Question: hi two years ago I was in a 70 mph crash into a stopped car about to make illegal u turn on freeway. I got whiplash, Hiatal hernia just ate 2 minutes before impact. Broke big bone in right foot. fracture left wrist,abdomen and chest contusion. I had strange sensation in both feet and both hands. Could not eat but a small amount of food and vomited. Diarrhea and Acid reflux extremely bad and doctor prescribed prilosec. weeks later it seemed that both hands and feet gradually got tingling numb like pain. then two months later I was slumped over with pain in mid back directly behind hiatal hernia found 4 months after accident. I had diverticulosis but not diverticlitis at time of accident. Acid reflux got worse and I was loosing weight unvoluntarily. They told me to take more prilosec. but my stomach pain got worse. then I had to have both a colonsectomy and a hiatal hernia surgery. Got colonsectomy by camera laproscopic. 8 days later the acid reflux worse and diarrhea got really bad. My colon ruptured and had two hard surgeries in 5 days. Blood transfusion and in intensive care for about 10 days. They hung a colonosopy bag on stoma. I still had diarrhea to extreme to blow apart and off stoma.4 months later 4th surgery then 142 lbs fixed both. I was 195 at time of accident. I went to a chiropractor and after 30 days of muscle stretches I regained 30 lbs. The spot of the stoma had to be repaired for the 5th major surgery in less tha a year. After 18 months and repeated request I got to a neurologist. who had my blood checked for B12 It was low. After 8 months of b12 shots I still have low folate and vit. D. I had to look on web to find out I had Anemia probably 18 months before treatment. My Question is Did the accident cause the neuropathy pernisios anemia, and did it bring on the need for surgery and diverticulitis sooner than it would of?

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My diverticula were not inflamed for years before the accident. Diet kept it from bothering me. Metamucil stopped any problems until the accident started acid reflux from the new sudden hiatal hernia. Then no amount of metamucil or diet would stop diarrhea and throwing up everytime I ate. The pain was in my upper stomach mid back. The diverticulis was not the problem as after the surgery my condition only worsened. I went into surgery for a pain that was not treated as my Doctors thought I just needed the colonsectomy. My condition got worse with extreme gastric pressure surely my instric factor was shut down causing low b12. Not saying my colon was damaged in the accident. Just that the accident caused the need for surgery either by anemia neuropathy or as I have said for two years that the hiatal hernia did.