Hi Terri!
WoW!!! As I read your story my gosh so young! But I know eaxctly what
your going through I've been there and i'm still there! I also i'm an
Endo sufferand adhesions I've had 4 surgeries in a yr. I had a Tah also
and then this past april had a laperotomy due to adhesions and endo cyst
on my ovaries which were removed at that time and now i'm back to square
one again! As far as the blockage i know i get partial blockages but i
don't think i ever had a full blockage! The GI doc would be best to
determin that! The not eating i did that too before my last surgery and
now 8 months later i'm back at it! I just wanted to let you know your
not alone and welcome to the site! Although i'm kinda new myself since
i'v not posted here in months lol!!
Tons hugs and kisses!
Love ColetteAt Sat, 4 Jan 2003, Teri wrote:
> >I am new to this board and not quite sure how it works. I am 21 years >old and have been having problems with Endometriosis and Adhesions for >the last 4 years. I have had 7 surgeries for these problems. 5 >Laproscopies, 1 Laporatomy, 1 Total Abdominal Hysterecomy where my >ovaries were removed. My endo has returned since my hyst and I have had >adhesions since then as well. The first problem I have had with >adhesions was this spring and it was causing problems with my bowels. >Well now my symptoms are as follows. It started that I just couldnt eat >anymore. I was in almost constant terrible pain. I went several weeks >at a time where I just couldnt eat. I could drink but if I ate I would >either throw it up or it would go straight through me. My GYN trying to >avoid another surgery sent me to a pain management doctor and I was put >on Neurontin which almost immeditatly helped my pain and also helped me >be able to eat and also seemed to help with my bowels. I have been on >the Neurontin for several months now. Well 4 weeks ago my bowels just >seemed to decide to stop. They did nothing for a week. I took a >laxitive and I had a bowel movement then vomitted. I decided not to do >that again and my bowels with 2 weeks and did nothing. I didnt even >feel like I had to go. I got very swollen and contacted my GYN and told >him about it. He told me to take Milk of magnesia to get my bowels >moving and then take a laxitive to keep them moving. I couldnt keep the >Milk of Mag. Down long enough for it to work nor could I the laxitive. >After 2 and a half weeks I went to the ER because the pain was just >unbareable. They did an x-ray and said I didnt have a blockage. I >looked at the x-ray and it just didnt look right. I only have >experience looking at veterinary x-rays but Ive seen blockages on x-rays >before and mine looked exactly like that. With my history of adhesions >and endo and having them cause problems with my bowels before I cant >help but think that maybe thats what is happening now. I took my x-rays >from the hospital and took them over to a intestinal specialist (gastro >something) and am waiting for his opinion. I am trying to find out what >everyone on here thinks. Please let me know. Thank you. > >-- >Please feel free to e-mail me at teri.pope@idf.centerpartners.com or yahoo and aol instant messenger ILovemybabygavin >