>----- Original Message -----
From: "toni welsh" <twelsh1@hotmail.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: impacted colon
> At Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Millie wrote:
> >
> >Toni,
> >When I went to the e.r. of the hospital where I had the TAH done, the
e.r.
> >Dr. showed me my xrays. He said there was a clump of stool in the lower
> >colon. He gave me 30 cc of milk of mag, a Fleets enema, which never do
work
> >for me, and a Dulcolax suppository. I didn't get much reults. I tried to
> >tell the ob/gyn who did my surgery that I'm having more troubles moving
my
> >bowels, but it's like I've been written off. I saw her yesterday, and I
> >told her I feel the adhesions are back, because of the steady pain,
> >pressure, and the fact I can't eat much. It feels as if nothing wants to
> >pass thru. She said it could be adhesions, but she didn't think so. I
told
> >her I'm worse after over a month, instead of improving. She told me I
look
> >much betr since the surgery. I told her looks are deceiving, and 'm worse
> >since the surgery. I asked her if she could order tests like the barium
> >test, or a CAT scan to see if anything is bocking off. She didn't want to
be
> >bothered, I guess. I was told they did all the tests before. I
told
> >her yes, but that was months before the TAH. I might as well have talked
to
> >the wall. I have no urge to go since the surgery. I told her the last
decent
> >bm I had was on Fe.3. I told her the bm I had last Thursday was little
more
> >than pencil thin. I guess the damage is done, so I'm writen off.What did
> >they tell you to take for the impacted colon? Did they see that on a
regular
> >plain film xray?
> >Millie
>> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "toni welsh" <twelsh1@hotmail.com>
> >To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> ><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> >Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 3:16 PM
> >Subject: impacted colon
> >
> >> has anyone been told their colon is impacted? my gi dr said that is
what
> >> has been causing my diarreha. it has been an awful week!
> >>
> >> toni
> >>
>
> Millie,
>
> They did a flat exray, and 2 on ech standing, they said to take Fleet
> enemas, and they did not work, aas usaual, and to take a laxative
> tonight. I was okay last night but I did not eat hardly at all. I went
> to flea market with my husband today to try to help, and it is a long
> drive, and I ate a small roll, and withi an hour the cramps were so bad
> I told him I could not even move. I walked to the restroom, I am not
> used to going in a public restroom, as I do not go that much, untill
> this week, and we had to come home. I will be easy tonight I will eat
> some soup, I ahve suffered all week with this, like I said I am not used
> to diarreha, and I want the bowel movements to be normaal.
>
> I guess I will not feel real good til I get this moving, but I was told
> I have to to avoid an obstuction.
>
> Love,
> Toni
>