In the x-rays, they of course found nothing. No problems in her stomach at all!! They didn't even feel on her stomach to find her sensitive points - NOTHING! Then they sent her home.
At home she seemed to be better but still having a little abdominal discomfort. They gave her quite a bit of pain medication before she left the hospital so she thought she was doing good. However, as the time seemed to pass and the meds wore off the discomfort started creeping back. She was able to eat but not much and for her not much is bad anymore. The pain still continued....
Finally on Monday she called her specialist in Springfield who immediately ask her if they ran this test or that test and her response was always no. All they did were x-rays. Her specialist was furious and wanted to see her right away. So Tuesday afternoon she and dad headed up to Springfield where she was taken in for testing and they quickly found out what her problem has been all along. A twisted bowel!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, St. Anthony Memorial Hospital ER completely MISDIAGNOSED my mother!!!!! So now we found out that her bowel was 180 degrees twisted and if she wouldn't have questioned Effy ER part of her bowel could have died and needed to be removed. Which would have been even more devastating!
The good thing of all this is my mom is now fixed. I just got a call from dad and her surgery went great and since they did it orthoscopically she may even be able to come home late this afternoon. Somedays I feel if it wasn't for bad luck our family wouldn't have any luck at all. Hopefully now this will all be behind us and mom's going to be her spunky, bubbly self again.
No thanks to ST. AGONY HOSPITAL
1 comment:
OMGosh! That's crazy! I wondered why she wasn't on the bus today.
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