Browns7213
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Georgia
Hi,
I wanted to see if anyone thought I had a malpractice case. Will try to give the readers digest version and happy to provide more detailed answers.
Started having terrible stomach pains and after an ER visit, where X-ray and CAT scan showed no issues, was referred to a gastroenterologist (GE)
GE recommended upper & lower endoscopies to diagnose cause of pain
During home prep for procedures I vomited multiples time trying to get the bowel cleanser down
Called GE late that evening to inform him of vomiting and asked whether procedures should be postponed. GE stated we could at least do the upper endoscopy
Next day arrive at GE outpatient clinic for procedure
When The GE was removing the scope I spewed bile & stomach acid and aspirated the bulk of it causing a chemical burn to 90% of the surface of my lungs
I was rushed to a local hospital where I was placed in a medically induced coma and put on a respirator
After a few days I went into septic shock and experienced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
I was life-flighted from the local hospital to a city hospital about 30 miles away, according to the local hospital I would have been dead by the end of the day if they couldn't get me to the other hospital
I was surgically hooked up to an ECMO machine that removed the blood from my body, filtered & oxygenated it, and pumped it back into my body
After about a week I was removed from the respirator and a week later was removed from the blood filtering machine
I just finished 6-weeks of in-home physical therapy and am probably 70% back to normal
I now suffer from shortness of breath, constant cough and chest pain and according to my doctor the first two may be permanent. I also have leg pain and can't feel anything below both knees which may be due to lack of oxygenation and being on the ECMO machine. I had vascular surgery to close up the artery that the ECMO was attached to and now have a 6" scar in my groin.
Other things that may be of interest:
I have never smoked and am a weekend alcohol user.
I have been a fitness freak all my life and eat a healthy diet. Doctors said being in great shape most likely saved me as 60% of ARDS patients die
While in the hospital X-rays revealed that I had a partially blocked small intestine which was most likely causing pain, it corrected itself with no surgical or medical management
Upon review of the original CAT scan by the city hospital, they said a partial bowel obstruction was visible on the scans, local hospital missed it
Last week I got the notes from the endoscopy that caused this issue and it showed a medium sized hiatal hernia
Look forward to hearing your comments.
Thanks
Hi,
I wanted to see if anyone thought I had a malpractice case. Will try to give the readers digest version and happy to provide more detailed answers.
Started having terrible stomach pains and after an ER visit, where X-ray and CAT scan showed no issues, was referred to a gastroenterologist (GE)
GE recommended upper & lower endoscopies to diagnose cause of pain
During home prep for procedures I vomited multiples time trying to get the bowel cleanser down
Called GE late that evening to inform him of vomiting and asked whether procedures should be postponed. GE stated we could at least do the upper endoscopy
Next day arrive at GE outpatient clinic for procedure
When The GE was removing the scope I spewed bile & stomach acid and aspirated the bulk of it causing a chemical burn to 90% of the surface of my lungs
I was rushed to a local hospital where I was placed in a medically induced coma and put on a respirator
After a few days I went into septic shock and experienced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
I was life-flighted from the local hospital to a city hospital about 30 miles away, according to the local hospital I would have been dead by the end of the day if they couldn't get me to the other hospital
I was surgically hooked up to an ECMO machine that removed the blood from my body, filtered & oxygenated it, and pumped it back into my body
After about a week I was removed from the respirator and a week later was removed from the blood filtering machine
I just finished 6-weeks of in-home physical therapy and am probably 70% back to normal
I now suffer from shortness of breath, constant cough and chest pain and according to my doctor the first two may be permanent. I also have leg pain and can't feel anything below both knees which may be due to lack of oxygenation and being on the ECMO machine. I had vascular surgery to close up the artery that the ECMO was attached to and now have a 6" scar in my groin.
Other things that may be of interest:
I have never smoked and am a weekend alcohol user.
I have been a fitness freak all my life and eat a healthy diet. Doctors said being in great shape most likely saved me as 60% of ARDS patients die
While in the hospital X-rays revealed that I had a partially blocked small intestine which was most likely causing pain, it corrected itself with no surgical or medical management
Upon review of the original CAT scan by the city hospital, they said a partial bowel obstruction was visible on the scans, local hospital missed it
Last week I got the notes from the endoscopy that caused this issue and it showed a medium sized hiatal hernia
Look forward to hearing your comments.
Thanks