I see I'm not the only one who isn't sleeping tonight. Too bad we don't have instant messanger so we could talk back and forth huh? I hope you get some sleep and finally have some relief on your tummy.
Love, Jenny
>From: "Millie" <milliem@citlink.net>
>Reply-To: adhesions@adhesions.org
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Re: Millie---NG tube
>Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 03:21:50 -0600
>
>Jenny,
>Thank you for the info on the n.g.tube. Yuck! My poor nose rns and bleeds
>enough without the idea of that. I hope you are feeling better.
>Love,
>Millie
>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "jenny low" <jenklow@hotmail.com>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 2:37 AM
>Subject: Millie---NG tube
>
> > Millie,
> >
> > I'm sorry I forgot to answer you about the NG tube. They inserted mine
>while
> > I was in surgery so I didn't feel it go in. I believe they inserted the
>tube
> > because they worked on my bowels removing adhesions. Sometimes when they
> > work on your bowels like that it can cause them not to work properly.
>THey
> > kind of act paralyzed for awhile. So they put it in until they knew my
> > bowels were working properly. If your bowels don't work properly after
> > surgery it can cause severe vomitting. In fact before they would take in
>out
> > they clamped it off and had me drink something. I had to wait 2 hours
>after
> > drinking to show them I could keep it down without throwing up. Then
>they
> > took it out, or I was going to myself! It was very uncomfortable for me
>when
> > I had mine in. It kept yanking my nose and rubbed my throat raw. I had
>big
> > clumps of blood that I kept having to spit out after they took it out.
>It
> > didn't hurt at all when they took it out. I was so relieved to have it
>out.
> > I do pray I never have to have another one. I know someone said
>something
> > about a numbing spray. They gave me that but it did not work. I pray you
> > don't have to have one either.
> >
> > Love,
> > Jenny
> >
>