Good Morning Everyone!
I am sorry I have been MIA for so long, but each of you has always remained in my thoughts and prayers. Struggles with my surgery knee/leg have been overwhelming, and why I have stayed away.
This morning I come to you all and ask for your prayers. As some of you may remember, I had a total revision on July 17, 2020, and I am still struggling to heal from many mistakes my surgeon made. My life has been spiraling down in crash modes to face one after another complication from his errors. My leg is fighting to heal from mistakes and complications that I had no clue were possible in a total knee revision. I am now facing a serious medical problem, and we are waiting to learn confirmation of a serious condition that will come on the 3rd. Please pray we find the strength to endure what will follow.
My second request is to find an attorney with a backbone and a thirst for justice. My leg has been severely compromised by what happened to me in the surgery room. My surgeon added an unnecessary and unsanctioned surgery without talking to us. He added two additional hours to a 90 minute surgery time. As a result, my leg bones are fragile, and I can never have any procedure without serious consequences, such as losing the leg.
I have spoken with several attorneys who state my case is a good one, but I am 74, and my life is not worth enough for them to take their time bringing it to justice! Is there ANYONE HERE IN OUR GROUP, AN ATTORNEY or KNOWS ONE that still believes in accountability? My leg has been holding about 16 to 20 pounds of fluid since surgery, has a breakdown of the skin refusing to heal, and this surgeon notched the bones-both the femur and tibia. My pain in my leg, if I stay still doing nothing, is a 4 to 5 on a pain scale of 1 to 10, and at least a ten on most days when trying to walk. Yesterday, I learned that he damaged the nodes causing the damaged cells not to be functional, allowing the leg to get rid of fluids which is nonrepairable. I have attached a photo of my bones in the leg damaged. He also left me untreated for blood clots in the femur, where the notching began. After complaining to my surgeon for months about the knee being hot, swollen, and red, all he ever said was it's early, and it will go away. At each and every appointment, he glanced from a distance at my leg, complaining that my ROM was not good enough, but never did he offer any help with the sorees or swelling.
My surgeon was never available when anything was wrong and told me to call my go-to doctor. When I did, he ordered a CAT Scan, angering my surgeon. Blood clots were found in the femur area. I was on Warfarin until a week ago...over a year!
I hope the description of why I asked for prayers makes sense, and you can help me with both prayer and an attorney who can bring an action in Washington State. If you are squeamish, don't look at the two photos attached. One shows part of the leg notched and swelling, and the other is the sores-breakdown of skin tissue from the nods and too much fluid pressure.
I really appreciate any help you can provide.
Thank you, and I will see you soon!
Mamie