HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

Been Vomiting, Heartburn, Bad Ulcers, Gastric Acids, Fistulas In Gallbladder. Done Endoscopy. Taken Omeprazole. What Does It Mean?

My husband has been vomiting for four days. I finally took him to the hospital. The first hospital that we went to, told us that he has chronic heartburn which he does, then they gave us Omeprazole and Zofran to stop the vomiting. We went home later that night he started to vomit again, not even water would stay inside of him. I took him back to the hospital and they told us the same thing again. I took him home and watched him suffer. I decided that I could not watch him suffer anymore, so I took him to a Private hospital. The first hospital was public. The private hospital ran a bunch of tests and they determined that he has very bad ulcers and it is actually blocking his stomach. This is the reason why he cannot keep food down. They decided to put a tube inside of him in order to get the gastric acids out. My husband stopped vomiting and he is now sitting in the hospital with this tube. The second thing that they told us is that he has fistulas in his gallbladder and it is communicating with other organs. They told us that although he does not have an infection, this has to be fixed. They also told us that he is a very strange case because he is so young, he is 26 years old. They also told us that he has two foreign objects inside of him, then after the endoscopy they told us that it might be ulcers that calcified. They told us that they are not able to deal with his case and he has to be transferred. My husband has been waiting to be transferred for two days and the big hospital stated that they do not have a bed yet. My question is, are the doctors lying? Are they simply trying to run experiments on him because he is rare? Why won't they show us his Cat Scan?
Tue, 27 Aug 2013
Report Abuse
General & Family Physician 's  Response
HI
thanks for your question.
the doctors might be right(taking decisions based guidelines),not experimenting, some patients based on my experience can be complex. I usually like to discuss results of investigation with patients and their partners if they don't mind, ask doctor to show results its your right.
You need help from experienced surgeon (gastroenterologist) and your husband might require surgical intervention as soon as possible. Hope I answered your question, will be happy to help you if you have other queries
I find this answer helpful

Note: For further follow up on digestive issues share your reports here and Click here.
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Recent questions on Zofran


Loading Online Doctors....
Been Vomiting, Heartburn, Bad Ulcers, Gastric Acids, Fistulas In Gallbladder. Done Endoscopy. Taken Omeprazole. What Does It Mean?

HI thanks for your question. the doctors might be right(taking decisions based guidelines),not experimenting, some patients based on my experience can be complex. I usually like to discuss results of investigation with patients and their partners if they don t mind, ask doctor to show results its your right. You need help from experienced surgeon (gastroenterologist) and your husband might require surgical intervention as soon as possible. Hope I answered your question, will be happy to help you if you have other queries