[hollyl784]

On my 12 week visit to the ob/gyn I found out that my baby didn't have a heart beat so my Dr. scheduled me to go to the hospital for outpatient surgery the next day to have the baby removed. I was told the procedure should take about 30-45 minutes. My D&C was done in 15 minutes which resulted in some tissue being left inside of me. About a week after the D&C I had to go to the ER because I was hemmoraging an unbelievable amount. They ended up admitting me for the next 3 days, and scheduling me for another D&C. When I asked the Dr. if this happened often he said he had never seen this happen before and he also said that the Dr. that did the first D&C left a lot of tissue inside me which was the reason I started hemmoraging. I missed a lot of work because of his mistake, my husband lost his job because he stayed out of work so many days to take care of me. Please somebody tell me I have a lawsuit on my hands. If the Dr would have taken his time and done the procedure correctly then none of this would have happened. Not to mention I have to pay for 2 D&C's and 3 nigths in the hospital now. I need some advice please help.

[J_9]

This could possibly be a malpractice suit. I would have to read the medical records to be sure.

There are risks to every procedure. Hemorrhage and retained tissue are just to of the possible risks to a D&C. To know if this was malpractice would be in the medical records.

[hollyl784]

How would I go about getting a copy of my medical records to find out?

[J_9]

You go to the hospital where the procedure was done and request a copy. Each facility has their own procedures for obtaining medical records. Contact the medical records department at the hospital where this was done.

[hollyl784]

Thank You

[J_9]

You are very welcome. Just remember, what you experienced are possible complications of the surgery you had.