I can relate to you completely. I had my TAH in Feb. of 2000. I am 30. I have no children of my own, but, I do have two wonderful step-sons. I have been really depressed lately. I also had sever constipation and was hospitalized last month for it. It was my meds that caused it. I tried everything and nothing worked. Got off that one med and got another that seems to work better. I still take laxatives four or five times a week. You are defiantly not alone. And if you want support you have come to the right place. I have always gotten that here.
Love, Terri -----Original Message----- From: Colette <anonymous@medispecialty.com> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Date: Friday, January 26, 2001 10:50 AM Subject: Hi I'm New to this!
>My name is Colette and I'm 37 years old. On December 1,2000, I had a
>hysterectomy. Since way before the hyster. i was constipated
>sometimes, and years ago I was Diagnosed with IBS. For a very long time
>i was on lactuolose syrup, amtriplyne. then after awhile I was able to
>control it myself. I quit smoke in sept. and ever since then and after
>surgery i'v had terrible problems with constipation. I'v had a couple
>of surgeries basicaly laperascopy's. the last surgery i had was a TAH.
>Now i think i may have Adhesions. I live on laxatives, stool softners,
>i drink plenty ect...but i can not go no matter what i do. Now i'v stop
>eating cause i'm tired of the constipation. I have a juicer so
>everything i do is liquid. I drink prune juice 2 times a day. Basicly
>it has made me home bound and very moody!! I did make an gasteroligist
>appt. the first they can see me is the first of april, by that time
>i'll be wheathered away to nothing. Years ago i did this and went down
>to like 103lbs. and my normal weight is 135lbs. I almost got
>hospitalized then. Since my surgery i'v lost at least 12lbs already.
>I'v been fighting this battle for so many years and i'm tired of it i
>want to be normal so bad. I have 3 beautiful kids 15,12,my angel face
>baby girl is 3yrs. my husband has been great they are the reasons i'm
>still here if it was'nt for them i would of given up a long time ago.
>Believe me there are days i'd like to just drown myself in a bottle of
>pills but thank god for my family. I get so depressed at times. Well
>thanks alot for letting me vent!!!
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