Re: My surgery was May8

From: Colette (anonymous@medispecialty.com)
Mon May 21 09:13:40 2001


At Mon, 21 May 2001, Jean Long wrote: > I agree wow>>>I hope you start feeling better soon.

is there anything they can do for you? I will pray that you start feeling better real soon. Take care keep us posted! (((((big Hug))))) Colette >Chris,
>Wow....that was along surgery for them to miss the other ovary remnant.
>What is post-op Ileus and did they explain it to you and why you would have this?
>Did you have your surgery laparoscopically or open method laparotomy?
>Where did you have your surgery? Did they use an adhesion barrier? I am assuming since it was such a long surgery you also had adhesions lysed?
>JEAN
>
>Thought for the day: "Actions speak louder than Words"
>

>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "chris" <mclainc@uswest.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 10:44 AM
>Subject: My surgery was May8
>
>Hello Everyone, I had surgery May8,the surgery was about 7 hours.The
>doctors got the ovarian remnant, but it was the wrong piece,(I thought I
>only had a piece on the left)the doctors removed the piece on the right
>side....and that news was really hard for me to except...A few days
>after surgery the doctors and myself started to notice that my bowel was
>not working well, so I was kept on IV fluids and could have nothing by
>mouth, so almost a week after surgery I had x-rays and CT scan done and
>I was told I have a postoperative Ileus, I have had so much pain and I
>look like I am 6 months pregnant....Ten days after surgery the doctors
>told me that there is nothing more that they can do and we decided it
>was time for me to go home...My bowel is still not working, I am on
>clear liquid at home, I have to see the doctor daily to make sure my
>bowels are not getting worse......I knew the risk but because I have
>been lucky durning the other surgeries,I just hoped I would not have
>problems with my bowels(this has been my biggest fear with surgery). I
>still have alot of pain and recovery is going to be long...I just had a
>surgery Dec8,2000...Thanks for all the support I have recieved, and
>thanks for listening it is nice to be able to write and know someone
>understands.....


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