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#1 Post by Bob Juch » Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:01 pm

Colostomy reversal botched, suit says

A surgery meant to reverse a colostomy on a Dover man went horribly wrong last year, resulting in fecal mater being discharged from his penis and urine passing through his colon, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court.

Full story: http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs ... /1006/NEWS
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#2 Post by Chronic Diarrhea » Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:53 pm

Bob Juch wrote:Colostomy reversal botched, suit says

A surgery meant to reverse a colostomy on a Dover man went horribly wrong last year, resulting in fecal mater being discharged from his penis and urine passing through his colon, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court.

Where can I get that surgery? That might make my life a bit easier...

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#3 Post by Odyssey » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:28 am

I am speechless. All I can do is forward that story on.
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#4 Post by ne1410s » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:33 am

Yeah, I read about this. The surgeon is now a substitute PE teacher somewhere in California... :lol:
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#5 Post by minimetoo26 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:40 am

My m-i-l goes in for surgery on the 11th to remove her whatever-it-is that's on your intestines that gets inflamed and I can't remember the name for the life of me. ANYway, the doctor said take it out under controlled conditions rather than emergency surgery to lessen the likelihood of perforation and colostomy and whatnot.

I will keep her away from this story at all costs. It is bad enough that I have to break it to her than her son will be out of the country on that date, and he scheduled the trip knowing she was going in for surgery....

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#6 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:01 am

minimetoo26 wrote:My m-i-l goes in for surgery on the 11th to remove her whatever-it-is that's on your intestines that gets inflamed and I can't remember the name for the life of me. ANYway, the doctor said take it out under controlled conditions rather than emergency surgery to lessen the likelihood of perforation and colostomy and whatnot.

I will keep her away from this story at all costs. It is bad enough that I have to break it to her than her son will be out of the country on that date, and he scheduled the trip knowing she was going in for surgery....
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#7 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:06 am

Bob Juch wrote:Colostomy reversal botched, suit says

A surgery meant to reverse a colostomy on a Dover man went horribly wrong last year, resulting in fecal mater being discharged from his penis and urine passing through his colon, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court.

Ewwwwwww!

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#8 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:06 am

Bob Juch wrote:Colostomy reversal botched, suit says

A surgery meant to reverse a colostomy on a Dover man went horribly wrong last year, resulting in fecal mater being discharged from his penis and urine passing through his colon, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court.
Think of all of the time he will save pooping while standing up.

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#9 Post by peacock2121 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:07 pm

minimetoo26 wrote:My m-i-l goes in for surgery on the 11th to remove her whatever-it-is that's on your intestines that gets inflamed and I can't remember the name for the life of me. ANYway, the doctor said take it out under controlled conditions rather than emergency surgery to lessen the likelihood of perforation and colostomy and whatnot.

I will keep her away from this story at all costs. It is bad enough that I have to break it to her than her son will be out of the country on that date, and he scheduled the trip knowing she was going in for surgery....
You are a gem of a wife. No way I would tell my m-i-l that. Her son would have to do that.

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#10 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:21 pm

My m-i-l goes in for surgery on the 11th to remove her whatever-it-is that's on your intestines that gets inflamed and I can't remember the name for the life of me. ANYway, the doctor said take it out under controlled conditions rather than emergency surgery to lessen the likelihood of perforation and colostomy and whatnot.

I will keep her away from this story at all costs. It is bad enough that I have to break it to her than her son will be out of the country on that date, and he scheduled the trip knowing she was going in for surgery....
Ouch! Diverticuli, perhaps? And why do you have to break the news and not her son, hmmm?

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#11 Post by peacock2121 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:50 pm

t-girl and I think alike.

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#12 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:55 pm

t-girl and I think alike

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#13 Post by Rexer25 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:58 pm

peacock2121 wrote:t-girl and I think alike.
Ya know, this post is quite appropriate in this thread, given the title.
Enough already. It's my fault! Get over it!

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#14 Post by wbtravis007 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:15 pm

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:Colostomy reversal botched, suit says

A surgery meant to reverse a colostomy on a Dover man went horribly wrong last year, resulting in fecal mater being discharged from his penis and urine passing through his colon, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court.
Think of all of the time he will save pooping while standing up.
Sounds like something I would say.

Almost.

Truth is, though, since you pee more than you poop, it would end up costing you more time than you'd save, in the end.

Plus, even if it would save you some time, it wouldn't be worth it to me to get this procedure done. Maybe it's just me, but I'd just as soon not have poop inside my wookus.

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#15 Post by peacock2121 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:29 pm

Rexer25 wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:t-girl and I think alike.
Ya know, this post is quite appropriate in this thread, given the title.
bite t-girl

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#16 Post by AnastasiaBeaverhousen » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:45 pm

Sounds like something I would say.

Almost.

Truth is, though, since you pee more than you poop, it would end up costing you more time than you'd save, in the end.

Plus, even if it would save you some time, it wouldn't be worth it to me to get this procedure done. Maybe it's just me, but I'd just as soon not have poop inside my wookus.

Yeah, you've got enough on the outside.

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#17 Post by tanstaafl2 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:44 pm

I can sorta understand the mistake of reattaching the proximal portion of the colon to the bladder. The anatomy isn't labeled in there. Although leaving it attached seems hard to believe as I would think they would test the new anastomosis by flushing fluid through the rectum. If it didn't come out where it was supposed to then it would be pretty clear it wasn't hooked up right!
Bob Juch wrote: urine passing through his colon, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court.
That is the part I don't get. Unless they mean that urine from the bladder is going up into the colon. Because it is not like he is urinating from the rectum, that part ain't hooked up! And it you hook up the colon to the bladder then of course you can get urine in the colon. But it will still be eliminated through the urethra along with the fecal matter.

Would be hard to defend the surgeon in that case. That is one were you start working on the settlement from the get go. But the claim of disfigurement and disability seems a bit much. Certainly the inconvenience, requirement for and risk associated with a second procedure should be compensated. But he will likely ask for, and no doubt receive, much more than a reasonable settlement given the lurid sounding nature of the details.
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#18 Post by marrymeflyfree » Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:38 am

wbtravis007 wrote:
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:
Think of all of the time he will save pooping while standing up.

Truth is, though, since you pee more than you poop, it would end up costing you more time than you'd save, in the end.

Maybe. But camping without a portapotty would be soo much easier.

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#19 Post by wbtravis007 » Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:49 am

AnastasiaBeaverhousen wrote:
Sounds like something I would say.

Almost.

Truth is, though, since you pee more than you poop, it would end up costing you more time than you'd save, in the end.

Plus, even if it would save you some time, it wouldn't be worth it to me to get this procedure done. Maybe it's just me, but I'd just as soon not have poop inside my wookus.

Yeah, you've got enough on the outside.
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