laceration of spleen after colonoscopy

[help1953]

I had an endoscopy/colonoscopy last week. Within 1/2 hour i was ready to pass out, throw up, etc. 2 1/2 hours later i was sent to hospital in ambulance. Had CT scan. I had a small laceration of spleen and was bleeding internally. needed 2 pints of blood. Came home after 5 days. I now have more pain on left side (more than i did the last 2 days in hospital.) This is EXTREMELY rare. Does anyone know if this is normal to have pain and for how long after? I am going to get blood checked tomorrow. I don't know if i should have another ct scan to see how things are going/ I am out of work for at least 2 weeks and am very angry/upset over all this. Can anyone give some info??? Thanks

[DT6393]

I just got home from the hospital. I also have my annual endoscopy/colonoscopy [7th year in a row as my follow up for previous colon cancer] and when i came out of recovery i was screaming and crying so much they rushed me to the hospital. I was admitted the same day and operated on that night. The end result they had to remove the entire spleen as it was damaged [spleen was in four parts and i had been bleeding internally and they had to give me 5 to 6 pints of blood. I saw an article regarding and there are only 50 documented cases where a spleen had to be removed due to an error during the endoscopy/colonoscopy procedure. I would definitely see a doctor or go the the hospital er and tell them what happened. This should never have have happened.

[Lana13]

You are very unlucky! My sympathies. To be honest you should get checked - to be sure you have stopped bleeding - you almost certain.ly have though,. If you needed 2 units of blood, you have a haematoma that big inside you. It will resorb but take a long time. It is best if your body sorts it out and it will. another CT is just more radiation! Watch out for infection, you'd  be super unlucky but a haematoma can get infected..if you start to get temps and feel lousy then that  should be considered.