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UPSET: Leanne Owen and son Kaden
Mum’s anger over son’s ‘disgusting’ treatment
by Kirsty Elleray27/ 8/2008
DISGUSTED mum Leanne Owen is planning to take legal action against Stepping Hill Hospital after claiming her son’s medical condition was not treated properly.
The 25-year-old from Astbury Crescent, Bridgehall, claims she first took her son, Kaden Kelly, to the hospital when he was around 12 months old as he was having problems with his bowel movements.
He was then treated for constipation. But a year later it was discovered Kaden’s bowel was in the wrong place. He now has a stoma and wears a colostomy bag.
The mum-of-two, who has formally complained to the hospital, said: "It has been a living nightmare and could have been life-threatening. Kaden was wrongly diagnosed for a year. I was adamant it was much more than just constipation.
"Kaden was always in a lot of pain. He used to vomit all the time and then get diarrhoea. Watching him try and force a bowel movement was like watching someone give birth. Kaden used to bang his head against the wall, and I have since been told it was because he was in so much pain and could not express it. Kaden should have been referred to a bowel specialist. I will never go back to Stepping Hill. The treatment was disgusting."
Two-year-old Kaden eventually saw a surgeon at Stepping Hill in June after Leanne continued to press for an appointment. And on July 1 Kaden had a camera inserted into his back passage, which showed the bowel to be in the wrong place, and not formed properly.
Kaden is now being treated at Pendlebury hospital and it is hoped he will be able to have major reconstructive surgery to move his bowel.
Leanne added: "If the surgery is not successful he will have to have a stoma for the rest of his life. But I am relieved Kaden is now getting the right treatment."
Ann Barnes, director of operations for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, said: "It is not the policy of this Trust to discuss the treatment of our patients in the media. We are concerned to hear the issues Leanne Owen has raised. We will be happy to discuss them with her if she contacts us directly."
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