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Re: Too many surgeries
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Mon Nov 30 17:07:20 1998
I'll add... he did call me back tonight,
and I'm seeing him tomorrow! So, maybe
something could be figured out.
Elizabeth
At 05:28 PM 11/30/98 -0600, you wrote:
>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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