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The night that became a mare.(This is my nightmare)
by: Eddie on Tue, Feb 10 2009

well it all started when my wife had back surgery. She never really got healed she got worse. We had a bread business she drove cause i had problems with driving. So we hired family members to help. So my mom was due to help.I awoke about 4a.m. took inventory on my new e350 truck,things are good spend tha day with mom my wife is getting good care a little pep in my step i jump to pull the door down like i do often as u would know my foot caught the bumper broke my ankle then i proceeded to fall to the ground my broke ankle hit broke my leg.

I picked my leg up it dangled i crawled home got my kids up got them off to school. I called mom she excided you ready she ask i said yes go to hospital i told her what happen.I arrive at the hospital and there stood my wife with her i.v. pole scared to death i assured her i fine. I wasn’t medical looked said oh my you should of called a ambulance. At this point tears are coming.They strip me began working on my leg will they asked do u have insurance no i replied.They do the surgery and sent me home swiftly.I go for a check up i said things are not right he said u will be ok i go home im burning bad i called my DR.told him they told me to put it up take an asprin.

After surgery he gave me vicodin 5 thats what i had to recover on. I beg please see me no.I went back to the hospital several times begging for help it fell on death ears because they wont touch surgeons work two weeks went by my foot turn complete black an puss coming out my leg the dr looked and said we have to go back to surgery well he took x-rays my plate backed out and piched my nerve between my cast and plate.I could not figure why he so mean to me and not follow up after my complaints.

It hit me no insurance he seen me less as possible then one day anger sat in my mother would help he was so mean my mom stop taking me to him. I had to go damage done.HE got his money and i got RSD I made payment until insurance kicked in they assured me i’ll get all that back when insuransc pay up i never seen it.After our fight he said you can go else where stuff hit the fan i told him when u put that knife on my foot this is yours fix it. i told him i will get u for patience abandonment his tone changed now he said you have rsd i said rsd what so he sends me to pain clinic. I lived in M.d. i had to sell my bread route 13 stores i had pep farm bread. Oh yeah then he wants to increase my meds. before pain clinic.He sends me to his yuppie trying to tell me how i fill. I had to move money problems.

Moved to w.v. my hometown why did i do this oh my there is a huge pill problem here and dr. and hospital think your a junkie no help.IM crying everyday im in bed i do have a dr but he got in trouble and give hydro-325 doesn’t help i been in bed for 3 yrs i sting and burn hurt i cry scream need a divorce my wife done nothing to me i’ll finish later im crying. I love yall

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Thu, Feb 19 2009
Hi Eddie, I am so sorry for all that you are going through. It just sounds like a really difficult, painful situation. I can only say that you are und...Read
Thu, Feb 19 2009
Hi Eddie, Oh my gosh, you do need a lawyer, right now. There are plenty of lawyers that will take your case on a contigency basis. I to am considerin...Read
Tue, Feb 10 2009
Hi Eddie, It sounds like you are having a really hard time with this. Has it been three years now since you broke your leg? Are you on disability/Medi...Read
Tue, Feb 10 2009
YOU NEED A LAWYER, NOT TOMMOROW BUT RIGHT NOW!!!! If your foot is black it means that it has DEAD tissues, and that means necrosis that WILL lead to a...Read

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