Medical malpractice symptoms and conditions

I am totally upset by reading the posts here. my son is just now 8 months old. he was put on singulair when he was just 6 months old. at first it seemed to be working...for maybe 2 weeks...then everything went crazy. he was started out on it when his pediatrician stated that he had asthma and apparently was on a very high dosage of it. they started him on 10 mg of the oral granules. before taking it he was a very happy baby, even with him being so young i never had any problems with him crying excessively or being massively irritated. since he started on the medication he has had massive irritability spells, constant fussing and crying and cant seem to fall asleep at night let alone stay asleep very long. i had taken him to the emergency room on christmas eve because a new problem showed up. he now was having a massive hard time breathing, he had a persistant cough, congestion in his chest and was almost always gasping for air. the staff at the hospital were in disbelief when they were informed that his pediatrician had put him on singulair at such a young age and at such a high dosage. i am now in the process of obtaining a lawyer and filing a lawsuit against the pediatrician for medical malpractice. this drug is very dangerous for anyone especially children. i would suggest anyone else having these problems with their child and this drug do the same. it can apparently cause long term lung damage, pulmonary disorders and even death. my son has been off of the medication since christmas eve and has already done a massive turn around. he sleeps well and through the night again, his breathing has improved and his cough is almost gone. they did say in the E.R that he has congestion in his chest due to the singulair but it should clear up over time with the help of zyrtec. please help make a stand and protect our children from the dangers our own pediatricians present to them.

This was a post from a lawyer back in April 2006 that I found. Please read:
"I am the lawyer that sweet Julie (below) was talking about. Anyone who is interested in talking with me, I would love to talk to. I too had Mirena and suffered terribly from it and would love to hear your story if you are willing to share. The more that we have, the more likely that something can be done about it!
Please write at ****** with any questions/comments."
No one responded to this post, unless they did it privately.

Then i found another page that ticked me off. It is below. If the link does not come up, I can email it to you.
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back in the 80's and 90's, some IUD failed as well, causing sickness to many women. They settled but it was an extreme case of absolute malfunction. Since then, these types of lawsuits don't really go anywhere. I think they are stupid! No one listens about this Mirena being so terrible. I have been searching and have not found anything yet. I'm glad I took it out but I have to recuperate. I should not have to be recuperating from anything.
Anyone found anything on a class action suit???

A 5.4 billion dollar annual profit for the drug companies and our government makes it impossible for victims to file malpractice charges? What is going on here???

This is very near and dear to me-- my cousin's husband just died and they believe it was from contaminated heparin and on top of that, I am also a secretary at a medical malpractice firm and I have been talking to clients who have gotten very sick after using heparin. Sounds like all of you have experienced some side effects, but its hard to tell whether or not they were related to the other drugs or procedures that were going on. My first suggestion is to DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. This stuff is bad news. I'm not a lawyer, but I work for lawyers that do this and I am in contact daily with the doctors and nurses that work for the firm. I would be more than happy to help if you have any legal questions. Just email me and I will do what I can.

Has anyone heard anything about a class action suit ? Or is this too early since Merck has 9 months to come back with more information????
Thanks.

Im not wanting to scare any of you, but my reaction to this family of antibiotics happened in Spring 2002. I took one dose of this quinolone antibiotic for a sinus infection and was in the ER four hours later. After taking the medication, I felt very fatigued and lay down on the couch, I woke up a few minutes later feeling like I was falling, and my heart sustained 170+ beats per minute heart palpitations for several hours. The last thing I remember was calling 911 because I was home alone and knew something awful was happening. The ENT's said that they had never seen anything like it. I experienced horrific anxiety attacks for weeks afterward. Keep in mind I had been a very healthy gal before and had never experienced any type of health problems. I now see a rheumatologist, a neurologist and a gastroenterologist. I have been diagnosed with MCTD (Multiple connective tissue disorder) a Lupus like illness. My neurologist says that my central nervous system was damaged in the reaction as well. He also says that physicians are grossly misinformed about this family of antibiotics, and in his opinion, anyone who prescribes them for anything less than a life threatening condition is committing medical malpractice. I agree wholeheartedly since my life will never be the same.

Hi everyone!! I have contacted a attorney who is a nationwide medical malpractice. I gave him this web site info so you all may be hearing from them. Hope that helps you all!!

I am starting to believe that it is impossible to sue the doctors for disfiguring my body.I have an attorney that is very nice but I don't believe my case is strong enough for medical malpractice.I guess in order to win a malpractice case you either have to be dead or maimed.If someone hit your car and put a big dent in the rear ,you could sue and have your car repaired or even get a new car if you wanted to.Well a doctor put a big dent in my rear and he probably will never have to pay for the repairs and I can never get a new body.He caused this damage and now I have to live with it forever.Where is the justice ?Does anyone out there have any advise ? I want my butt fixed and I can't afford the thousands of dollars that it will cost.I will never trust another doctor another doctor again.

Hey all, I have posted several times on here. I am devastated about my tissue loss in my forehead. I am trying to pursue a lawsuit against a plastic surgeon in Michigan. My doctor tried to cover it up by immediately injecting me with a filler at MY COST and telling me it would last 5 years. Well guess what, 11 months later it disappeared and I got my medical records and found it it was cause she injected me with KENALOG 40! I only have one more year to file a complaint and so far this is hard. We really need to figure out a way to start a class-action lawsuit against bristol-Meyers-Squibb. Keep calling them, every little complaint helps!

These doctors could care less about us! I have had to be put on anti-depressants because my situation is right in the middle of my forehead. I am disfigured from a small procedure.

One surgeon I went to mentioned how hard it was to utilize Kenalog 40. It has to be diluted PRECISELY or else it will most definitely 'cause atrophy. This has to stop!!!!

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the doctor may be trying to stall you from being able to file a claim against her.My doctor told me that it would go away in 6 months to a year but 2 plastic surgeons told me that the atrophy is permanent.The state that I live in has a medical malpractice statue of limitaions of 2 years but only six months from time of discovery.The day that you walked into her office about the atrophy has been documented in the medical records and that would be time of discovery.You should contact an attorney immediatly if you were not warned of the side effect.Also the atrophy happens when the drug is not injected deep into the gluteal muscle,it will destroy the fat tissue.The drug company warns doctors about this and also gives instructions on how to properly inject kenalog to prevent it."Unless injected deep im local atrophy is likely to occur''.It may also get worse over time,mine is as big as a large egg and still growing after 6 months.Good luck

I had a kenalog shot into my right buttocks on 12/09/2005 and now have an indentation in my buttocks at the injection site. I take great care of my body as I work out intensely five to six days a week. My boyfriend first noticed he indentation over a month ago however I didnt think anything of it until it began growing. I am going to my GP today to inquire about it as this will leave me severly depressed if this is permanent due to the fact that I am knwon to have a nice, round, muscular butt. I will wait to see what the GP says then most liely get a 2nd opinion and then if needed seek legal services. I am 31 y/o female in NJ. if anyone has any recomendations on another doctor to see and/or lawyer who specializes in medical malpractice please let me know. This is real sad as I only received one injection with no instructions on side effects for allergies, etc. I did not find any relief from the injection and am now left with a dimple in my butt. I also have pain and tendeness to that area.