{"id":1978,"date":"2017-06-08T18:19:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T23:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osfhealthcare.org\/blog\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2018-12-26T13:32:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T19:32:51","slug":"timing-was-everything-for-irma-barton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osf-blog.live.imagescape.com\/blog\/timing-was-everything-for-irma-barton\/","title":{"rendered":"Timing was everything for Irma Barton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Irma Barton has dealt with colitis for about 30 years. She knows when she\u2019s having an episode, due to the type and location of the pain.<\/p>\n<p>Last fall, the 68-year-old Pontiac woman began experiencing severe pain and thought she was having a bout with the colitis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just kept getting worse,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She finally called her gastroenterologist, who ordered a CT scan of her abdomen in addition to a colonoscopy. Irma\u2019s colon received a clean bill of health, but the CT of her abdomen revealed a large cyst on her right ovary. She was told to contact her gynecologist for follow-up care.<\/p>\n<p>Irma underwent a vaginal ultrasound and it was decided they would just keep a watch on the cyst.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we were watching it, I had so much pain I couldn\u2019t stand up some days,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Because of bleeding ulcers, all Irma could take for the pain was acetaminophen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would be in bed some days from the pain. I couldn\u2019t eat,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Irma was referred to a specialist in Peoria, but the wait for an appointment was going to be at least a month because it had been determined the cyst was not cancerous.<\/p>\n<h2>Immediate care<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1979 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/osf-blog.live.imagescape.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/irma2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Irma\u2019s daughter-in-law stepped in and arranged for her to see Dr. Jared Zotz with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osfhealthcare.org\/locations?query=obstetrics\">OSF HealthCare Medical Group \u2013 Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology<\/a> in Pontiac.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey got me an appointment that next day. I went in to see him and he realized I was in a lot of pain,\u201d Irma said. \u201cHe said, \u2018You have a pretty good-sized cyst there.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She was scheduled for surgery the very next day \u2013 November 18, 2016 \u2013 due to an opening in Dr. Zotz\u2019s calendar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t always work out that way, but we just happened to have an opening,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osfhealthcare.org\/providers\/jared-zotz-1465058\">Dr. Zotz<\/a> said. \u201cEspecially if someone is in so much pain, I don\u2019t want to put them off that long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the surgery at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osfhealthcare.org\/saint-james\/\">OSF HealthCare Saint James \u2013 John W. Albrecht Medical Center<\/a> in Pontiac, Dr. Zotz told Irma\u2019s husband, Gene, and their kids that he removed her right ovary. The cyst was 6 centimeters and had wrapped around Irma\u2019s colon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why I was having so much pain,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Within two weeks, Irma was back to her normal activities, and she can\u2019t express enough appreciation for Dr. Zotz and his staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was so kind and so sweet \u2013 like I\u2019d known him forever. And all the nurses there were wonderful,\u201d she said. \u201cI can\u2019t say enough good things about my experience there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irma Barton has dealt with colitis for about 30 years. She knows when she\u2019s having an episode, due to the type and location of the pain. Last fall, the 68-year-old Pontiac woman began experiencing severe pain and thought she was having a bout with the colitis. \u201cIt just kept getting worse,\u201d she said. 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