life and deal with the issues as they arrive, but there

is a part of me that is so mad knowing that if this had been diagnosed

alot sooner he would not have half the problems he now has.

Any advise possitive or negative would be appreciated.

Thanks

Alison