Starting to get really down
From: International Adhesions Society (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Thu Jan 29 20:06:48 2004
From: wellnessmagnets@hotmail.com
Date: 1/27/2004
Good Morning!
Wow I can't believe how much what you just wrote sounds like
what I've been going through. The only difference is that I
have been getting violently sick with these attacks every so
often while going through this. I think it's just when I get
so backed up it's like a 'toxin' to my body and thus the severe
attacks with pain and throwing up. I've had around 20 attacks
in the last 18 months.
I too am on laxatives daily and quite a few of the days they
just don't seem to do any good. I've gained 20 pounds in the
last year and a half and I'm not the type of person that ever
gains weight like this. I only feel comfortable when I'm
wearing sweat pants because jeans puts too much pressure
on my stomach making me feel worse.
I too can only eat small amounts or I feel like I've eaten
a big Xmas dinner when I definitely didn't.
I've been taken into the hospital many times either by
ambulance or by my family with these attacks. They keep
telling me that nothing is wrong except my white blood cells
are elevated. Feed me pain med's and something to stop the
throwing up until the finally get me to stop and then send
me home. Big help huh?? I've told them before to please just
keep me there until the figure out what's wrong but they don't.
The reason that I'm writing this is to let you know that
there are other people out there that feel the same way.
It's not fun and I already have two other diseases in
themselves make living very hard most days. Seems like
some of us get dealt some pretty crappy hands in my opinion.
You take care and drop me a line anytime that you need to talk!!
Tamilyn
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