At Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Brenda wrote:
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>Dear Odette:
>Hi My name is Brenda and I also suffer from the same thing you have but
>right now they have me on tylenol 3 colice and also celexa and a water
>pill. I know how frustrating it is. Listen where in canada are you
>because I am also from canada.
>Brenda
>At Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Odette wrote:
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am new here. I'm 52 years old and have had problems with endo and
>>adhesions since 1988. I was first diagnosed with endo in 1989 through
>>laparoscopy. I had an hysterectomy and one of my ovary plus adhesions
>>removed,in 1992. As the pain came back, the gyn. removed the other
>>ovary as well as adhesions in 1994. Of course, the pain came back and
>>the gyn. removed adhesions which were close to my colon in 1996. In
>>1999, i went back to my gyn. complaining of more pain lus a lot of
>>constipation. He then told me that as it probably was touching my
>>bowel, he didn't want to operate on me anymore and that i should see a
>>gastro. The latter referred me to a surgeon saying that as the problem
>>was outside of the bowel, this was that kind of surgeon it took. Anyway,
>>i went to see the surgeon who had a ct scan of the abdomen done as well
>>as an anema barium which was very painful. The only thing that was seen
>>by the scan was what looked like a gallbladder stone. My family doctor
>>had a ultrasound done buy nothing was seen. So i wonder if it was not
>>an adhesion that was seen. The surgeon doesn't won't to operate because
>>he says, i have to wait till i block completely. My health problem are
>>the adhesions which constipates me plus the pain which starts in the
>>pelvic area up to around the liver. I have nausea plus sometimes really
>>bad dizziness. I have to take colace pills and metamucil in order for
>>me to have a small stool. I have to follow a strick diet and drink a
>>lot of water. I also suffer from chronic fibromyalgia and arthrosis. I
>>went to see a doctor who specialize in fibromyalgia and he prescribed me
>>the neurontin which helps me with the abdominal pain. I take 800 mg
>>three times a day. The doctor told me that this pill doesn't have much
>>side effects. I also have to take vioxx, it is an anti-inflammatory,
>>plus flexeril, a relaxing muscle pill and 1 rivotril once a day. What i
>>can say for the neurontin, is that it is the only pill that helps me for
>>the abdominal pain. Before taking it, i had pain all day long, now it's
>>once in a while. It is a pill for the nerves, so as we all know, we
>>have nerves everywhere, it's probably why it helps for the adhesions. I
>>would like to know if some of you with either bowel adhesions or in that
>>area have been dizzy? When i don't digest, gets nausea, plus almost no
>>stool and dizzy at the same time, i can't sleep lying down. It's worst.
>>I have to almost sit to sleep and as i have fibromyalgia, i wake up with
>>a neck and headache pain. What alife! Thanks for reading me. Odette
>>from Canada