I Had All the Symptoms
I had all the symptoms of a GI bleed, including vomiting blood that looked like coffee grounds. I went to the ER. They scoped me and determined I had three minor erosions, then they released me with a script for antacids. I was tired, weak, and dizzy, but I dismissed it because it was “just three minor erosions.”
Two weeks later, my doctor sent me in to have my blood drawn. My hemoglobin was at 4.6 and my hematocrit was 15.1, which is critically low. Long story short, I was rescoped and they found a two-inch tumor in my stomach. I had a total of five tumors and half of my stomach removed a few days later.
Where my GI found the “erosions” was basically right where my two-inch tumor was. I don’t get how he missed it, but he found what he was looking for. All I know is I’m not paying the $7,200 bucks that the hospital wants from me. How they missed a two-inch mass baffles my mind. vonshiza