Mark's Wife
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What is the name of your state? IL
My husband suffered from pain in his right side and chronic constipation. In 2002 he saw a highly recommended GI Dr. who gave him a colonoscopy and an upper GI and CT scan. All results were normal and he diagnosed IBS and prescribed muscle relaxers. We treated his pain as IBS even though nothing gave him any relief and he just put up with the pain. In spring of 2005 it was so bad that we were fighting all the time and I begged him to do something about it. He never went back because he did all the tests and they were normal. In May 2005 he was let go from his job, though we do have cobra insurance. He went back to the same GI Dr. who gave him a new product for his constipation and did another colonoscopy, CT scan w/ barium and a lower GI. He said that all of the tests were normal, there are no more tests, maybe the pain is from adhesions from hernia surgery he had at age two. He referred us to a surgeon who looked at the x-rays and told us that my husband has a mobile cecum, a redundant colon and a condition called “cecal volvulus” (a twisted right colon). He said that he would have to do an open (not laparoscopic) surgery and that he would be in the hospital for 10 days. He is 75 years old and told us to get a second opinion and gave us the x-rays and reports. He also told us to Google “cecal volvulus” and found that the condition has a 100% mortality rate. We saw a wonderful surgeon who within a week did a laparoscopic ileocecectomy (removed more than a foot of his redundant colon and the right side of his colon that was mobile). He was out of the hospital in six days. The surgeon said that the condition was cutting off his blood supply which is why he felt so terrible all the time and the twisting was causing the pain and constipation. When our surgeon call the GI Dr. to tell him that he was doing this procedure the GI Dr. said that “he hopes this helps” and that he thought it was IBS. We can’t imagine that he ever looked at the x-rays or read the report as they stated clearly the condition that he had. My husband is better physically, but still is not looking for a job as he has felt terrible for years and is trying to get over the trauma of it all. Do we have a case?
Thank you.
My husband suffered from pain in his right side and chronic constipation. In 2002 he saw a highly recommended GI Dr. who gave him a colonoscopy and an upper GI and CT scan. All results were normal and he diagnosed IBS and prescribed muscle relaxers. We treated his pain as IBS even though nothing gave him any relief and he just put up with the pain. In spring of 2005 it was so bad that we were fighting all the time and I begged him to do something about it. He never went back because he did all the tests and they were normal. In May 2005 he was let go from his job, though we do have cobra insurance. He went back to the same GI Dr. who gave him a new product for his constipation and did another colonoscopy, CT scan w/ barium and a lower GI. He said that all of the tests were normal, there are no more tests, maybe the pain is from adhesions from hernia surgery he had at age two. He referred us to a surgeon who looked at the x-rays and told us that my husband has a mobile cecum, a redundant colon and a condition called “cecal volvulus” (a twisted right colon). He said that he would have to do an open (not laparoscopic) surgery and that he would be in the hospital for 10 days. He is 75 years old and told us to get a second opinion and gave us the x-rays and reports. He also told us to Google “cecal volvulus” and found that the condition has a 100% mortality rate. We saw a wonderful surgeon who within a week did a laparoscopic ileocecectomy (removed more than a foot of his redundant colon and the right side of his colon that was mobile). He was out of the hospital in six days. The surgeon said that the condition was cutting off his blood supply which is why he felt so terrible all the time and the twisting was causing the pain and constipation. When our surgeon call the GI Dr. to tell him that he was doing this procedure the GI Dr. said that “he hopes this helps” and that he thought it was IBS. We can’t imagine that he ever looked at the x-rays or read the report as they stated clearly the condition that he had. My husband is better physically, but still is not looking for a job as he has felt terrible for years and is trying to get over the trauma of it all. Do we have a case?
Thank you.