At Sun, 5 Aug 2001, marianne bolding wrote:
> >You have reached the right place. Many here suffer >from bowel problems. LOL I myself am on a medication >for what they think is ulceritive colitis...Called >"Ranitidine". They have put me on this for problems I >have had since surgeory in June to remove an adhesion >from the lower bowel to the fallopian tube. Before my >surgeory there was nothing I could have done for >myself to make the bowels pass...if they are blocked >they are blocked...and it's such a serious thing....as >waste can back into the blood stream causing fainting >and severe vomiting. I hope you keep searching for a >doctor who will listen to you and treat your problems >seriously. Mine didn't and it wasn't until I reached >the point of fainting that someone listened to me. >They don't even know if I have colitis yet...and they >are treating me for it anyhow. Maybe you can help me >a little, too. How (or what test) did your doctor >perform to diagnose your colitis? and what symptoms >did you have with this? I hate it when they give you >pills for treatment of something and they aren't even >sure you have it yet. You will find lots of support >here, we may not be able to take the pain away...but, >it's important to not feel that you're alone with this >problem and to talk about it. I will forward some >links to the site that were provided by Helen D. they >are wonderful bits of info. and there are drs. >specialized in adhesiolysis in PA that accept e-mail >questions. (just not lengthy messages with too much >details) I will forward this link also. I send you my >best and hope you find the support you need here. >Love, Marianne >--- BOBBY LOVE'S HIS MY CYNTH ><cindyandbobby@webtv.net> wrote: >> I pray this letter reaches someone out there that >> has bowel >> obstructions. I don't know what web site to log onto >> to talk to people >> with this problem...I need to just talk about this >> with someone who has >> this problem, my problems started when I was >> diagnoised with Ulcerative >> Colitis, I kept telling the doctor's over, and over, >> this is not the >> disease, there is something else in there, and >> finally they went in, and >> removed six lb's of scar tissue, on my right side of >> my abdomen, also >> had to remove 3 ft. of my small bowels, after this >> surgery, the pain was >> back with in two weeks, only to get worse than >> before...It's been over 6 >> years since the diagnoises of the disease, and 5 >> years since the >> surgery, and like most others, the doctor's tell me >> the same thing, >> there is nothing they can do for me, I even went to >> UCLA, per my >> doctor's request, and was told the same thing...so >> today I'm finally >> reaching out for help. I also see a Pain Management >> Doctor, which he put >> me on morphine tabs daily, yes they help somewhat, >> but this pain never >> leaves, ever. This is just some info on myself, I >> also take Chemo by >> tabs daily for the Colitis, which is doing pretty >> good. but my problems >> are with the bowel obstructions, which are caused by >> adhesions...My >> e-mail is listed ofcouse, please respond only if you >> are suffering with >> these horrid problems as I do..thank you for >> listening...have a great >> day...and God Bless...Cindy >> >> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm