Re: Medication /Bonnie from Sally
From: Bonnie L. (babyblu030@aol.com)
Sun Dec 2 12:09:26 2001
At Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Sally Grigg wrote:
>
>Dear Bonnie, Hi, I'm Sally, I think we've spoken before, but I'm not sure.
>Anyway, I think you should call your doctor. Don't go rushing into operations
>though, unless its an emergency. Are you drinking lots of water? Are you
>having regular "you know whats"?
>
>Sorry to be so personal, but those are some questions that you should ask
>yourself. I take opiates for adhesion pain, and most of the time its okay,
>just a dull ache, but sometimes, it gets really bad and I just lay in bed and
>moan and visualize breathing in pink and breathing out brown manure. Sometimes
>if I can get really calm, I feel better. Sometimes nothing works for days and
>then it goes away. I've had a few adhesion laprosopic operations but they
>haven't really helped much. Well, maybe, they've saved my life, and I just
>don't know it. There were a lot of adhesions all wrapped around my intestines
>just ready to start squeezing them down. So I should be thankful those
>particular ones are gone.
>
>If it keeps up, please see the doc, but write back. Even if you were becoming
>tolerant to the meds, if doesn't seem like it would happen so suddenly and so
>severely. But sometimes adhesions are just downright painful and there's not
>much we can do except hope for the next miracle cure, like spray gel, being
>tried in Europe.
>
>We care. Love, Sally
Sally,
I have had regular BM's thank God. As far as water, I have been able to
hold it down. I will cal my doc in the morning. This has been going on
now for far to long and it has me a little worried. I will keep you
posted.
Bonnie
P.S
Yes we have spoken before...:0)