>----- Original Message -----
From: toni welsh <twelsh1@hotmail.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 5:10 AM
Subject: Re: garding partial bowel obstruction...Toni
> At Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Natalie Shook wrote:
> >
> >Sherry Marie,
> >Thank you, that was helpful for me also!
> >Nat
>> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Sherry Marie <SMGNWV@aol.com>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
> >Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 6:09 AM
> >Subject: Regarding partial bowel obstruction...Toni
> >
> >> Hi Toni, I am sorry you have been having such a rough time. I will
> >> share my experiences with you regarding obstruction. When I was
> >> hospitalized with a partial bowel obstruction, my symptoms were;
> >> abdominal pain that was more severe in the upper and lower right
> >> quadrants,crampy/colicky, nausea, and I had not passed any gas or
stools
> >> for over 24 hrs. prior to admission. My white cell count was also
> >> elevated. I had hypoactive bowel sounds, loss of appetite and bowel
> >> distention. When I had acute bowel obstructions, the pain is
> >> unbearable, vomiting is uncontrollable. I also carry a low grade fever
> >> a lot. With obstructions you can have diarrhea early in the process
and
> >> constipation late in the process. I have read that adhesions account
> >> for 60 to 70% of bowel obstructions. I believe having an x-ray can
show
> >> air fluid levels which can reveal obstruction. I hope this helps. It
> >> is important to talk with your doctor if you think you may be
obstructed
> >> and get any tests necessary. I know how frustrated you are, but you
> >> have to keep going. It's your body and you know if something is wrong.
> >> Please take care of yourself. We are here for you. With love, Sherry
> >> Marie
> >>
>
> Thank you Sherry, I had exray last year and the only thing the exray had
> said was something about gas air levels and I cannot remember what it
> said. I have never vomited so I guess things are okay. I did have alot
> of pain yesterday, I had taken 6 senekot the night before, and about 10
> oclock in the morning I had svere cramping and it was REAL high in the
> abdomen, and it hurt like ====! It hurt to try to get the gas out for
> awhile, but when I finally decided to take and enema I finally broke
> everything lose, I just do not understand all of this anymore, my
> bowels,NEVER move without something, and that is hard to live with.
>
> Frustrated, as usual,
> Toni
>
> hope you are all doing okay!
>