Dance Moms’ Abby Lee Miller shares shocking photo of object she claims surgeons left in her body for FOUR years in new lawsuit
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Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after she claimed she discovered that doctors left a catheter inside her following spinal surgery in 2020.
The reality TV star, 59, ‘suffered for years’ with doctors unable to ‘diagnose the source of her pain,’ her attorney, Nadine Lewis, exclusively told DailyMail.com in a statement on Tuesday.
Four years after her spinal surgery in September of 2020, the dance instructor claims she discovered that a catheter had been left inside her abdomen, according to the lawsuit.
In her lawsuit, Miller — who was recently snubbed by an A-list pop star — shared a graphic photo of what she alleges in the complaint is ‘the outline of a foreign blue object embedded beneath her skin, surrounded by scar tissue.’
She also included a photo of the ‘retained catheter’ after it was removed following ‘an emergency procedure.’
Miller is suing Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital, Dr. Hooman Melamed, M.D., and. Dr. Paul Dwan, M.D. for medical malpractice, professional negligence and medical battery. She is seeking damages in the amount of at least $1.4 million.
A spokesperson for Cedars-Sinai told DailyMail.com in a statement: ‘Cedars-Sinai cannot comment on pending legal matters. Also, due to federal and state privacy laws, Cedars-Sinai cannot discuss any patient’s medical treatment.’
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Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller, 59, has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after she claimed she discovered that doctors left a catheter inside her following spinal surgery in 2020
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‘However, the care and safety of our patients, staff and visitors are always Cedars-Sinai’s top priorities. We are dedicated to ensuring that we meet the highest standards of care for all those we serve.’
As per the lawsuit, Miller suffered a severe spinal cord injury in 2018 due to Burkitt Lymphoma, an aggressive and fast-growing cancer, which rendered her paraplegic with a neurogenic bladder.
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In 2020 she underwent spinal surgery at Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital to treat a condition known as Spondylolisthesis.
Spondylolisthesis is a spinal condition where one of the vertebrae slips out of its proper position.
She claims in the lawsuit that the surgery was performed by both Dr. Melamed and Dr. Dwan.
She then underwent a second surgery, performed by the same surgical team, in November 2020, as part of her ongoing treatment, according to the complaint.
The lawsuit states that in the months and years that followed, ‘Miller repeatedly reported ongoing abdominal pain and discomfort to multiple physicians, including defendants.’
Miller claims various physicians ‘systemically dismissed her chronic pain and let her suffer for years.’
Miller claims in the complaint that ‘Dr. Melamed, in particular, attributed her symptoms to post-surgical scar tissue and offered no further investigation, no imaging was ordered, including a failure to examine the site of the pain.’
