/hell experience

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i have had achalasia since i was 16. am now 33, pregnant with second

child... have had numerous dilatations, botulinum injections,

myotomies and fundoplication. because of all of this i have a ton of

scar tissue. i still have problems (mostly severe chest pain and

swallowing difficulties). last year in july i went to mcv (medical

college of virginia)to have my fundopliation taken down because it

was too tight. while they were in there they were supposed to do

another myotomy. they did procedure laproscopically (even though i

was a severe risk) and perforated my esophogus. they didn't find the

perforation for 12 hours. i developed sepsis and was in icu for 6

weeks. i have no memory of this as i almost died 3 times. now am

trying to sue doctor for not doing the surgery " open " ... i am having

so much trouble with " expert drs. " because everyone is afraid to get

involved. this surgeon was wrong!! he knew that he should have done

the procdure open and he didn't. he used his arrogance and i almost

lost my life because of it. please, if anyone is going to have any

surgery done after having had previous procedures, insist on having

the surgery done " open " . the risk is too great!!!