{"id":1569,"date":"2014-05-14T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=1569"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:08:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:08:13","slug":"885000-cook-county-jury-verdict-misdiagnosed-appendicitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/885000-cook-county-jury-verdict-misdiagnosed-appendicitis\/","title":{"rendered":"$885,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Misdiagnosed Appendicitis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karol Stawarz was complaining to his primary care physician, Dr. Victor Forys, about his lower abdominal pain. Dr. Forys diagnosed gastroenteritis and prescribed medicine. He also told Stawarz to follow up in 24 hours or go directly to the hospital if his condition got worse.<\/p>\n<p>On the following day, Stawarz went to a hospital where he was diagnosed as having a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/appendicitis\/page4.htm\">perforated appendix<\/a>. Stawarz required an emergency appendectomy and later developed a <a href=\"http:\/\/medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com\/fistula\">fistula<\/a>, which necessitated a temporary colostomy.<\/p>\n<p>Stawarz and his wife\u00a0 sued Dr. Forys and his medical practice, claiming that Dr. Forys chose not to timely diagnose the appendicitis by ordering a stat CT scan and sending Stawarz directly to the hospital after that examination.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/885000-cook-county-jury-verdict-misdiagnosed-appendicitis\/#more-1569\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karol Stawarz was complaining to his primary care physician, Dr. Victor Forys, about his lower abdominal pain. Dr. Forys diagnosed gastroenteritis and prescribed medicine. He also told Stawarz to follow up in 24 hours or go directly to the hospital if his condition got worse. 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