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Woman sues after discovering feeding tube was left inside her body for 35 years

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Published 13:14 9 Feb 2025 GMT

Woman sues after discovering feeding tube was left inside her body for 35 years

Deborah Lowe filed a lawsuit against a medical center after a feeding tube was allegedly found in her body from nearly 35 years ago

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

A woman has opened up about the surgical 'mistake' which allegedly left her with a feeding tube inside her body for nearly 35 years.

On Wednesday (February 5), Deborah Lowe filed a lawsuit against Mount Sinai Medical Center - now known as Aurora Sinai Medical Center - in Milwaukee.

In 1989, Lowe was hospitalized at Mount Sinai Medical Center at the age of 25 as a result of experiencing a 'troubled pregnancy' with her twins.

Deborah Lowe has filed a lawsuit (FOX 6 Now)
Deborah Lowe has filed a lawsuit (FOX 6 Now)

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She delivered her babies via Caesarean section - where a baby or babies are delivered through surgical incisions being made in the abdomen - but suffered complications and later had to undergo a hysterectomy - a surgical procedure to remove the uterus and cervix - before ending up 'having to be put on life support,' Lowe's attorney B'Ivory LaMarr said during a press conference, as quoted by Fox 6 Now.

While Lowe was on life support, a feeding tube was inserted. However, 35 years later, it allegedly remained in her body.

For over three decades, Lowe complained about stomach problems - reporting her stomach 'constantly swelling' - and resultantly finding it 'difficult' to do things such as 'shopping' or 'walk[ing] around in a mall'.

However, it was only in April last year when she was undergoing other surgery that a surgeon discovered a feeding tube had been 'left inside' her.

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Lowe is now suing the medical center for medical negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and emotional distress and has spoken out about how the ordeal has impacted her.

Lowe says a feeding tube was left inside her for nearly 35 years (FOX 6 Now)
Lowe says a feeding tube was left inside her for nearly 35 years (FOX 6 Now)

She said: ""How could they do this? Who could make this mistake? This is too much, I shouldn’t have to go through this. They took my whole life. I was only 25 years old, and I couldn’t have no more kids, now I'm still going through things. I can't do things I used to do.

"[...] I would want no one to go through this. When you don't know what's going on inside of you. You just try to live day by day."

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LaMarr stated: "This is probably the most outrageous alleged negligence that I think I've ever seen before. We believe this is the most egregious example of medical negligence in the state."

Aurora Sinai Medical Center said in a statement: "We have not been legally notified of this lawsuit and cannot comment further."

UNILAD has contacted Aurora Sinai Medical Center for comment.

Featured Image Credit: CBS 58

Topics: Health, Mental Health, US News

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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