dmalone176

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I'm 6 years post-op, and I honestly never could have imagined the repercussions of having a surgery that was designed to improve my health and quality of life.

My situation is by no means the norm, in fact it seems my predicament is quite rare, however, it seems that some of the doctors I have so desperately sought out help from have forgotten the oath that they took when they became doctors.  In the past year, I have seen my health and quality of life disintegrate, in what seems to be a nightmare that I can't wake up from.

It began with dropping 30 pounds, without trying, in a period of three months.  Then came the horrible, debilitating pain that radiated across the front and back of my upper body constantly, and worsened when if I attempted to eat.  Of course more weight loss followed due to my inability to eat, followed by anemia, weakness, more pain than I have ever experienced in my life, and doctor visit after frustrating doctor visit.

Many, many visits to the e.r., surgeons office, g.i. doctor's office, PCP's office, urgent care offices did nothing but drain my savings accounts and leave me desperately begging for answers.  After literally begging, crying, and pleading, I finally got a general surgeon to agree to go in laproscopically and "look around".  Turns out I had a Petersen hernia, diseased gallbladder, and later more surgeries turned up two more hernias.

Please don't let any doctor try to tell you that your pain isn't real, that maybe "you just need an anti-depressant", or just wait it out and come back in a few months.  You know your own body, and waiting it out could prove fatal, as the Petersen hernia I had, rendered my intestines almost completely blocked.

I still have intense, unrelenting pain, and it seems that none of the doctors care anymore.  Perhaps one day I'll be well...