Re: covering from adhesion surgery...
From: Becky (jbjshaffer@yahoo.com)
Mon Jul 17 17:28:13 2000
Thank you for the information Sherry. It is very helpful. I actually
feel pretty good today. You are right about about knowing your own body
better than anyone. Hopefully I am over the worst, but if it continues
I will contact my doctor. I had never even heard of abdominal adhesions
until I got them and it amazes me the complications and pain that are
caused from them. I am hoping my surgery will fix my problems, but deep
down inside, I am terrified they will recur. Not only was the pain
awful, but the toll it took on my family was just as bad. Reading the
message board has given me a lot of information and support. I will
also keep you in my prayers.
At Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Sherry Marie wrote:
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>Becky, I also have had a bowel resection. I have experienced bowel
>obstructions both acute and partial. I don't feel that it is normal to
>be nauseated or vomitting that long after surgery. My acute obstruction
>happened one week after my surgery. I started out with excruciating
>back and abdominal pain, nausea and vomitting was uncontrollable. I was
>throwing up fecal matter. It was a horrible experience. Maybe you
>should go to an urgent care facility for an x-ray. That is what
>confirmed mine. Please go with your gut feeling, you know your body
>better than anyone else. I will be praying for you. Sherry Marie
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Becky, Florida