At Tue, 23 Jan 2001, toni welsh wrote:
>
>I have been trying to stay busy as I can, I was reading the posts, and I
>am thinkoing and praying for all of you. I do not have alot of time on
>this computer, it is my sons, but when he is not here I use it.
>
>I went to the GI dr, and the only thing he did for me, is FINALLY
>admitted that adhesions cause pain, and the no. one cause for bowel
>obstruction! He has never said that, but he said he was not going to do
>any tests, right now, and put me on prillesec for GERD, and that my last
>colonoscopy was fine, 5 yeras ago, and things do not change that fast!!!
>Oh well! I said I have given up on all of them, but I think the dr here
>thinks I should avoid all surgery now, unless it is life threatning, or
>comp;ete obstruction. As far as the pain on my side when I cannot go,
>on the left during these episodes when the bowel cannot get the stool
>out, he said that it all backs up there, stupid way to put it, and that
>is why I feel a ball when I press there. He did say that he thinks my
>bowel is laxative dependant now, and I will probably need laxatives the
>rst of my life. I wish not, I HATE taking them, and like I have said
>before, that happened to grandma, but she was in her 80's!
>
>Love to all,
>Toni
>
>Janet, hope you are feeling better, that attack scared me terribly!
-- brokenwing