Re: impacted colon

From: Deana (therittenhouses@comcast.net)
Wed Jul 9 18:39:07 2003


HELP....I had a hemmoridectomy 4 weeks ago and have been in the hospital 1x for an impaction in my colon. They decided not to do suregery, but as of my visit today I am still impacted high in the left part of my colon. Then have me taking Fleet Soda (which I have been and it hasn't worked) tonight. If I don't have a decent BM by noon I need to call and they are going to do the surgery. Does anyone know what that is and if or how long I will be in pain?

Thanks....

At Sat, 3 Mar 2001, toni welsh wrote: >
>At Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Millie wrote:
>>
>>Toni,
>>When I went to the e.r. of the hospital where I had the TAH done, the e.r.
>>Dr. showed me my xrays. He said there was a clump of stool in the lower
>>colon. He gave me 30 cc of milk of mag, a Fleets enema, which never do work
>>for me, and a Dulcolax suppository. I didn't get much reults. I tried to
>>tell the ob/gyn who did my surgery that I'm having more troubles moving my
>>bowels, but it's like I've been written off. I saw her yesterday, and I
>>told her I feel the adhesions are back, because of the steady pain,
>>pressure, and the fact I can't eat much. It feels as if nothing wants to
>>pass thru. She said it could be adhesions, but she didn't think so. I told
>>her I'm worse after over a month, instead of improving. She told me I look
>>much betr since the surgery. I told her looks are deceiving, and 'm worse
>>since the surgery. I asked her if she could order tests like the barium
>>test, or a CAT scan to see if anything is bocking off. She didn't want to be
>>bothered, I guess. I was told they did all the tests before. I told
>>her yes, but that was months before the TAH. I might as well have talked to
>>the wall. I have no urge to go since the surgery. I told her the last decent
>>bm I had was on Fe.3. I told her the bm I had last Thursday was little more
>>than pencil thin. I guess the damage is done, so I'm writen off.What did
>>they tell you to take for the impacted colon? Did they see that on a regular
>>plain film xray?
>>Millie
>

>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "toni welsh" <twelsh1@hotmail.com>
>>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
>><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>>Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 3:16 PM
>>Subject: impacted colon
>>
>>> has anyone been told their colon is impacted? my gi dr said that is what
>>> has been causing my diarreha. it has been an awful week!
>>>
>>> toni
>>>
>Millie,
>
>They did a flat exray, and 2 on ech standing, they said to take Fleet
>enemas, and they did not work, aas usaual, and to take a laxative
>tonight. I was okay last night but I did not eat hardly at all. I went
>to flea market with my husband today to try to help, and it is a long
>drive, and I ate a small roll, and withi an hour the cramps were so bad
>I told him I could not even move. I walked to the restroom, I am not
>used to going in a public restroom, as I do not go that much, untill
>this week, and we had to come home. I will be easy tonight I will eat
>some soup, I ahve suffered all week with this, like I said I am not used
>to diarreha, and I want the bowel movements to be normaal.
>
>I guess I will not feel real good til I get this moving, but I was told
>I have to to avoid an obstuction.
>
>Love,
>Toni


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