miniwhinne
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My husband that recently passed away died of cancer. For three months we kept complaining to the oncologist about a chronic pain he had as well as rapid weight loss. The oncologist passed us off several times to his pa who patted my hubby on the head and sent him away with more pain meds. He continued to have pain and weight loss. I suggested a few things to the doc ct and pet scan as well as endoscopy. They did these with no results. Continued with the same pats on the head that chemo would help. It didn't so we went over his head to our original surgeon who was horrified to see the emaciation of my husband as he neared starvation mode. He immediately suggested a feeding tube(which the oncologist never mentioned)and exploratory to see what the cause of pain was. The surgery revealed a huge tumor in the bowel which was removed with a large portion of bowel. Due to the already compromised state with my hubbys weight it was very risky surgery and he did make it through. But just didnt bounce back. In the initial consult with the surgeon I expresssed my displeasure at how the oncologist seemed too busy to listen to us as we knew something was wrong. He gave the excuse that the oncologist was the only GI oncologist and was overworked with too many patients. Is that our fault and we were neglected and things missed because of it? Just curious how hard it would be to prove negligence in this situation.Worth pursuing so no one else has to deal with this. Melissa
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One more thing
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My husband that recently passed away died of cancer. For three months we kept complaining to the oncologist about a chronic pain he had as well as rapid weight loss. The oncologist passed us off several times to his pa who patted my hubby on the head and sent him away with more pain meds. He continued to have pain and weight loss. I suggested a few things to the doc ct and pet scan as well as endoscopy. They did these with no results. Continued with the same pats on the head that chemo would help. It didn't so we went over his head to our original surgeon who was horrified to see the emaciation of my husband as he neared starvation mode. He immediately suggested a feeding tube(which the oncologist never mentioned)and exploratory to see what the cause of pain was. The surgery revealed a huge tumor in the bowel which was removed with a large portion of bowel. Due to the already compromised state with my hubbys weight it was very risky surgery and he did make it through. But just didnt bounce back. In the initial consult with the surgeon I expresssed my displeasure at how the oncologist seemed too busy to listen to us as we knew something was wrong. He gave the excuse that the oncologist was the only GI oncologist and was overworked with too many patients. Is that our fault and we were neglected and things missed because of it? Just curious how hard it would be to prove negligence in this situation.Worth pursuing so no one else has to deal with this. Melissa
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