free fluid in pelic and abdominal cavities
From: Jeanne (geniebene@comcast.net)
Mon Mar 3 18:58:01 2008
It's been a while since I've posted a message with a problem like this.
I've been keeping up with everyone still...but now am in need again of
some info myself.
My last surgery in 2006 was for my 20th bowel obstruction. They did
another resection, and took my last ovary due to the tissue not only
being dead, but there were two growths on it. A few months later, I
started having a painful nagging in my lower right side. I saw the
surgeon and docs who said it was probably just post-op stuff, but
ordered a CT. The CT showed a small amount of free fluid, which again
they said was probably just inflammation from the surgery, so we let it
go, and said we'd watch it.
The pain came and went, sometimes worse than others, and we kept noting
it.
I've had two partial obstructions since then that didn't require
surgery, but it was my hospitalization last weekend that has thrown
everyone for a loop.
I had a weekend of the usual vomiting, pain, etc that is the given signs
of obstruction. You couldn't have convinced me differently. However,
when I got to the ER, they said my xrays were clear...there was no
evidence of obstruction. I was relieved, but puzzled. So they did the
CT. This wasn't clear. This came up with a very LARGE amount of fluid,
not only in the pelvic cavity but also up into the abdominal cavity.
After seeing several docs this week, they are concerned, but puzzled as
to where all this fluid is coming from. The scan also picked up a
distortion of my duodenum that's pushing it the opposite direction but
they don't know if its the fluid doing this or adhesions. So, the next
step is a small bowel follow thru and then off to intervention radiology
to drain some of this fluid to see what's in it to possibly determine
where its coming from and if I'm in trouble here.
They say there's nothing now that shows evidence of cancer or anything
like that. I have 4 docs involved now...and it's a very complicated
case they said.
Obviously I'm looking for anyone out there that has had anything like
this and what your symptoms and outcome were.
My symptoms are nausea, decresed appetite, gnawing pain in/around
diaphragm that pulls through to my back, fatigue, all over body aches,
occasional vomiting, bm's mostly loose several times daily, and weight
loss.
Thanks for listening and for the constant support everyone.
--
Jeanne Surdo
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