My father's suffering and battle after having colectomy surgery

<< I posted this on the UC board but now posting it here>>

Hello all
I am hoping for some input or thoughts on the below.

My father has been suffering from UC for almost 5 years now since the diagnosis. Expensive injection medicine did not help and it got to a point when lots of loose bloody stools were being experienced. A colectomy surgery was finally performed and he was doing well after an agnonizing recovery. Soon after he was back in the hospital with pain near the stoma. Doctor says he had a kink and it had to be fixed. After that surgery he still did not feel better so the doctor decided to switch the stoma to the other side of the stomach. Still, my father feels much discomfort and pain. Now the doctor says he might have another kink. He is not allowed to eat anything and is taking TPN as his only form of diet. It seems like an endless battle. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated

Tom is absolutely right. You need another opinion. Is the surgeon a colorectal surgeon or a general surgeon?

So sorry for what you're going through. I agree with the others and think you should tell the administrator of the hospital you've retained an attorney and you need your father to be appropriately cared for. Give them the opportunity to address the situation correctly in a timely fashion.
I don't like to use the words lawsuit and prayer in the same sentence but they're the only two things l think will help.
Please keep us posted.
Michael A

I too, agree with the others. Although, this is coming a bit late for you, but it is best to research a good colorectal surgeon near you to have this delicate surgery performed appropriately. However, even THEN things can go awry. My GI doctor refused to send me to a surgeon. I suffered 12 yrs with UC and went through a myriad of meds and they were killing me. I DID do my research and found one of the top colorectal surgeons in Philadelphia (I live in South Jersey). My disease was confined to my rectum. Well, he took the colon and the operative report says he took the rectum too...but...here it is, five years later and I just found out my disease is back inside the anus and my new colorectal surgeon (mine retired in 2013) told me that there is a bit of rectum left....oy. I can't complain though because I found out there were complications during surgery...bleeding and I suppose he wanted to get in and out ASAP. He made a fantastic stoma, no issues with my ileostomy. So, there you have it. Even with top notch guys there could be problems. But, most definitely, find a more experienced colorectal surgeon before proceeding with anymore surgeries.