At Wed, 6 Nov 2002, cindy shruhan wrote:
> >At Tue, 5 Nov 2002, kann wrote: >> >>Does anyone know if a CA-125 test is automatically done prior to >>surgeries? Melissa (daughter) was just telling me tonight (by phone) >>that her stomach is just huge---it always is--just looks bloated, >>distended. Obviously the doctor could see how bloated it was--I pointed >>it out to both surgeons that she had. I am just rattled after reading >>BLKhoney email. I knew about this test before, but had never read >>symptoms of OC. Does anyone else deal with bloated, huge stomach--even >>when they can't eat much. Melissa just can't eat hardly anything, but >>does not lose the belly, nor loses any weight. I am calling doctor >>tomorrow!! >> >>-- >>K >> >SWEET KAREN, AND MELISSA, JUST WANTED TO WISH MELISSA WELL ON HER TEST, >AND PLEASE KNOW YOUR BOTH IN MY HEART, PRAYERS TO...THE BIG BELLY I HAD >WAS LITERALLY FROM PREDIZONE, AND CARRYING AROUND 6-7 LBS OF >ADHESIONS...JUST MY SITUATION, I HOPE YOUR HANGIN IN THERE, KEEP US >POSTED ON THIS LATEST TEST MY FRIEND..LOVE CINDY SHRUHAN > Hello this is not uncommon at all we all deal with unusually large bloating and distention and there seems to be a consensious that there is no medium (no middle) on the weight either you loose and incredible amount of weight or you cannot lose at all this too goes along with this adhesion process unfortunatly. When I had the one and only bowel prep before surgery was the only time they were able to see rips and hernias in small intestinal area. The specialist said they are very, very hard to pick up as when any bowel is in intestine they cannot see the hernias which are secondary to adhesions, they are caused from. Shawna F > >-- >I'M VISUALLY IMPAIRED, I NEED THE CAP'S IN ORDER TO TYPE, NOT TO OFFEND ANYONE..THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING...cindyandbobby@webtv.net >