At Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Millie wrote:
>
>Toni,
>Hi. I hope you are feeling much better tonight. What kind of laxative did
>they tell you to take? I am afraid to touch anything when I have abdominal
>pain. I couldn't believe how the ob/gyn basically brushed me off yesterday.
>I told her I haven't had one pain free day, nor have I had a decent bm
>since about Feb.3. I get the impression it's like..."the damage is done. I
>won't order any tests to see if your bowel is being pulled out of shape by
>adhesions. You need pain management. I don't care if you only weigh 100 lbs.
>" She gave me the general impression, but not in many words. I asked the
>secretary if she scheduled another appt. for me, andI was told she didn't.
>So I take that as a write-off. My husband is not happy at all. He said he
>didn't want to open his mouth to get in trouble, so he just took in what she
>said. He said he thinks either something happened during the TAH, and that
>may be why she is brushing me off. Now to find another Dr.
>Toni, I feel hopeless again right now. I feel that now I'm left like this,
>that she doesn't want to be bothered.
>Please keep in touch.
>Love,
>Millie
>
>>----- 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
>>
-- ~Brokenwing~