I have a horrible STAPH INFECTION and had to have the sugery site reopened

after having open RNY in Feb. In March I had to go back and have another surgery and open the incision back up completely and leave it open. Now I have this 8 inch by 4 inch "wound" gaping open just below my breast. At first nurses came and packed it with gauze twice daily, but insurance will only pay for 40 home visits so they only come and check on me weekly and bringe me supplies. I am packing myself. The nurses say I got the infection in the hospital and that I shouldn't have to pay for the second surgery and that they should compensate me for all the pain and suffering that this has caused me. I have been off work for over two months now. I have been told that I will be like this for at least another month or more. Wearing a bra is painful and I have to worry if my 'wound' is leaking and not to mention stinking! Are there others out there like me? Has anyone sued their hospital or threatened to? If you have advice or an opinion on this, please tell me.

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