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Thanks for your reply. In your estimation how much time would be needed in a complex case for an attorney to acquire the info he/she would need from a roster of experts & to solidify things? I'm getting close to my statute of limitations & it would be prudent to stay within this timeframe. But, I believe the clock starts when you first realized you had an issue. ?? Unfortunately, I'm just beginning to realize the extent of my issues. Getting off topic, what are your thoughts on a doc losing a part of your medical file after learning you're moving forward with legal action against a buddy. I've become so jaded throughout this process I'm losing sight of what's appropriate.
I am not foolish enough to hazard a guess on how long it will take to prepare a case that I know nothing about. But, an attorney can file a case to deal with the statute of limitations without doing any of that preparation. Records can and do get lost for a variety of reasons, so what you hypothesize could happen. In my experience the bigger issue on a patient "losing sight of what's appropriate" is the patient misunderstanding the medical issues involved and greatly overestimating the monetary value of the case.

But, your course of action should be to find an attorney. Since you are quite emotional about the situation, I'd recommend that you put together a 2 to 3 page factual paper stating what happened and what you feel the case is. Providing that paper to attorneys and even to gate keepers that have previously turned you down will help the attorneys be able to understand the case far better than a disjointed emotional telephone call would.