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Denial of Colostomy Surgery Due to Cost is a Serious Medical Need

The plaintiff was supposed to have a colostomy closed; the surgery was delayed from October 1994 until January (after the plaintiff's release) with the treating doctor's concurrence. The plaintiff began having bleeding and pain at the site. In January, he was not released because he had additional charge pending. In …

 

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