Melbourne mum wakes up in hospital with no fallopian tubes after two horror medical blunders

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A parent who dreamed of having a ample household was near with some her fallopian tubes removed aft a infirmary mistook her ectopic gestation for a miscarriage.

Melbourne mates Liz and Mouhamad Darwish were thrilled erstwhile they recovered retired they were expecting their 4th kid successful aboriginal 2022.

Sadly, 10 weeks into the pregnancy, she began experiencing abnormal bleeding.

The mates rushed to Bacchus Marsh Hospital, successful the city's west, wherever they were told Ms Darwish had suffered a miscarriage.

'This is beingness and this is however it is and we person to beryllium thankful for our blessing and sometimes things are retired of our hand,' she told Nine News on Monday.

While inactive coming to presumption with the loss, Ms Darwish's wellness took a crook for the worst 5 weeks later. 

She recalled getting retired of the ablution and abruptly losing consciousness.

Ms Darwish believes she fainted up to 5 times earlier her sons recovered her lying connected the bath floor.

Melbourne mates Liz and Mouhamad Darwish (pictured together) are seeking ineligible enactment against 2 infirmary successful westbound Melbourne

Ms Darwish was rushed to Sunshine Hospital (pictured) aft her ectopic gestation was mistaken for a miscarriage

The parent was rushed to Sunshine Hospital, besides successful Melbourne's west, wherever doctors asked if she was pregnant.

'I said no, I wasn't pregnant, I had a cleanout 5 to six weeks anterior successful Bacchus Marsh Hospital truthful determination was nary accidental I was pregnant,' Ms Darwish said.

However, it turned retired she was inactive pregnant.

The doctors astatine Bacchus Marsh 5 weeks earlier had missed an ectopic gestation successful the fallopian tube, which had ruptured. 

Mr Darwish recalled facing the 'horrific' anticipation helium whitethorn go widower arsenic his woman bled internally.

Not knowing what was happening, Ms Darwish told doctors to bash immoderate it took to prevention her life.

'I conscionable thought, 'I'm not going to marque it, I'm not going to marque it home',' she said.

'I conscionable didn't deliberation I would beryllium capable to spot my kids again and I thought my daughter's going to turn up without her mum.'

The mates person 3 children (pictured together) but person struggled to judge the difficulties they'd look if they wanted to grow their household successful the future

When she woke from surgery, some her fallopian tubes had been removed.

Typically, lone the affected fallopian conduit would beryllium removed successful the lawsuit of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. 

Three years on, Ms Darwish claims the unit astatine some hospitals 'got it incorrect each measurement of the way'.

The mother-of-three is besides yet to person an mentation arsenic to wherefore both  fallopian tubes were removed.

Ms Darwish is present taking ineligible enactment against Western Health, the proprietor of both Bacchus Marsh and Sunshine hospitals.

She has opened up astir the ordeal  successful the anticipation it doesn't hap to immoderate different expectant mum.

Maryse Andrinopoulos-Tsigolis from Shine Lawyers believes her lawsuit would not person mislaid either fallopian conduit had she received due care.

'This shouldn't person happened, it has had devastating consequences for Liz and is thing that could've been solved done a elemental laparoscopy,' Ms Andrinopoulos-Tsigolis said.

Doctors astatine Bacchus Marsh Hospital (pictured) misdiagnosed Ms Darwish with a miscarriage erstwhile she successful information had an ectopic gestation successful the fallopian tube

The hardest portion is the important struggles the mates would look if they privation to widen their family.

'That prime and that determination was taken distant and that's what's hard,' Ms Darwish said.

'Take accountability and hole what you've done. Fix it truthful it doesn't hap to anyone else.' 

A spokesperson said that Western Health was 'committed to providing patient-centred, high-quality attraction and the information and wellbeing of our patients is our apical priority' but wouldn't comment connected the idiosyncratic matter, citing privateness reasons.

Daily Mail Australia has besides contacted Western Health for comment. 

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