Re: Comparing Symptoms
From: Toni Welsh (welsh@mail.fuse.net)
Tue May 4 09:25:18 1999
At Mon, 3 May 1999, B.J. Marra wrote:
>
>I'm curious if anyone has simular symptoms as myself and what is being
>done for them. I have sharp, stabbing pain in my right side. Sometimes
>just this pain. Other times, it is accompanied by other symptoms that
>seem to radiate from this source such as a pulling feeling in other
>areas of my abdomen. I have incredible lower back pain. Not always-but
>often enough. When my bowels move, once they hit a certain spot, it
>really hurts, then stops once they move past that point. (I don't have
>a bowel obstruction-supposedly) In addition, my abdomen gets all puffy
>and bloated looking. It's not my imagination, some days it's flat and
>then others it just balloons right up. Next to my bikini line incision
>I get a swollen spot about 4" long. It's very noticable and feels like
>a balloon filled with water! I've also noticed that about the same time
>each month, I have my worst bouts of pain, usually around the end of the
>month. Which coincides to the time I used to have my period. Weird
>huh? Anyone else experiencing stuff like this? Anyway, for those who
>read this, please respond and let me know if you are having simular
>experiences - especially the swelling. No one seems to be able to
>explain that one!
>
>--
>B.J.
>
Hi, I have alot of the same symptoms, and all they tell me is that pain
from adhesions is very hard to treat.
I go to the pain clinic today, and I do not know what they will do next,
I guess they will increase the meds I am on, as far as pain it has
helped very little, the pulling and burning is still there, and now
taking over my life, and the drs do not know what to do! I went last
year and now the pain is worse after the removal of my last ovary!
I am very fatigued now and am going to gyn to talk on mon, finally got
the nerve to make an appt, to explain all the pictures, and he said I
may know why I am in so much pain, but as far as surgery, now it is not
advisable unless the bowels would ever obstruct, and I hope it NEVER
gets to that, that fear is very great with me, but I try now not to
think about that!
All I want is to enjoy life agian, I am not used to this, I am a VERY
active person, but everything seems to be a real chore now. Oh well
life goes on!
Toni