Adhesions and small bowel obstructions
From: simone (artistement@hotmail.com)
Tue Dec 18 18:23:37 2007
Hello, This is my first time to this website.
I am a 28 year old female. I have been suffering with partial bowel
obstructions every 6 months for the last 13 years. This last time in
the hospital was only 2 months apart from the last obstruction.
The Dr's said there is nothing that they can do for me. They said "when
I get tired of having bowel obstructions, I can do surgery to take out
the adhesions". I know that this will cause more adhesions. It is very
frustrating.
Three years ago, I had to have a bowel resection. The surgeon also took
out some of the adhesions while he was in there. He nicked the bowel
and I ended up with peritonitis. So three surgeries later to fix the
problem and 2 months in the hospital, I am still having obstructions on
a regular basis.
When my life just starts to get normal, I end up back in the hospital
and am taken back a few steps. I just want to be normal and keep moving
forward. I am tired of being a regular at the hospital. It is bad when
they know you by name, you get special treatment, they ask you "where
you not just in here", or that I have driven myself to the hospital and
checked myself into the ER because I was having an obstruction and no
one was there to support me.
I am too young for this, and have many more years to live. I can't do
this for the next 40+ yrs.
Help!
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