hope I made the right decision
From: International Adhesions Society (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Sat Jun 18 20:26:42 2005
From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of
Eva Thomas
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 3:55 PM
Subject: hope I made the right decision
Hello everyone,
I've been home from the hospital for almost
a week now. Had suffered from recurrent SBO's
from adhesions and radiation damage for many
years with each yr getting worse. Pain,bloating,
nausea, diarrhea and vomiting at least 2x/month.
I took care of most of them at home when I
shouldn't have, taking a huge risk. My doc's
have been telling me for yrs to at least come
in for an acute abdominal x-ray series to make
sure I'm not totally blocked and leaking. They
wanted to hold off on elective surgery for as
long as possible without waiting for an ER situation.
This yr got so bad I was forced more and more
into a liquid diet/more meds. This last episode
(May) I was hospitalized, the docs suggested I
should try surgery since parts of my SB have been
so distended/narrowed for such a long time. Even
the NG tube couldn't decompress my bowels.
I refused at first. I know about all the
complications and dangers. After talking to my
family, who thought I had gone long enough, I
concented. The open lap revealed massive adhesions
and something called "radiation enteritis" (damage
from prior pelvic radiation due to cervical cancer).
One 3rd of the SB had to be removed and the rest
resectioned. I've been home now for almost 1 week
and believe to be recuperating ok. My last adhesion
lap was 15yrs ago. I'm hoping so much that I will
never have to go through this sort of surgery again.
I hope I've made the right decision with this surgery.
I can't believe some people have to have these
surgeries over and over again. I feel for you all.
That scares me. Any positives out there?
For you who have recurrent partial SBO's from
adhesions these sites are my life savers. I start
with diet 1 after an episode. Also get yourself
one of those Rival/Braun hand blenders. That way
you can pour soup or other liquids into a cup/soup
bowl and blend it just for you. No need to get the
large blender dirty.
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Also search sites for "low fat","low residue" (no
seeds, no nuts, no skins, no pulp, no strings) and
"liquid diet". You might also want to try those
Phsyllium Husks (Metamucil). This is a soluble fiber
(the no-gum-form) which can help relieve cramps and
Diarrhea. It helps create a smoothe passage through
the bowels. I took 1/4 teaspoon 2-4x/day with juice
before eating. This was recommended to me by a dietician.
My history:
appendectomy
cesarean
hysterectomy
lysis of adhesions (4 weeks after hysterectomy!)
gallbladder removal
2. lysis of adhesion and resectioning
Take care and send those positive feed backs
Eva
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