{"id":458,"date":"2012-04-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.lawblogger.net\/2012\/04\/10\/15_million_jury_verdict_for_postop_nerve_damage_in_vaginal_prolapse_reconstruction_surgery_merchan_v\/"},"modified":"2016-07-05T12:10:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T17:10:32","slug":"15_million_jury_verdict_for_postop_nerve_damage_in_vaginal_prolapse_reconstruction_surgery_merchan_v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/15_million_jury_verdict_for_postop_nerve_damage_in_vaginal_prolapse_reconstruction_surgery_merchan_v\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.5 Million Jury Verdict for Postop Nerve Damage in Vaginal Prolapse Reconstruction Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As surgical techniques become more advanced, more Americans are undergoing minor surgical procedures.  And while many times these surgical procedures result in seemingly miraculous results, with the prior symptoms disappearing completely, some may also result in unanticipated side effects.  A recent Cook County lawsuit serves as an example of some of the negative potential outcomes that can result from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/category\/surgical-errors\/\">surgical negligence<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe Cook County lawsuit was filed against <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gottliebhospital.org\/\">Gottlieb Memorial Hospital<\/a> following a 2007 vaginal prolapse reconstruction surgery performed at its hospital.  The surgeon, Dr. Robert Lai of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uropartners.com\/locations\/location.php?id=6\">Midwest Urology Associates, Ltd.<\/a>, was also named in the medical malpractice lawsuit.  The lawsuit alleged that the negligent post-operative care the plaintiff received resulted in permanent nerve damage.<\/p>\n<p>The 50-some year-old plaintiff had presented to Dr. Lai for a reconstruction surgery that was meant to correct her incontinence, constipation, and vaginal prolapse.  The surgery was performed and seemed to have been a success.  However, as the plaintiff prepared for her discharge from the hospital the day after the surgery, she began to experience weakness, pain, and tingling in her leg and buttock.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/15_million_jury_verdict_for_postop_nerve_damage_in_vaginal_prolapse_reconstruction_surgery_merchan_v\/#more-458\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As surgical techniques become more advanced, more Americans are undergoing minor surgical procedures. And while many times these surgical procedures result in seemingly miraculous results, with the prior symptoms disappearing completely, some may also result in unanticipated side effects. 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