Les Kennington's 'hysterectomy' will remain on his medical file. Photo / File
A Dannevirke man has been told by a local health board his stomach pain may have been caused by a hysterectomy - the surgical removal of a woman's uterus.
Les Kennington, 39, is a father of three and insists he has never had a uterus.
"A few years ago I
did have an operation to correct a hernia, but it's concerning they could not tell the difference between a hernia and a hysterectomy, nor could they tell the difference between a male and a female," Mr Kennington told the Manawatu Standard.
He had severe stomach pain over several years, until an ultrasound by a trainee sonographer showed up gallstones.
A supervisor dismissed it and ordered a CT scan on September 6 this year.
