Good News/Bad News
From: IAS Admin (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Mon Dec 24 17:42:54 2007
From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of
Booboolrb@aol.com
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 3:25 AM
Subject: Re: Good News/Bad News
I too have been suffering for years and getting worse. I was just released
from U of M in Ann Arbor. The CT scans do not come back normal but the
barium study does show my bowels are functioning, even though I have to
drink Miralax 3 times a day and still have to use a suppository to get
anything moving and then it is pure liquid!! I have been told that I may
end up on disability. I am now on Oxycodon to help ease some of the
pain. (the doctors say Oxycodon is less constipating) I have lower abdominal
pain and now am experiencing upper left quadrant pain, which the doctors
think is the abdominal wall. If I do need to try for disability how and
where do I start? I have LOTS of documentation due to being in the hospital
so much. I am very nervous about all of this. It is really interfering
with my daily life, and miss a lot of work. My boss (which is an OB/GYN)
said my job is not at risk, even though I am not working right now due to
the pain and the narcotics I am on, but I never know from day to day what is
going to happen. I am presently on a full liquid diet and really afraid to
eat anything!
I had an ectopic pregnancy which ruptured-a total hysterctomy-several
laparoscopies and the most recent was a laparotomy in 2003. Oh and also had
endometriosis. My GI doctors don't want me to have anymore surgeries, saying
more adhesions will occur. WHAT CHOICES DO PEOPLE LIKE US HAVE??? HELP
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