I have not gone to a doctor about it because after so many years of going to doctors for abdominal problems and not receiving help I gave up on it and take care of muself "my way". I have also had adhesion problems most of my adult life and I will be 54 this month. It could possibly also be from them but who knows.
When I have the problems breathing it is accompanied by allot of bloating and terrible pressure under my ribs that appears to be putting pressure on my lungs. I have water pills and take one of them when this gets bad and won't cease on it's own.
Tonight has been one of those times so I will take the water pill in the morning and between that and my Herblax for my bowels I usually feel better for a few days. I had an Italian sandwich yesterday so that most likely caused it. Hope this helps. Good Luck! JEAN (from PA)
At Sun, 2 Mar 2003, John wrote:
>
>I had my colon perforate in Oct 2001 due colitis and a previous surgey
>causing my to have an emergency ileostomy and exploratory surgery
>Scar tissue goes from bladder to diaphragm
>
>My scar tissue never healed right and was tight and unfortable, but I
>was still usually able to move around ok...when I would get tense my
>scar tissue would get tighter
>
>My gut is still huge from the surgeries.
>
>All of sudden, in late December 2002 there was a hardening at the bottom
>of my scar tissue. It became very uncomfortable and disabling. No
>hernia has been detected. I really cant even lay comfortably. It feels
>strange when i have to urinate, and it takes forever for the urine to
>come out. Mulitple CT scans have shown nothing going on at my bladder.
>Would an ultrasound pick something up better?
>
>I am also have a tightness in my diaphragm. Breathing is uncomfortable.
>Also have a hiatal hernia and weak heart which might explain some of
>this.
>
>Can anybody shed some light on whats going on? I feel like im going to
>be dead soon. There more to the story, but im exhausted.
>
>--
>John P
>