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Re: Please HELP---desperate!!!From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun May 29 17:43:52 2005
At Sun, 29 May 2005, gbp wrote: > >Judie, >I am diagnosed w/ adno, not endo. >I am having bowl problems too. I think ( HOpe) it is stress related. i >will see a GI DR. on Thurs. >and probley have a colonsphy (sp?) I am trying not to panic. It sounds >like your freaking a bit like I have been doing also. Most the time >it's IBS. I guess endo can cause bowl problems also.. So try to stay >calm, believe me I'm taking my own advice. (I have had the same thought >s about my children growing up w/o me!) >IBS is when the brain and the nerves aren't jiving correctly. I have >Diahreah, constipation, gas, bloating--it's very uncomfortable at times. >Feel free to e-mail me. >Best to you-- >Gwyn > >At Sun, 29 May 2005, D.N. wrote: >> >>Hi Judie, >> >>I am sorry you are having such a difficult time. Many of those who have >>had endo have also been misdiagnosed at one time or another. I was >>misdiagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome; however endo can cause bowel >>problem too. >> >>My concern is that you have lost 10 pounds in two weeks. Aren't your >>doctors concerned about this? Are your symptoms at all cyclical? Do you >>keep a calender with your symptoms written down? If you don't, starting >>one would be a really good idea. That way you can show patterns. >> >>Granted right now, you have a more urgent issue because you can't go on >>like you are. Have you had a transvaginal ultrasound? Those are better >>at showing cysts on the ovaries. It won't show endo. Have you had a >>laparscopy? (Sounds like this is really what you need to see if you have >>endo)I hope you can get in to see a new doc that can help you. >> >>In the meantime, since you are having trouble eating, you need to >>maximize your nutritional intake. I would suggest if you are able to >>drink them is try something like Boost or BoostPlus or Ensure or Ensure >>Plus. Sip them and if you can't drink the whole thing at once, put it >>back in the frig. If you can tolerate milk, there is also Carnation >>Instant breakfast. You can add dry milk to the liquid mix to it to add >>calories and protein. Are you getting enough water to drink? >> >>Are you vomiting or having diarrhea or loose stools with some formed? It >>could be you have a bowel obstruction. Did they do a lower GI study on >>you? That would probably tell if you had an obstruction. >> >>I hope this info helps. Let me know if you have any question. >> >>Best wishes, >>D.N. >> >>At Sat, 28 May 2005, Judie wrote: >>> >>>Hi all, >>> >>>Has anyone had these symptoms of endo? I'm wondering if maybe I have a >>>bowel adhesion. My doctor thinks I'm crazy when I ask him if endo can >>>be causing these problems. I spent 5 days in the hospital & had bunches >>>of tests which were all negative. I have all the endo symptoms during >>>my menstrual cycle but this month at the end of my menstrual cycle, I >>>got severe pain in my back with a throbbing pain near my right ovary. A >>>few days later it felt like everything was numb from my bladder to my >>>rectum area. I'm having serious BOWEL problems--everything seems to be >>>moving slow through my bowels. I am extremely nauseaed. They put me on >>>Reglan. I can't EAT --whenever I eat I get nauseaed & a weak feeling & >>>it feels like I'm having a migrane headache (my migrane's are a numbness >>>in the back of my head). >>> >>>I have been eating minimal (soup, pudding, yogurt--soft diet) & have >>>lost 10 pounds in about 2 weeks. I've sent all my info to Dr. Redwine >>>but I'm really worried that I need to have something done now (How will >>>I find someone in Omaha, NE that even knows about this)!! I feel like >>>I'm going to DIE--I want to see my daughter grow up. Please help with >>>any advice. Thank you so much!! >>> >>>-- >>>Judie >>>
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