Hello Group! Im new and I'm from the U.S. My best friend is recovering from rectal cancer removal. I'm not sure what the name is. It was through her stomach, laproscopic surgery. She is in a lot of pain. She has been having discharge from her anus and vagina. Bad smelling she says. She was told that her ct scan doesnt show a tear, cut hole or anythung but more tests next week. Also her stoma bag will be with her for the rest of her life. Needless to say, she is very emotional and terrified that something worse is really wrong and I dont believe she is being cared for with enough urgency. As for myself, I had a routine gall bladder removal also, laprascopically( I'm aware theyre very different) Unfortunately, a duct was cut too short, went up into my liver and was leaking bile inside my chest cavity. I went to the hospital a couple days after my discharge from the hospital telling them the pain never subsided that it had in fact gotten worse.The hospital did tests all day long and eventually admitted me telling me what the Dr did. I had a bag to catch the bile with a tube going into my side. Im needing to know if the Dr she saw is being too lax i her treatment. If her colon was knicked and she is leaking waste so much that its coming out any way it can, should she go to the emergency room for more urgent treatment? I dont know how to help her. If my hospital treated me with such urgency, why arent they at her Drs? It wasnt even HER surgeon she saw today. Hers is out of town. She hasnt seen this particular Dr before. Is there anything that anyone has experience with or perhaps a professional that can advise me? I really want her to go but she is so emotional right now she cant think straight. Please help me!
