Re: Miserable & Desperate!
From: sam (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 30 11:00:07 2003
At Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Rachel wrote:
>Hi Rachel,
I guess I'm a little confused. You said you had a Lap to remove
Adhesions last year. Do you have Endo? If so why are you taking
Estrogen? This is the root cause of Endo, it needs it to grow. If they
removed adhesions from your intestines, was there any obstruction? This
may be the cause for the constipation and wierd BM. I too had severe
Endo on my intestines and they had to resect a large portion becuase the
Endo was so bad. Before the resection I would go a week without being
able to have a BM. Now after the resection, I am much more regular, but
still have diareha with periods. It sounds like there might be more
complications with the Endo and your intestines. You might want to
bring the up with they Doctor. Just a thought. My prayers are with
you. Sam
>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
>
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sam
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