My daughter has muscular dystrophy..She is
32 years old and is wheelchair dependent.
We were hit in my car on her side of the
car toward the front hood. Although it
was a low speed hit she began to cry
and had very bad abdominal pain, she was
wearing her seatbelt. The emt's took her
to the hospital...She is taking coumadin
due to a pe she had a few years back and
the fear was internal bleeding. They did
a cat scan and said it showed nothing.
She has continued to be in pain and has
been very sick to her stomach and has
eaten very little since the wreck.
...She went to see a gastro doctor who did
the endoscope and said again there was
nothing. Because she continued in pain
she went back to him and now he says she
has an abdominal hernia but that it does
not relate to the accident. I question
that due to her very weak muscular system
and the seatbelt area.
He says there is nothing that can be done
and gave her meds for the upset stomach.
He says it will resolve itself. I
question that also....As her condition
continues to get worse and the wreck is a
month ago.
I have searched online and can't get a
straight answer to anything relating to an
abdominal hernia.
Some items says it will only get worse and
will require surgery...Others say nothing
.....And others say it can turn into a
medical emergency.
Help please from anyone who has knowledge
of this and do keep in mind that she has
very weak muscles over her entire body.
I beleive the seatbeat pushed on her
already weak muscles and caused this
problem because she was fine until the
wreck.
We are in the houston, texas area and
would like any advice or names of doctors
who could help.
The gastro doctor she saw said "no test"
to prove it is a hernia...But I read
there is....Something about drinking a
liquid and then an x-ray that would show
the problem..
Also read several other problems are
"misdiagnoised" as hernia...
We are both concerned about this due to
her already weakened medical condition.
Please, email me....Btdawgh@yahoo.Com....With
any info about this.
Thanks and I look forward to hearing from
anyone who can help.
Bt dawgh
