>----- Original Message -----
From: "Sally Grigg" <lostcst@mcn.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: Rosie from Sally
> 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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> > >
> >
>