UPDATE: Emergency Surgery

oh_maria

First of all, thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers. They definitely helped and are appreciated greatly.

Long story short, LO had pain issues with bowel movements from day one. He would scream and cry. We took him to the ER three weeks ago after he was up all night screaming (and the nurse on the phone heard him). The doctor at the ER completely dismissed us as nervous parents and said, "Well, since you obviously didn't go to medical school, let me tell you how babies poop." Completely condescending... asked us if we cry when we poop (which I replied yea if you've been pregnant and constipated which he didn't appreciate).  We were dismissed.

Sunday morning, I change LO and discover a rock hard nodule on his booty that's about half an inch in diameter. I call the doctor's after hours on a hunch it may be serious and we get sent to the local ER in my hometown. The ER doc looks at it and sends us to the children's hospital in our home town for surgery. We get to the hospital and it's now about an inch in diameter and even harder. They had to stick LO 5 times before the IV went in and I had to help hold  him down. That was a horrible, horrible moment for me as his mother (and up there with him being fed through a tube as a newborn in the NICU). We are admitted into the PACU and surgery is set for the next morning because of LO's age and how angry the infection is. Surgery is a success... they drain more than a tablespoon of pus/infection. Preliminary cultures show it's not staph... it's something worse, but they can't ID it yet. We're sent home this morning and guess what? LO hasn't had a painful movement since...

Now we are at several follow up appointments and 1-2 more surgeries in the next 1-2 months (60% chance of this). The issue is a rectal abscess with possible fistula in ano.  LO has an "earing" that's a rubber band that's looped through his left cheek on his rear. It's pretty horrifying down there, but he feels 1000% times better. 

 We are seriously considering legal options for the failure to diagnose three weeks ago. Our doctor even suggested looking into talking to the hospital about their mistake since it was fairly obvious that there was an issue. 

When it rains, it pours and hails, and floods. Between the difficult end of pregnancy, birth and NICU, our condo getting rats, and this... it's been a hard two months...  

Thanks again for your prayers.  Thank you. And trust your instincts! I'm glad I did! 

Photo below is LO and I right after surgery...

 

fluffybuns

You and your family have surely been through a lot! I hope this is the last of it and things start to look up for you!

I'm so glad to hear everything went well with the surgery and that your little guy is feeling better!! 

rainfallki

Very happy to hear that the surgery went well and that your baby is feeling better!  I hope the next steps aren't too hard and they figure out what's going on.  Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers... 

pandi02a

Poor little guy. I am glad to hear that he's feeling better. I can't even imagine how you must have felt. I would have been a mess. What a strong Mama and a strong little boy!

munsterdani

So glad to hear that surgery was a success and so glad your LO is feeling better. I hope that things get better for you and your family.

nycdueinmay

I'm so glad he is ok and so sorry you have had a rough time recently. Sincerely, that is really awful that you have been through all of this and I'm sorry.

And no one wants to talk about it or act on it, but I hope you all do consider legal action, especially if the doctor was condescending and rude. Maybe if he listened to your concerns instead of mocking them your baby could have been saved a lot of discomfort and treatments. Good luck in your decisions.

McAllie5

Poor baby!! It goes to show that mama's instinct is right. I'm so so sorry your family has had to deal with this, but hopefully your sweet boy will be feeling completely healthy very soon!

elisbu

Oh, prayers for LO and YOU!! That would be hard for any mama.

CanuckFan03

So glad everything went well!

heysupnatalie

I would certainly take this to court. no parent or child should be dismissed like that from a dr. what a jerk. anyway, im glad hes doing much better!

Bethi18

Wow.  First of all - I'm glad that things are getting sorted out... Sounds like  your LO had quite a rough time, and you guys as well!  Glad to hear he's getting better.  Good luck on the road ahead.

Second - whether you take legal action or not, I would definitely contact the ER where you took your LO and were so rudely and condescendingly dismissed.  That doc should absolutely be made aware of the follow-up of his actions (or inactions) and be reminded of what an a$$ he was to you, when you were actually right.  And that's coming from someone in the medical field who usually gives medical staff the benefit of the doubt...  That doc's behavior was completely inappropriate. 

 

NJMom050911

Oh honey I am so sorry, how scary and how terrible that because of the misdiagnosis he suffered. You should def look into legal action. I wish your LO a speedy recovery. God Bless.