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what is a really good lawyer for my case?
Asked on Jan 17th, 2014 on Medical Malpractice - Georgia
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i took my boy to emergency room and they didnt find nothing next day i take him again to emergency room dr said it may be the appendix so he had to stay overnight. in the morning the dr said it was a virus so he gave him medication for the virus.he asked us to follow with him with his appointments and he still didnt find anything. during the appointments he did scans and blood test.on the 11th day he did another scan and found that his intestines were bloated so he told me to see another doctor that day. when we got there we showed the dr the dvd scan and he found it was a ruptured appendix and called for immediate surgery. the new dr said it was major surgery because the appendix was ruptured for over 10 days (while we were at douglas visiting our first dr) the new dr said it was a mess and said he did his best and put him on 2 weeks recovery in the hospital. he made need another surgery because of how long he had the ruptured appendix and the new dr said it was never a virus.
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It sounds like you have a case. Patients usually have an elevated temperature with moderate to severe tenderness in the right lower abdomen. If inflammation is significant, rebound tenderness is present. Lab studies will show an elevated white blood cell count if the infection has been present for some time. In children, abdominal x-rays can show calcified pieces of stool that are often the cause of appendicitis in children. An ultrasound may show an enlarged appendix. If an ultrasound does not show the appendix, a CT scan can be performed or the appendix can be observed laprascopically.
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Answered on Jan 17th, 2014 at 5:41 PM