Question: Is a bladder infection caused by surgery a personal injury case? I had a surgery to drain an abscess in my pancreas on 11/14 and was told that everything went as planned. A week later I started having severe pains in my abdomen and was severely backed up. Next day I stared having a fever too and called the doctor who told me to take milk of magnesia and Tylenol for the fever. Two more days went by and I'd started going to the bathroom but the fever was getting worse. I went to the ER and was told I had a bladder infection and had to have a catheter and had to stay overnight and into the next day because of my fever. On the second day I had another surgery because a CT showed something was wrong in my bladder. If the second surgery was caused by the first is the doctor who did the first surgery to blame?


ANSWER:  There are too many factors in play to say you could win a lawsuit.  Urinary tract infections are not uncommon.  Considering the high costs involved and the many possible defenses, I would not recommend putting yourself through the ordeal of a medical malpractice lawsuit.