At Wed, 10 May 2000, Robin wrote:
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>Hi, I had a colonoscopy last year. The jerk,,,,, I mean, ob/gyn dr that
>ordered my barrum enima it, told me that I passed the test. I asked,
>what test?? He said "I have a lot of people that complain of pain, so I
>just send them to get an barrum & most of them dont come back, so you
>are here, so you must really have pain." Well, he told me the test came
>out fine. Later I went to a gastrointestional dr that looked at the x
>rays & it showed 2 spots on it. Well I had a colonoscopy done & it was
>2 palups, they were fine, but not causing my pain.
>I think that a colonoscopy could show scar tissue if it is squeezing the
>intestines or pulling on them in any way, showing a narrowing in the
>intestines.
>Good luck
>Robin
>
>At Wed, 10 May 2000, Joyce wrote:
>>
>>Hi! I just found this forum and how nice to know I'm not the only one
>>dealing with problems from adhesions... Thanks to all here for sharing!
>>It helps to know I'm not alone! I actually feel fortunate now after
>>reading some of the postings here. Wow! I've only had 2 surgeries. The
>>first was to look for endo on my bowels due to symptoms of pain on left
>>side and general bowel problems. No endo was found but adhesions was
>>found on left side. (Not sure what they were from... no previous
>>surgeries) They were excised and I felt better for about a year. Then
>>pain returned and gets worse with time and now the bowel problems have
>>returned. Had another Lap with a doctor that I believe was out to prove
>>nothing was actually causing my pain, and he did not prep me for bowel
>>sugery so I believe he did not even look that far. He said he found
>>nothing but avoided speaking to my Mom after surgery. Left her sitting
>>in a room for 30 minutes waiting on him to give her a follow-up report
>>on my surgery. I think this shows his unprofessionalism... then when
>>the nurse tracked him down, he said he found no endo. That was all he
>>ever said. Anyway, of couse I got no relief after that surgery and am
>>still dealing with pain and bowel problems on a daily basis. I believe
>>the problem is adhesions again and this time farther up my large
>>intestine. My worst pain is my back on the left side just under my rib
>>cage and pain when I urinate on left side of groin area. Have had tests
>>for kidney stones and other Urological problems. Nothing! Went to GI
>>doc, got the infamous IBS diagnosis. No tests whatsoever, but did
>>inquire about my mental health. (Already been there with Psychiatrist &
>>Psychologist.) Now my PCP is trying really hard to find out what is
>>causing my pain (Bless Him!) I've had 2 Cat Scans. First one showed
>>possible scar tissue in the same area as my back pain. Second one they
>>said showed nothing. Now my PCP has made me an appointment for a
>>Colonoscopy on June 1st. For anyone that has stuck with my long posting
>>(sorry), can a colonoscopy be used to diagnose adhesions? Or is this
>>just going to turn out to be another "We found nothing, have you been to
>>your Psychiatrist lately?" test. If so, I'd almost rather not have it
>>done. Also, I love to exercise, but sometimes I feel like I hurt or
>>pull something and it makes the pain worse... does anyone know if this
>>could make the adhesions worse? And again, thanks to all here! I feel
>>like I've found a new friend that understands..... :) Bless you
>>all!!!!!
>>
>>--
>>Joyce
>>
>--
>Robin
>
-- Joyce