Re: Abdominal adhesions recently cut from bowel area during abdominal
From: toni welsh (twelsh1@hotmail.com)
Thu May 30 07:07:30 2002
At Wed, 29 May 2002, Sushi wrote:
>
>Barbara, I arrived home today from my 3rd hospitalization with an
>obstruction of the small bowel (I had it in two places this time). I
>deal with episodes at home usually and wait them out. I too have the
>labor pain where every three minutes it changes from relief to want to
>die in this pain. I finally went to the hospital this time after 15
>hours of this pain when I began vomitting. I have an excellent doctor
>who tells me that my adhesions from my 2 c-sections and hysterectomy and
>oopherectomy are what is causing this strangulation of my bowel. My
>bowel gets wrapped up and twisted like a poodle balloon at a circus.
>When it is 100% blocked, I cannot put anything in my mouth without it
>coming right back out. If it is partially blocked, I can tolerate
>liquids and wait it out. Repeated surgeries is not the answer since
>surgery causes adhesions. An NG tube is used to help clear out the
>obstruction through the stomach. This is a tube that is placed up the
>nose and down the throat. It feels AWFUL but not as awful as the bowel
>pain. It also creates a sort of suction action that can stimulate the
>bowel into working again and untwisting. It twists for no real reason
>(raking leaves, exercise, sex) and can untwist for not real reason too.
>You should not be treated that way from your doctor. Adhesions cause
>these problems and any doctor who says it doesn't is WACKO! I have also
>seen 3 bowel surgeons who confirm this. Hang in there! Remember that
>doctors are like any other business and if you are not satisfied with
>the service you get, try another one!
>
>At Wed, 29 May 2002, Barbara wrote:
>>
>>At Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Sally Grigg wrote:
>>>
>>>Dear Millie, After 33 years of adhesions, and medical procedures, I can tell
>>>you that adhesions can and sometimes do start forming immediately after a
>>>surgury or laproscopic surgury. What works for me is to not try to eat regular
>>>meals, but to take a little bit of yogurt, and then later some Ensure, then
>>>later a blended vegetable drink. In other words, small, frequent, soft or
>>>liquid nutrious portions, even baby food. I don't know if you have allergies
>>>and I'm not a doctor, but it sounds like you need a different, more caring
>>>doctor. Hang in there and write back to this site. We all care and you can't
>>>keep losing weight. Please try and count your blessings even though as I
>>>write this you probably want to smack me ,but forced optimism and prayers
>>>combined with better medical care will help. Take care of yourself. Love and
>>>prayers, Sally Grigg
>>>
>>>Millie wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Jan.29,2001, I had a TAH, and the ob/gyn cut adhesions from around
>>>> the bowel area. I have been having more pain than ever and more bowel
>>>> problems, pain before, during, and after small bowel movements, or loose
>>>> stool. The pain never lets up. The ob/gyn snipped the adhesions with
>>>> Metzenbaum scissors, and placed Interceed. Now I find out the organs
>>>> she removed were in good shape, and I didn't need that done. I have one
>>>> ovary left. I asked her if I could already have adhesions reformed in
>>>> the abdomen. She said no. Then she looked in my past history from the
>>>> gastro's office, and told me it's not from the surgery, but from
>>>> Irritable Bowel. I know it isn't , because I know what those IBS
>>>> symptoms are like - a lot different from these. She called me her
>>>> colicky baby. The gastro's nurse practitioner told me they've done
>>>> every test on me, and found nothing. I told him that was before I had
>>>> major abdominal surgery. He still insisted it is IBS. I'm fighting a
>>>> losing battle. I have lost at least 15 lbs. I'm only about 101lbs., if
>>>> even. I want to eat, but it feels as if everything is welded together,
>>>> and I can only do small stools, or loose, with constant pain. I can't
>>>> go on like this much longer. I don't know what else to do. I don't
>>>> want to end up with an intestinal obstruction once, let alone more. I
>>>> am afraid of ending up with an ostomy, and I can't deal with it.
>>>> Thanks for listening to me. Are there any others out there with this
>>>> same poblem? How did it affect you? Repeated intestinal obstructions?
>>>> Repeated surgeries to try to correct an ongoing problem, only to find
>>>> out that adhesions still return? Is there a Dr. out there willing to
>>>> help me? I live in N.Y. State. I can't take the pain much more.
>>>> Millie M.
>>>>
>>--
>>Dear Millie,
>>I have had abdominal pain similar to labor pains with contractions coming every
>>few minutes and no bowel movement. After several minutes or HOURS, the bowel
>>begins to move usually very small in size. Most of the time it continues with
>>pain until they get really loose. I too have been diagnosed with IBS. Because
>>I have days of constipation. I had a tubal ligation in 1973 and then a vaginal
>>removal of my womb in 1974 because of tubal pelvic pain. Ever since these
>>sugeries, I have had stomach problems. I have asked each GI doctor if he thinks
>>adhesions could be wrapping around my colon and causing the pain and the small
>>snake like stools. He said he would have seen some damage inside the colon
>>when he did the colonoscopies. I loose weight also. I have a friend who is
>>diagnosed with spastic colon who wears a 2X. She also has loose stools, but
>>it hits her and she goes. Mine starts with extreme sickening pain and I cannot go
>>until the bowel gets free. I try to tell the doctors, they just think it is
>>stress. I have had some good years, but this one has been extremely bad. I
>>too feel someday the bowel will obstruct. I also have a rectocel but the
>>OB doctor doesn't think it is that bad at this point. I just live with pain,
>>and look for restrooms. Try to live as normal a life as possible. What do you
>>think.!! Oh, when I have the contrations, they are low where the bikini cut
>>was made for the tubal ligation.!!!!
>>
Sorry to hear you have been ill, I have been to a NUMBER of gastro drs
in my town, and they do not believe this, and I got tired of hearing it,
I have had partial obsructions at home, an ileus after my last surgery,
but that is all. I decided to just live with it due to the way drs are
in Ohio. I know that if I get totally obstructed I will know it! I will
keep all you girls in my prayers especially Chrissy who is having
surgery today with the GREAT drs in Pa!
Love to all,
Toni