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Re: Susan-adhesion painsFrom: Toni (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu Dec 31 06:55:57 1998
At Thu, 31 Dec 1998, Christine wrote: > >Yes, I was thinking about ovarian cancer and other things like colon >cancer. I don't know how old you are, but I think you are a young >woman. Although these things can occur in younger woman it is unusual >when they do. However, it's a whole different ball game when you get >post menopausal. So that's why I asked what to do about pain? As I said >before, docs don't have much of an answer on this one other than the >usual tests recommended for everyone (like occult blood for colon >cancer) and regular pelvic exams for ovarian cancer. Even for the >normal population, there isn't much to detect ovarian cancer ahead of >time-just regular pelvic exams. You can do CT scans but they don't >generally do them as a screening, just if there are suspicians or you >have a strong family history. They tell you to "know your body." I >think the body plays too many tricks on us to rely on this one! > >The only symptom I had with the partial bowel obstruction was the pain I >was complaining of. I have read that as long as there is a partial >opening, then everything gets through and the symptoms of obstruction do >not develop. Of course, you never know when they could change. If I >had eaten a pit for example, that might have done it. I think it was >when the gyn told the general surgeon I saw that I was partially >obstructed at the time of the first lap, this spurred the gen surgeon >into action. > >Chris Hi Chris, So if the bariun did not show a blockage then things are open, am I right, I guess I will just stick with mygyn. and if I want a lap in the spring if this all continues, he said he would do one. I guess so, he never can get done adhesions though through a scope because he never has anything but a small window to get in ,and he always has to convert to laparotomy oh well, Happy New Year, have a safe one we are going to dinner, thank god neither one of us drink, I hate any alcohol! Toni
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