Posted by candace on 3/28/08

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In June of last year, i was in a minor car accident. A few
days later i went to the hospital, because my whole chest
was bruised from the airbag. While i was there, the doctor
performed a visual exam of my chest, and sent me home.
After that, i started having alot of stomach pain and
nausea whenever i ate anything. I wrote it off as
complications due to a surgery i had had a couple of years
ago. In october, i passed out from serious pain, and was
taken to the hospital, where they did an xray, and
diagnosed me with constipation.
Several days later, i passed out again, and my son called
the ambulance. At the hospital, they found i was in
critical condition due to an intestinal blockage, and air
lifted me to a larger town for emergency surgery. During
the surgery, they found that i had sustained a tear in my
stomach lining, and the intestine fell through it, wrapped
around itself cutting off circulation, and they removed
19' of it, leaving me with 3' of live intestine.
They then inserted iv's into my chest, and when i was home
again, a nurse came everyday to hook up a nutrition bag,
due to the fact that with three feet of intestine, it was
likely that it wouldnt absorb nutrients from food i was
eating, because it was too short.
in february, i went back into the hospital with sepsis,
from the iv's in my skin, and had to have them removed;
now i have constant diahrea, to the point that i spend
hours in the bathroom daily.
Im needing advice on whether or not i have a case to stand
on, were i to file a suit.
Thank you for your attention.

Re: medical negligence, 4/15/08, by carol.

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