ENDO Messages for October, 2003: Re: Miserable & Desperate!

Re: Miserable & Desperate!

From: Jennifer (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 30 10:50:45 2003

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Hi Rachel, Sorry it is such an unfun boat. Can you walk? If so, going for a little walk always helps my mood. It just feels nice to be outside, see other people, etc. I get sick of endo, etc eating into every aspect of my life, ruining my ability to sleep, eat, anything that might be just considered normal by anyone else. I take stool softeners & around 800 - 1200 mg of magnesium now. Slightly boiled vegetables with some sea salt are easiest to digest -- like kale. I don't know that raw foods are that easy to digest. I was macrobiotic for awhile. And a glass of wine on occasion does do alot to soothe the nerves, frustration, etc. Personally I think constipation is only going to aggravate the pain -- I could be wrong but you know your body. The stool softeners are much more gentle than laxatives, and help keep me a little more regular. The emotional toll is definitely there. Helps to talk about it sometimes, other times I don't want to say anything about it b/c it seems like it is with me every moment anyway. Take care, JenniferAt Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Rachel wrote: >
>Hi everyone. I haven't really posted in a while, except for a few
>replies here and there. But, I really need help.
>
>I've had to laparoscopies. The last one was November of last year where
>extensive adhesions were removed from my right ovary, appendix, and
>intestines (which were flattened with adhesions). I have been in so
>much pain for weeks, chronic constipation even when living on fruit and
>vegetables and taking benefiber twice a day. Yesterday and the day
>before, stuff finally loosened up, and I had bowel movements several
>times both days. This morning, I woke up very bloated, but not gassy,
>and I can't have a bm. My lower abdomen is as hard as a rock! I'm
>having deep twinges of pain on both sides, not just at my right ovary
>where all my problems have been. I've been in contact with my doctor's
>office for weeks, and they don't seem to give a damn. (Mind you, this
>is NOT my doctor who performed both of my surgeries...I now live 800
>miles away from him.) The doctor's office told me to just keep taking my
>benefiber and wait it out. I'm on continuous bcp (but I have a period
>every 4 months...not due for another until December), and I asked in
>August to be switched to a lower dose of estrogen and different
>progestin because my head was so fuzzy all of the time. Well, I'm not
>having any breakthrough bleeding, but my pain has increased, even though
>my emotions are more leveled out and my head isn't as cloudy. I swear,
>I'm going to lose my mind! I know I have more adhesions in the same
>places as they were removed last November. It just intuition, I guess.
>Before my last lap, my doc didn't really believe I had adhesions, but I
>knew I did...he got in there and found an absolute mess. Girls, I don't
>know what to do. I've about had it! I want to be drunk all the time,
>because at least then I'd have fun. I'm getting so sad.
>
>--
>Rachel
>

--
Jennifer

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