Neighbour,
If it was me I would be interested in the law suit for a number of reasons
*compensate you for the time and expense of surgery
*compensate you for the pain you've experienced
*compensate for the agro that you may experience eventually as a result of needing additional surgery (revisions) later in life, remembering you are more traumatised with each additional revision (and you are already one down....
*Physio, surgery, medication etc all cost
The most important thing is that these big companies make an absolute squillion, and they have a moral obligation to there customers to get it right.....I know problems do and can happen, but they have insurance to cover these things, and if we allow them to not compensate then they will become sloppier. Sure its a hassle, but I would be following the whole class action thing.....
Just my thought process, but you have a lot of life to live and who knows what any of our futures hold....
Rachel