>----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet Karam" <jkaram4@home.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: today is getting to me!!
> Dear Colette,
>
> I know it's hard sometimes, but hang in there. You have a world of support
> here, and we will help you walk through.
>
> I have to be careful with all laxative. When I take enough for them to
> actually work within 24 hours, I always have a worse time afterwards.
>
> I am taking 2-3 tablespoons of Milk of Magnesia daily, and with the help
of
> suppositories, have a bm every 3-5 days. Not great still, but at least
> things are moving, and I am not wavering between the extremes of diaherrea
> and severe constipation every other day.
>
> I got so fed up with gastroenterologists, after bouncing from one to
> another, desperate for help...there's really nothing they can do except
test
> and prescribe...many had the proof of my adhesions right in front of them,
> and would diagnose and treat me with irratable bowel syndome.
>
> This is what lead me to Chinese medicine and alternative health care. Then
> when I exhausted all options, the pain was great along with digestive
> function, I found this board, and feel so blessed everyday for the
friends
> and support I have here.
>
> Helen Dynda can help you with a surgeon referral in your area, or you can
> take your best bet and go to PA or Germany to see the adhesion
specialists.
> You can visit the PA Adhesion Center Website at http://www.ADLAP.com , or contact
> Dr. Gerhart directly at hsa@epix.net, this is where I will go for surgery
> March 15.
>
> I also try to stay on a mostly liquid diet(including all my favorite ice
> creams!), so that I can get alot of calories in, but avoid the risk of
> complete obstructions.
>
> There are answers and solutions and hope, as well as plenty of people who
> care for you and your health.
>
> Love,
>
> Janet
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colette " <anonymous@medispecialty.com>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:28 AM
> Subject: today is getting to me!!
>
> > Look i'm really trying hard not to get depressed. I'm tired of getting
> > up in the morning. I'm so tired of fighting this thing, it seems 3
> > months ago i went through major surgery how much is a person suppose to
> > handle without falling apart? Sunday i took some good old MOM and it
> > worked all day it gave me the runs, boy did i love that for a change LOL
> > but now i'm back to being constipated i really don't get this whole
> > thing i mean i hardly eat anything and constipated 2 days later yuk!
> > Tomarrow i have a dr appt. however i'm not going to to do the
> > sigmoidscope they hurt like crazy my body can't handle much more. I've
> > seen gasteroligist that don't do that thing have had plenty of them i'v
> > always had a colonoscopy thats it! No barium enema either yuk! If i
> > don't like this dr i'll find one i do like. Its just that
> > gastereonaligist appts are very hard to get here. Although DH finally
> > paid some to the gaster. i saw a year ago or longer and i liked him
> > maybe i could get back into him if i don't like this other one. But the
> > girl on the phone did say that this dr was giving his patients a new med
> > for constipation and is having reall good results so hopefully i'll get
> > some of that stuff./ I really do hope so i'm hanging on because of
> > tomarrow. If something does'nt go right soon i really don't know what i
> > will do ! Sorry i'm just having a bad day thank you for listening this
> > is truely awful. my mom did tell me that my aunt hadendo or adhesions
> > after her hyster and they had to go back in and laser them off so i do
> > believe that is part of my problem. oh and whom should i contact for
> > the adhesions my ob/gyn or does a gasteroligist do it i never did know
> > whom to call to have it cheecked?????
> >
>