WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2002: Re: (Graphic) Have endo and marked increase in pain. Mean anything??

Re: (Graphic) Have endo and marked increase in pain. Mean anything??

From: Cindy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 22:43:39 -0600 (CST)

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Annie, the pain killers are probably contributing to the problem. they can be very constipating which can be very painful. usually docs advise patients to take a stool softener when taking narcotics. drink lots of water, eat small frequent meals, slowly increase your fiber and take walks all which might help until your bowels get back on track. to help pass gas, sometimes it helps to use gravity. you can try alternating lying on your side, then your back and then your other side.

take care

>I am feeling ok today, but yesterday,oh man! Starting Sunday night,
>all of the sudden I had searing pain in my abdomen, thinking that I was
>going to have horrible diarreah, but nothing moved. The pain was below
>my belly button, around the area of my incisions from my lap, around the
>left side of my pelvis.(they left endo on my artery and ureter on left
>side). The pain would come for about 2 mins at a level 9, then subside
>to level 7 for about 15 mins, then go back up to level 9. This went on
>until I went to sleep, still no BM. Then I woke up yesterday a.m.,
>waited about 30 mins before I gotout of bed, I was feeling fine until I
>stood up.Boom! The pain hit like a ton of bricks again! I was shocked
>that I had not had a BM yet, or some "toots" at least. I finally had a
>BM 4 hours later, horribly painful in my pelvis. The pain is
>still at about a level 4-5. I have been taking so much stinkin'
>Codeine, and am awaiting a physicians approval for ANOTHER refill on it.
>I have never had such a horrible pain from bowel movements or intestinal
>movements. I had to stay home from work because of the pain yesterday,
>and today I am loaded up on Vicodin at work.
>
>My question is...does this marked increase in pain mean anything? I had
>a lap in Oct '02. Could my endo have spread far enough and this fast to
>cause this much pain? Or could I have formed adhesions or scar tissue
>this fast to cause this much pain?
>
>--
>I am not taking any form of treatment yet, except pain meds. Waiting for doc
>appt. Dec 27th.
>
>Annie W.
>annie_01976@yahoo.com
>

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