in december 2008, i started experiencing lots of abdominal pains and various stomach discomfort symptoms. Gastro-enterologist in january 2009 did colonoscopy and it was normal. He then diagnosed me with Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
The ibs medications never worked for 5 months and i continued suffering. Then last week, I started experiencing extremely sharp stomach pains and i rushed to ER at 3 am. A cat scan was done on my stomach and it was revealed i had hernias.
The hernia was twisting the small intestine, choking its blood supply and obstructing bowel movements. The surgeons immediately performed a hernia surgey on me and i was hospitalized for a week. The surgeon said that had this hernia gone untreated, the entire small intestine would have failed.
Yet the gastroenterologist kept saying IBS only. So is this medical malpractice on gastroentrologist part? He put my entire small intestine at risk for organ failure. And it ended up with a rough ER visit.
Tom
Ask a lawyer. That's the best advice I can give. Go to a law firm, and inquire.
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