Actually this happened to me back in 1988.


It was the day after Thanksgiving and I went in for another right hip revision (my first right hip replacement was in 1979, and this one was the 3rd. There were 3 more to followed this one, along with several left hip replacements & revisions)

When I came out of surgery I noticed that my left hip was also bandaged up. Apparently the doctor opened the wrong hip first, then frustrated he opened and operated on the right one.......which he did wrong (very long story).

At the time I couldn;t find a lawyer in the entire Phoenix area that would take my case. Nobody, nobody would even think of sueing a doctor back then.

Several years later I ran into a nurse that worked for that doctor. Apparently he was an alcholic and just passed away from liver problems. Jeez.......if I only knew that way back when!!! Do you realize HOW many surgeries I could have saved myself ??!!

It is too bad things like this are not known ahead of time.