Doctors were 12 years convinced that a man named Thomas Kraut is simply fat and should change his eating habits. But the truth was that there was an almost 30-kilogram malignant tumor in his abdomen, which literally turned him into an inflated balloon. , a man decided to file a lawsuit against doctors who failed to detect his huge and potentially fatal tissue.
Doctors thought he was obese for years
59-year-old Thomas, who is originally from Germany, sa in 2008 he moved to Norway, where he works as an optician. In 2011, he started having his first health problems, noticing that his stomach was constantly getting bigger. Although claimed to have largely stuck to his eating habits, doctors diagnosed him with type 2 diabetes and obesity. However, this did not improve his condition, and that is why the experts over the years they recommended that he started taking a drug called Ozempic, and was sent to various weight loss and nutrition courses.
Twelve years later, another doctor took a closer look at Thomas. That one he was preparing for gastric bypass, which was supposed to solve his problem with obesity. But then he discovered something shocking. It turned out that the man is not overweight, but a huge malignant tumor is growing inside him. “It was pressing on my stomach. It wasn’t soft like fat is. Besides, I’m by changing my diet and taking Ozempic he lost so much weight that my face and arms were very thin. Only my belly remained huge. Doctor he even said that I was actually malnourished“, he stated.
Doctor immediately he ordered a CT scan which confirmed the diagnosis. September 26, 2023 therefore Thomas he underwent a difficult ten-hour operation during which a huge tumor was removed. Later, surgeons weighed him and found that he weighed an incredible 27 kilograms.
Thomas revealed that the tumor caused significant damage to his body, with surgeons also having to remove part of his small intestine and right kidney. He further pointed out that even the operation did not completely rid him of the cancer and that benign tissue is still growing in him. “I go to therapy with a psychologist every two weeks. I have to go to the oncologist twice a year because I still have a tumor growing inside me. They told me that it cannot be removed because it is connected to several organs“, he explained.
The tumor is still growing inside him.
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Indignant Thomas and his wife filed a lawsuit against doctors who failed to detect the huge and potentially fatal tumor. The authorities initially rejected it because it was an extremely rare type of tumor, due to which the method of treatment prescribed by doctors cannot be questioned. However, Thomas’ lawyer filed an objection to reinvestigate the case. “It has to be resolved somehow,” the 59-year-old added.
