Back in March I broke my left middle finger(dog accident), and I had to keep it in a buddy-tape with my index finger. The nurse who did it forgot to put something between them, so the skin rubbed off between the fingers, and the bone didn't heal at all. This left my middle finger still bent, and the skin had rubbed entirely off around the joint, and was rotting.

I got a surgery in April to get screws(which I've recently learned can be taken out a year or so after the operation), and I'm still doing exercises to ensure that I can bend it fully. It has some permanent nerve damage around the incision, and having the stitches removed was so painful that the hand specialist who performed the surgery said that some people pass out from the pain.

It took me quite some time just to be able to bend it somewhat like the other fingers, and I've managed to bend it fully since about a week ago. All of this could have been avoided if the original nurse had correctly put my finger in a buddy-tape. I also learned that I was not the first person that this happened too(one of my closest friends went through the same malarky).

What I'm asking is whether or not I should attempt to sue them? Their own insurance representative called and sent a letter asking to see my medical documents. They haven't responded in about three weeks since then.
user
I broke my finger and the hospital made it much worse than it should have been. should I get money for pain and suffering?
assistant
Back in March I broke my left middle finger(dog accident), and I had to keep it in a buddy-tape with my index finger. The nurse who did it forgot to put something between them, so the skin rubbed off between the fingers, and the bone didn't heal at all. This left my middle finger still bent, and the skin had rubbed entirely off around the joint, and was rotting.

I got a surgery in April to get screws(which I've recently learned can be taken out a year or so after the operation), and I'm still doing exercises to ensure that I can bend it fully. It has some permanent nerve damage around the incision, and having the stitches removed was so painful that the hand specialist who performed the surgery said that some people pass out from the pain.

It took me quite some time just to be able to bend it somewhat like the other fingers, and I've managed to bend it fully since about a week ago. All of this could have been avoided if the original nurse had correctly put my finger in a buddy-tape. I also learned that I was not the first person that this happened too(one of my closest friends went through the same malarky).

What I'm asking is whether or not I should attempt to sue them? Their own insurance representative called and sent a letter asking to see my medical documents. They haven't responded in about three weeks since then.
user
I was stupid and tried to keep a finger in a buddy-tape. It got infected, and now the skin has started to rot and the muscle has
assistant