Intestinal Pain and adhesions
From: Natalie (highroad@gwi.net)
Sun Oct 29 13:31:43 2006
I'm back. I've posted several times over the years and most recently
with my terrible experience with Zelnorm. Thank you all for your
individual replies. Short refresher: Endo for 20 years with bowel
symtpoms for all 20. Multiple surgeries, with the last in Jan 02 to
remove deep, fibrotic endo.
Still having what I believe to be intermittent partial bowel
obstructions. I have been in severe pain for the last 2 days. Totally
my fault as I simply ate too much the past week (relatively speaking,
hardly what "normal people" can eat). Yesterday I went into crisis
management mode, keeping my intake to fluids...you all know the drill.
The pain starts from the left and goes directly across my abdomen. If
you press on certain areas they are really sore. I also have pain
around my kidneys and my hips were killing me yesterday. I shuffled
around like an old lady. And why is my pain always so much worse when I
am lying down? Does anyone else experience that??
I am really tired of these episodes. I have semi-adequate pain drugs
but I hate taking them. My pain MD gave me a script for Actiq lollipops
for the really bad episodes but I am too scared to use them as I live
alone and if anything happens, like I pass out or something, I could be
in trouble.
Anyway, with the fact that this pain could be any combination of endo
and/or adhesions on both pelvic organs and bowel, I am not sure who to
see for a potential surgery? Do I go to a gynecologist and a bowel
surgeon or both?
My recent CAT scan did not show an overt obstruction but areas of
thickened bowel loops. Is that even relevant??
Today I feel like someone beat the heck out of me. Mostly just sore but
the terrible pressure is better...until the next time.
Thanks so much. Thius is the only place I feel that people have a clue
to what I am talking about.
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Natalie
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