Re: bowel symptoms-To Chris
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Sep 3 13:08:11 2004
Chris,
No worries! I don't remember a thing about the procedure, nor did I feel
anything. They put you in "twilight", meaning you are not completely
under, but are not aware of anything. My gastric Doc told me they use
the date rape drug you hear so much about on the news. (dont' remember
the name) At my pre-op, he told me I would be feeling good and he was
right! I don't remember much of anything from the entire day. I
remember bits and pieces, like driving home and insisting my husband
stop at Arby's because I was starving!! It was actually a nice feeling
when I woke up. I just was very relaxed and sleepy. I was home by
10:00 AM and pretty much slept all day. I was not in any pain at all
from it afterwards, so it must not be very invasive. I was worried I
would wake up with a sore butt!
The worst part was the prep the night before. I started the laxative at
about 4:00 that afternoon and spent most of that evening and night in
the bathroom. Not fun, but not that bad either. Make sure you follow
the directions and don't eat anything but liquids the day before. I ate
a small amount of food that day at lunch because it was the day I was
celebrating Christmas with some family (Dec. 29th) and I was hosting. I
think the little solid food I ate that day made the prep part worse. All
in all though, it was not bad at all and now I won't be afraid to have
another one. Doc said all was fine and that I don't need to have
another one until I am approaching 50. I'm 32 now, so I won't need
another one for quite some time unless something is wrong.
If you have any other questions or just want to talk, feel free to email
me direct at work: ameyer@dbllaw.com.
You will be fine so don't worry. It really is nothing. Hang in there!
Hugs!
Amy
At Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Chris wrote:
>
>Hi Amy,
>
>I also have bowel endo and adhesions that keep sticking it to my uterus.
>I recently had a 2 bowel resections. I am still having some problems
>and the doctor wants me to have a colonoscopy. I was wondering if you
>are aware of any of it, or if they put you under enough so that you
>don't remember a thing. I am hoping for the later. I just remember
>reading about one person who had adhesions, they said the colonoscopy
>was so painful that the anesthesia didn't work on them. I wish I never
>read that. Thanks for any info you can give me.
>
>At Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Amy wrote:
>>
>>I have bowel symptoms too. I know I have endo on my bowel, as it is
>>always found during my laps. I also went through colonoscopy to be sure
>>nothing else was causing the pain and all was well, so we know it is the
>>endo. All three of my laps have found my bowel adhered to my uterus.
>>Doc always frees it up and then I feel better for awhile, until the endo
>>comes back again.
>>
>>For me, it is especially painful to have a bowel movement while on my
>>period. I also have rectal pain if I sit in a chair for too long or
>>ride in the car for a long time. There has been times when I have sat
>>for a long time and then end up spotting and bleeding heavy, always
>>fresh blood because it is red. Also, sometimes if I have to strain to
>>have a bowel movement (sorry if that is too much info!), I will bleed
>>from my vagina, bright red blood. Also have lots of loose stools or
>>diarrhea. Right now, I feel good and have no rectal pain, but I just
>>had a lap in June where the doc freed it up, and then I followed lap
>>with Lupron.
>>
>>Hang in there and know you are not alone! I have found that a hot bath
>>helps, as well as actually sitting on a heating pad.
>>
>>Hugs!
>>Amy
>>
>>At Fri, 3 Sep 2004, anonymous wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>I have been suffering so badly lately I am not sure what is going on and
>>>I am going out of my mind!!! Apart from my normal endo pain, just lately
>>>I have been having pain I haven't experienced yet. On my lap I was told
>>>I had endometriotic leisons on my bowel. Now I am in excruciating pain
>>>just before, during and after I have a bowel movement and its covered in
>>>what seems to be weird orange coloured mucous. The pain on both my
>>>lower left and sometimes right abdomen is really bad. This has been
>>>going on for a while but is becoming too much to bear. I had a
>>>colonoscopy but all they told me was I had a polyp but after it was
>>>removed I thought the pain would go but its still persistent. I have
>>>been in hospital so many times I feel I can't go back there for fear of
>>>being called a hypercondriac but I don't know what to do. Does anyone
>>>else have bowel endo/symptoms? I would really appreciate to hear of your
>>>experiences.
>>>
>>>Thank you
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