At Mon, 11 Feb 2002, Conlonelaine@aol.com wrote:
>
>I am surfing the net trying to find anyone out there who has similar adhesion
>problems to mine. In 1989, I had laparscopy due to vomitting and pain, and
>the surgeon found my colon wrapped around the ovary and attached to my
>bladder. Small intestion also attached to itself, gall bladder. I was a
>mess. The tissue was dissected and the mess sorted out. I have done fairly
>well since then, with a few suspicious illnesses that could have been related
>to scar tissue. Barium doesn't show any narrowiing.
>
>However, the last several months, I have had flareups (or "episodes") every
>10 - 14 days. I'm not in pain, but I start to feel ill--like a fever, but
>not registering one--and nauseated, although not throwing up. I know it is
>related to intestines, as the illness happens when I eliminate pencil-thin
>fecal matter. It takes about 2 days to recover from these episodes. These
>episodes don't necessarily come with constipation. It's like the pencil-thin
>stuff builds up beyond the "regular" stuff.
>
>I am considering another exploratory surgery, and everytime I remember how
>horrible the 1989 surgery was, I put it off, thinking, "well, I do very well
>most of the time," but these episodes are happening more frequently and
>lasting longer. It is to the point where I can't commit to anything ahead of
>time in case I get ill. The illness comes on without warning.
>
>Are there any suggestions? Thank you so very much. I am very frustrated.
>
>Elaine Conlon
>
>P.S. I am 61 years old.
-- cathy :-)