Need a specialist in Pacific NW (and Q's re: bowel obstructions)...
From: J.J. (floridaflygirl@ureach.com)
Sun Jan 27 22:48:40 2008
Anyone know of a GI surgeon/specialist in the WA/OR/NoCA area that would
be willing to do adhesiolysis for both severe intestinal AND mild
gynecological adhesions? I'm coming down from Alaska, so I'm pretty
flexible about where I'd end up for treatment. It just seems that I'd
have to schedule two surgeries with two different specialists for the
separate areas of my body that are affected by ARD.
Also, are there any folks out there that have a pretty bad cycle with
partial bowel obstructions? Mine has progressed to the point that I
literally look pregnant for the 4-5 days that I go without a BM (and 1-2
days without passing any gas, too). I regularly go from a size 10 to a
size 14 in the span of a week. Is it normal for your body to retain
water during this time, too? My thighs, arms, and face all get puffy
until I finally (and painfully) feel the blockage release and then have
a BM no more than 24 hours later. I've tried everything, and found a
few tricks that used to help, but it's gotten to the point that nothing
eases the pain in the vicious cycle.
I'm 25 and am grateful to be on the brink of finally getting health
insurance for the first time in my adult life so that I can finally have
yet another adhesiolysis surgery (I've had seven surgeries to date,
three of which were abdominal, two pelvic, two for cancer).
Thanks for any input!
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