[neverdem]

You have my sincere condolences regarding your father. I don't know how long ago this happened, and I don't what the statute of limitations regarding malpractice are where this happened. But if there was an obvious change in vital signs, especially spike of fever and they didn't almost simultaneously crack open the cast and obtain blood and urine cultures as well as chest X-ray ASAP, there might be grounds for malpractice. A had an adverse drug reaction happen to me that was missed by Army docs. It screwed up my career. I hope this doesn't open up old wounds but I hate malpractice.

[SAJ]

We considered a civil action for a while, but my distaste for malpractice (as currently constituted at ''law'') actions made the prospect unattractive even if successful. My sister was on top of all the medical data (sharp lady, btw) and she didn't learn, or at least didn't relate to me, anything particularly egregious. I never did manage to get a straight answer about why the cast was never reset.

Reluctantly filed under ''shjt happens'', but it rankles like hell.