Re: Rosie from Sally

From: Sally Grigg (lostcst@mcn.org)
Mon Sep 3 16:05:03 2001


Dear Rosie, try again, my server may have been down http://www.howardcreekranch.com Love, Sally

Rosie wrote:

> Thank you for writing! I've had a colonoscopy before too - about 5 years
> ago - but that was before my Hysterectomy and before I ever heard the word
> adhesions. I wasn't as worried then as I didn't have the same symptoms then
> as I do now. I hadn't had any trouble with my bowels till this past month.
> I've had bladder pain for a year now, which the doctors and I both feel are
> due to adhesions, but the bowel involvement is fairly new. I have deep
> rectal pain and the stools are very flat now which is really alarming me. It
> just makes me wonder how soon I will end up having surgery due to an
> obstruction since things have changed in such a short period of time. My
> sister in law who had the bowel obstruction and emergency surgery a year
> ago, said she never had any symptoms at all though - it just hit in a matter
> of a couple of days. I guess it doesn't pay to worry - we just have to take
> it day at a time - easier said than done though. Oh, by the way, I tried to
> go to the link you sent to see your web page for your bed & breakfast and it
> never would let me access it for some reason. I was interested in seeing the
> part of country where you live. Well, thanks again for writing!
> Rosie
>

>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sally Grigg" <lostcst@mcn.org>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 6:20 PM
> Subject: Re:colonoscopies/Rosie from Sally
>
> > Dear Rosie, I have had a colonoscopy, as has my husband and many people on
> the
> > board. Usually you are sedated so heavily that you know nothing, and wake
> up
> > asking, when do you start? Here again, as in all medical procedures, its
> the
> > doctor and medical team who are important. If they are good then you have
> no
> > cause for concern. They will know what they are doing and will not hurt
> you.
> > They can see if it is too small,too flat, too disfigured for their
> instrument.
> > Why don't you ask them?
> >
> > I have never heard of anybody needing a "bag" because of this test. And
> your
> > situation could remain the same, get better, or get worse. There really is
> no
> > way of knowing. While its true that this test will not show adhesions in
> the
> > adbomen, its good to have to rule out other problems. Everything is not
> caused
> > by adhesions, though at this point it seems like that's the case in my
> life
> > anyway.
> >
> > Good luck and write back and let us know what is happening. e subject is
> gross.
> > We need to think of bettter words, but they're all pretty gross. With
> kindest
> > regards, Sally
> >
>


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