a few years ago I fractured my nose my running into a pole. it caused my nose to be very crooked, my septum to become deviated, and a hump as well.

I went to dr omara in Beaumont TX, and he said he would fix the cosmetic aspects (hump removal and straighten my nose) and also straighten my septum.

I go to my surgery preop and first of all they did not give me clear instructions for aftercare, I had to call AFTER my surgery and speak with the receptionist about what I needed to be cleaning with.

the day of my surgery everything went fine, however he refused to give me medication in pill form (Im allergic to the flavoring of the liquid form he gave me AND I told him this!)

I went through hell for a week. I couldn't breathe, sleep, smell, eat, taste, etc. I felt nauseated constantly and had a disgusting taste in my mouth and horrible smell in my nose too. (not to mention I bled for 4 days AND I was very sore!)

dr omara removed my cast and everything and my nose looked to be straight (however it was very swollen so I couldn't really tell). he didnt cut anywhere on the outside of my nose, I had 1 suture to hold in the nasal splints. he said he did break my nose.

here I am a week later and the swelling is down almost completely. my nose looks the same, actually WORSE than it did beforehand!! there's a bump on the side of my nose now that wasn't there before, I can't breathe well still (I couldn't before the surgery either), my nose is still crooked (the cartilage area). all he did it looks like was break my nose and create a bump. he DID take a little bit out if the hump it looks like but not much, doesn't even make much of a difference.

can I sue him for malpractice, emotional distress, and enough to get a follow up surgery from a different surgeon? the procedure itself was close to about 6 thousand. insurance covered it but I'm still very angry that he performed surgery and didnt make anything better. when I go back on the 16th Im getting copies of everything.