Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 I'm not sure how successful you will be at sueing your surgeon if you signed the informed consent form. There really aren't any guarantees that this surgery will eliminate or improve TMJ issues. The odds are usually pretty good that it will, but you and a few others I've heard of have had difficulties afterwards. I have a friend who had nonstop pain in her jaw on one side, starting about 4 months postop. She had some trouble getting either her surgeon or her ortho to recognize this, and of course neither one wanted to accept any responsibility for it. She's now had a second surgery (changed her ortho, kept the surgeon, who was also my surgeon), her open bite which wasn't closed as of the first surgery is now pretty much closed, and she says she only has pain at the moment when functioning (chewing, yawning, etc.) rather than 24x7. She's going to have some more acupuncture treatment in that area, she feels that has helped. Her old ortho kicked in some $$ towards her new ortho's costs, and the surgeon did the second surgery at no cost to her - usually we pay only out-of-hospital fees for post-op care (although I'm sure he billed the provincial insurance plan for his time). My advice would be to start communicating with your surgeon, that things are pretty bad, why, what can he/she do about it? Same deal with your ortho. Start with the people you know, expand it to consult with others if necessary. Sure you can sue, but $$ is not going to make the pain go away, and that's surely what you want, isn't it? Good luck, > I am almost one year post-op and am having so much pain in my left > jaw that I have been off work now for 6 weeks. Has anyone > successfully sued their surgeon? I am pursuing legal action and could > use some advice. > Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 I'm not sure how successful you will be at sueing your surgeon if you signed the informed consent form. There really aren't any guarantees that this surgery will eliminate or improve TMJ issues. The odds are usually pretty good that it will, but you and a few others I've heard of have had difficulties afterwards. I have a friend who had nonstop pain in her jaw on one side, starting about 4 months postop. She had some trouble getting either her surgeon or her ortho to recognize this, and of course neither one wanted to accept any responsibility for it. She's now had a second surgery (changed her ortho, kept the surgeon, who was also my surgeon), her open bite which wasn't closed as of the first surgery is now pretty much closed, and she says she only has pain at the moment when functioning (chewing, yawning, etc.) rather than 24x7. She's going to have some more acupuncture treatment in that area, she feels that has helped. Her old ortho kicked in some $$ towards her new ortho's costs, and the surgeon did the second surgery at no cost to her - usually we pay only out-of-hospital fees for post-op care (although I'm sure he billed the provincial insurance plan for his time). My advice would be to start communicating with your surgeon, that things are pretty bad, why, what can he/she do about it? Same deal with your ortho. Start with the people you know, expand it to consult with others if necessary. Sure you can sue, but $$ is not going to make the pain go away, and that's surely what you want, isn't it? Good luck, > I am almost one year post-op and am having so much pain in my left > jaw that I have been off work now for 6 weeks. Has anyone > successfully sued their surgeon? I am pursuing legal action and could > use some advice. > Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 I'm not sure how successful you will be at sueing your surgeon if you signed the informed consent form. There really aren't any guarantees that this surgery will eliminate or improve TMJ issues. The odds are usually pretty good that it will, but you and a few others I've heard of have had difficulties afterwards. I have a friend who had nonstop pain in her jaw on one side, starting about 4 months postop. She had some trouble getting either her surgeon or her ortho to recognize this, and of course neither one wanted to accept any responsibility for it. She's now had a second surgery (changed her ortho, kept the surgeon, who was also my surgeon), her open bite which wasn't closed as of the first surgery is now pretty much closed, and she says she only has pain at the moment when functioning (chewing, yawning, etc.) rather than 24x7. She's going to have some more acupuncture treatment in that area, she feels that has helped. Her old ortho kicked in some $$ towards her new ortho's costs, and the surgeon did the second surgery at no cost to her - usually we pay only out-of-hospital fees for post-op care (although I'm sure he billed the provincial insurance plan for his time). My advice would be to start communicating with your surgeon, that things are pretty bad, why, what can he/she do about it? Same deal with your ortho. Start with the people you know, expand it to consult with others if necessary. Sure you can sue, but $$ is not going to make the pain go away, and that's surely what you want, isn't it? Good luck, > I am almost one year post-op and am having so much pain in my left > jaw that I have been off work now for 6 weeks. Has anyone > successfully sued their surgeon? I am pursuing legal action and could > use some advice. > Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 > > I am almost one year post-op and am having so much pain in my left > > jaw that I have been off work now for 6 weeks. Has anyone > > successfully sued their surgeon? I am pursuing legal action and > could > > use some advice. > > Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 > > I am almost one year post-op and am having so much pain in my left > > jaw that I have been off work now for 6 weeks. Has anyone > > successfully sued their surgeon? I am pursuing legal action and > could > > use some advice. > > Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Hi, It sounds like you've got quite a group of professionals working on your case! I'm glad you mentioned BC, though. I do recall that one member here (protrusiveprofile, from Vancouver) did switch surgeons after finding out her original surgeon had been named in a lawsuit (she ended up having a successful surgery). You could try searching some of her earliest posts for the name, and I also think she mentioned that there is a public listing in BC of lawsuits that you could also check. I'm sorry about your situation, and I hope you get some relief from your pain. Fellow Canuck (north of Toronto) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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