Re: Surgery again? I need your advice!!-Peggy...Tests!

From: Valerie Gates (IBUYMED@AOL.COM)
Mon Aug 9 21:46:40 1999


At Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Peggy wrote: >
>At Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Valerie Gates wrote:
>>
>>Well, here I am faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to
>>have surgery again! I swore 8 1/2 years ago that I wouldn't let anyone
>>cut on me again unless I was dying! Well, I'm not dying...(feels like it
>>sometimes) but I'm seriously considering surgery again. The tests I had
>>Friday showed a partial bowel obstruction due to adhesions kinking the
>>bowel on my left side. I'm out of sick leave because I've been sick
>>with this stuff so much this year, and I really don't know what to do!!
>>For over a week and a half, I have been so miserable that I am only able
>>to lay around and sleep. I have so much I need to do.....so many things
>>I'm supposed to be.....and all I can do is nothing because of my stupid
>>gut!! I'm supposed to get up tomorrow and go to work and sit at a
>>computer all day.......I don't know if I can do it! WHAT DO I DO? Please
>>offer any advice you might have!
>>
>>Valerie
>>
>>--
>>Valerie Gates
>
>Valerie,Sorry but I forgot to ask you,How did you handle the tests that
>you had on Friday?How was the barium? I had never had the other
>test.Please let me know.
>"FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGETHER" PEGGY
>>

I got through them Peggy, they were pretty bad. The Colonoscopy was by far the worse.....the worse test I've ever had. They actually look at the inside of your intestines with a camera....and I'll leave it to your imagination as to how they get that camera in there!! Thanks again for your caring!!

--
Valerie Gates

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