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This is the short version of what happened. I had to have emergency surgery in Aug. 2005 for my appendix that had a small hole in them. After the surgery I went back to the hospital two days later with possible Ileus, was readmitted. The next morning my white blood count was over 20,000. I was there 5 days and had a ct scan before I left, they released me with my white blood still over 20,000 and my ct scan showing infection in my abdomen. Several test, doctor visits and three weeks of not eating, the doctor kept saying my gallbladder was the problem. I went to another hospital emergency room. They diagnosed the infection right away and placed a tube to drain my abdomen. I was in the hospital another 5 days and took 32 bags of antibiotic fluids during the stay. I had to keep the tube in place for 19 days. My doctor said I would have died, if I had not went to another doctor. I am and will continue to have trouble with my stomach from now on...
Is there something I can do because the first doctor did not diagnosed the infection after 3 weeks and scarring from the infection has caused my whole right side to grow together. I have already had a partial blockage in April due to the scarring. ...
This is the short version of what happened. I had to have emergency surgery in Aug. 2005 for my appendix that had a small hole in them. After the surgery I went back to the hospital two days later with possible Ileus, was readmitted. The next morning my white blood count was over 20,000. I was there 5 days and had a ct scan before I left, they released me with my white blood still over 20,000 and my ct scan showing infection in my abdomen. Several test, doctor visits and three weeks of not eating, the doctor kept saying my gallbladder was the problem. I went to another hospital emergency room. They diagnosed the infection right away and placed a tube to drain my abdomen. I was in the hospital another 5 days and took 32 bags of antibiotic fluids during the stay. I had to keep the tube in place for 19 days. My doctor said I would have died, if I had not went to another doctor. I am and will continue to have trouble with my stomach from now on...
Is there something I can do because the first doctor did not diagnosed the infection after 3 weeks and scarring from the infection has caused my whole right side to grow together. I have already had a partial blockage in April due to the scarring. ...