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Re: Too many surgeries
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Mon Nov 30 16:26:30 1998
Dear Toni,
I appreciate what you are going through. Most of my
pain was from adhesions of the bowel, and I am getting
more pain since my laparoscopy (done Oct 28th). I also
am a bit worried about it. Well, I'm losing weight,
which might be a positive thing for me, but I'm also
bloated in front. It now hurts on both sides. I'm
going to talk to my doctor (he does return calls, but
sometimes it takes awhile unless it is an immediate
emergency). I feel like I'm pregnant, and the doctor
said there is no way I could be pregnant with my
tubes, etc. I'm just so bloated in front. There is
no malignancy, he checked.
I would like to know if there is connective tissue that
is supposed to support the bowel in the abdomen. Maybe
some sort of support is needed. I really know nothing
about it, and I should, because I have bowel problems
too. I also have a longer than normal large intestine
on top of everything else.
Elizabeth
At 01:26 PM 11/30/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi! I have been on here driving everyone crazy for awhile. I had 2
>laparotomies and 1 lap. since April 14 of this year.
>I am 9 weeks post op! When the dr. did the last surgery on Sept.29th he
>said that the entire pelvis was a puzzle and he had trouble figuring out
>where thing belonged, he said the transverse colon was in the pelvis
>smothering the samll bowel, I am agsin in alot of pain(crying at times)
>as long as I do nothing I guess I feel better. I am going to him
>tomorrow, and I have 2nd opinion too, that the dr, said that the dr did
>a very difficult surgery on me twice, and he commends him, but they do
>think another one will eventually have to be done again, I am sick of
>it, I think my main concern is that with the adhesions pulling so bad on
>the intestines, since all femalle organs are gone, I am worried that I
>will someday end up with a bowel obstruction, and I have had ALOT of
>severe pain, and I cannot keep from worrying about this. Both
>surgeries, my bowel was adhered with adhesions, and he said in sept
>things were worse than in april, he said that everything was all matted
>together, and he said that if I hadn't obstructed by the time they did
>the lap. in Aug. I probably would not. Am I crazy for worrying about
>this? I cannot help it.
> Thanks for listening again!
> Toni Welsh welsh@mail.fuse.net.
>
>--
>I am contemplating more surgery now due to this same trouble,
>I had pelvic pain and leg pain too! I went in and the dr.
>did a lap. but told my husband when he got in there he can
>not see my last ovary, he did a laparotomy, untwisted the
>bowel, was full of adhesions, and removed last ovary, it was
>stuck to abdominal wall, he said he had to literally pull it
>off, I had no pain for 3 weeks, GREAT!!! But after 4 weeks
>the pain was back worse than before the surgery, I can not
>stand it, I called him yesterday to go thru another lap.
>He said that is all he could do, abd hopefully the laser would
>help the adhesions not grow back,but it is interfering in my life.
>There are times when I cannot even get up, or sit or bend.
>The pain is awful, but it is in lower pelvic area where my
>bowel he straightened, is and goes down to my legs. I am
>looking for HELP!!!!! Can not stand the pain!
> Toni Welsh
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