Would you sue? Could I sue?
I had retinal bleeding in 2000 and had laser surgery to repair it. My retina and eyesight were stable since then, until last fall. I started having symptoms and was afraid the problem might be recurring, so I went to the dr. who had diagnosed the retinal bleeding in 2000. He checked my eyes and said my retina was stable, but I had cataracts. I didn't feel my vision was impaired by the cataracts. I read that cataracts can cause migraine symptoms, so I waited. I saw the specialist again this spring, retina was still ok. I knew that if you wait, the cataract can be harder to remove, so I set up surgery in June. I went and got the information about the surgery. The staff gave me a folder with papers and I signed for them, but no one went over them with me. I helped 4 other people when they had cataract surgery, they all had good results. I didn't read all the information, and no one in the specialist's office bothered to tell me that if you have retinal problems or severe myopia you might have retinal problems as a result of the cataract surgery. I went in for my follow-up last week and the specialist discovered new retinal bleeding. I was sent to a retinal specialist the same day, was evaluated and got a shot of Eylea in my eyeball, and have to get 2 more because laser surgery isn't the top choice for treatment now. I basically can't see out of my right eye. Even if it improves at all, I have lost more vision.
I had a responsibility to read the fine print. But didn't the eye specialist who knows my history have a responsibility to verbally warn me that I had a higher risk? Especially since I had seen him specifically for the previous problem? It's not like I picked him out of a phone book.
I don't know what to do. I am just sick that it turned out like this.
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but that's just me.....losing vision in an eye is major I think. 
Good luck.
