Re: Karen - last surgery and bacteria
From: toni welsh (twelsh1@hotmail.com)
Tue Jul 3 06:33:48 2001
At Sun, 1 Jul 2001, Lgapmon@aol.com wrote:
>
>Hi Karen --
>
><< I can't stand to feel so sick for so long. It's awful. I have been
> sick on and off especially since my surgery. And of course since April of
>99.
> Can't blame it on my last surgery that's for sure, but I bet bacteria can
>get
> in there after surgery, am I correct.?? >>
>
>Well-l-lllll-ll...
>
>It's like this. MOST bacteria are everywhere, all the time. In the air, in
>the water, in your body, in the operating room. At their normal levels, we
>never know they are there. BUT when they multiply, that is when they can
>wreak havoc.
>
>Bacteria are opportunists. They look for opportunities to multiply -- poor
>hygiene and stress are the #1 ways in which bad bacteria get their nasty
>little feet in the door, so to speak. Having surgery places a tremendous
>stress on the body at all levels -- especially the immune system.
>
>The surgery itself is unlikely responsible for the bacterial overgrowth of H.
>Pylori you now have. You may have developed an overgrowth of harmful
>bacteria as a result of the stress from the surgery. It's not a cause-effect
>relationship, but one of antecedent-consequent.
>
>FWIW, many doctors now blame Crohn's disease on harmful bacteria. More
>research is needed to prove a direct relationship. If that is the case, then
>treatment options could change drastically. I watched a bowel re-section in
>a guy who had Crohn's disease on the Discovery Health Channel not too long
>ago...they did it all laparascopically. Just amazing how they got the tools
>in there and how they got the foot-long piece of diseased bowel out. (With a
>giant ziploc bag squeezed through the belly-button!) They had a fancy
>stapler they used to re-attach the healthy bowel segments to each other too.
>The healthy bowel looked supple, pinkish-white and shiny. The segment with
>Crohn's looked rough, like a raisin, much thicker and stiffer, too. I like
>the way they do those programs on operations, very interesting and
>informative. The fellow who had the procedure was able to go off most meds
>post-op too. Hope he didn't develop any adhesions down the road!!
>
>Stress is the #1 thing that can bring the immune defenses to a screeching
>halt. It's like putting a "Welcome" mat out for the bad-guy germs. So let's
>all get our leotards on and do some meditation, enjoy dreaming up some
>relaxing mental images to shed stress and keep our bodies operating at
>maximum potential. Lotus-blossoms, chocolate wafers hovering in the air,
>clear blue skies, a slight cool breeze carrying the scent of honeysuckle
>along...NO WELCOME MAT HERE, you nasty bacteria!! <G>
>
>Feel better Karen -- it's good to see you on-line! :D Take care --
>
>Love,
>
>Lynda M. in AZ
>
>"It was involuntary; they sank my boat."
>- John F. Kennedy, when asked how he'd become a hero
My son has crohns diease and the drs he sees never said that it is
caused from bacteria. It runs in my family, sometimes I wish it was
caused by bacteria, because then they may be able to cure it. I wish
they would find a cure fot this aweful disease!!
Love to all,
Toni