Roxie, re:lawsuit

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Roxie,

I must tell you that I too am still at a loss as to what to do

pertaining to a lawsuit. I gave birth Jan 1999 and 4 weeks

postpartum, hemorrahaged severely due to infection and retained

placenta and eventually needed two blood transfusions due to the

amount of blood I lost. There were other complications as well and

the worst part of my story is that I continued to see the same doctor

for the next 2 and a half years asking what was wrong with me, if

anything, because I never had a period after the birth of my child.

This doctor continued to tell me it was trauma, hormone imbalance,

and readjusting to my normal cycles until I finally started looking

up into on the web. From this site, I discovered what Ashermans

(scarring in the uterus) truly was and its effects on my fertility,

as well as how to treat it. My son is now 3 and a half years old, I

had surgery with Dr Palter in August and so far I am doing well. I

feel lost as to if I should persue a lawsuit as it is such a long and

drawnout process as well as draining both emotionally and

financially. Sometimes I am so angry, I know I could fight till the

end, not only for myself, but for other women who will eventually

have to go thru the same ordeal, but then I feel lucky to be alive

because I did almost die and this doctor saved my life. Two

different attorneys have told me they would take my case with only a

financial gain if I win and nothing if I lose. They tell me it would

be a hard fight, but they think it is worth fighting. On the other

hand, I feel lucky to have found this group and Dr Palter and wonder

if I would be putting my family and community thru " hell " with this

type of lawsuit and whether or not it would be worth it.

When I get the final results of my surgery in another month or so, I

will need to make a decision based on what the permanent damage is to

my uterus and fertility. I am still hoping that I will be lead in the

right direction in this area. Good luck to you and your decision.

W