Thanks Tinky...my OBGYN doc says that all the gas gets
pretty much pumped out after surgeory...he said it
should only take a few days to disipitate. However,
my PCP said that my intestines need more time to get
back on a routine. When you work...there is no time
for these stupid...painful problems.
--- tinky <anonymous@medispecialty.com> wrote:
> Hey Marianne, > One little piece of data from someone who has had a > lot of surgeries.... > They usually stick alot of gas in you so they can > work during a lap. > That can make me feel uncomfortable and bloated for > days afterwards. > Then, I usually stay bloated for weeks afterwards, > just because there > seems to be a lot of extra (now remember i have endo > but i think this is > similar) fluid in the area, like one would bloat > before ones period. > > Then, usually around 3 weeks, it settles down. > Maybe you are a > sensitive sort and your body knows it got banged > around so you still > have pain - again, it always takes several weeks for > the pain to abate > for me after a lap, especially if my ovary had been > touched/lasered. > > My last surgery, especially, when my intestines also > got lasered, it > took MONTHS for my bowels to settle down. ANd i had > to eat a low > residue diet, like the rest of you do. > > That being said, I would suggest you watch yourself > carefully, lay off > the acidopholus a couple of days if you can, cause > your own body needs > to rebalance itself a little, eat a little if you > can and see what > happens. > If you are not better fast (since you are hitting > that 3 weeks point) > you go trot in and kick some doctor butt. > > Thats my advice. :) And of course, based only on my > personal > experience. > > feel better fast!!! > -tinky > At Sun, 15 Jul 2001, marianne bolding wrote: > > > >To everyone, you are all so wonderful for > providing > >me (and others) so much advice about heating > >pads...I'm sorry I haven't responded sooner. I did > >not sleep at all last night. 17 days after > laparot. > >and now I'm back to sleeping on my left side. > Why?...I > >don't know...with acidophilus I have had a daily > bowel > >movement...small baby stool and a lot of work. My > >doctor said I should be 100% better. He said I > should > >have been better within 3-4 days....wish he were me > >during this time...maybe he'd believe me more. I > seem > >to be having a problem with belching from the > minute I > >wake up to the time I go to bed. It happens with > >water, applesauce, gatorade...there is no rhyme or > >reason...my stomach has been bloating to the point > of > >looking pregnant...mostly after food...any form > of...I > >feel constipated, yet I shouldn't. I feel full > even > >if I don't eat all day. It was the first time I > had > >ever had surgeory...we were checking for endo...and > >instead of endo it was adhesion involving the > >intestine...I feel that this is some other > intestinal > >problem...gallbladder...something....has anyone had > >symptoms like this shortly after surgeory involving > >their intestine?...my OB doc has provided me with > no > >help...just that I should be better. These > symptoms > >are not in my head, I can't cause myself bloating > like > >this. The stomach seems so active...my pain is all > >over...it's most tender on the left side > >mid-abdomen...not so much where my pain was before > (my > >pain before was lower left pelvic area...as my > ovary > >was involved. I have been released to go back to > >work tomorrow and frankly, I'm scared I won't sleep > >tonight, and that it'll take me hours to function > >abdominally and bowel wise tomorrow...I feel I'll > need > >to be up by 3AM to make it to work by 7. If > you've > >had problems with your gallbladder, kidney, liver, > >pancreas, or appendix....can you tell me if this > >sounds like any of that...my bro had his appendix > out, > >my father his gallbladder (which gangrened and > almost > >killed him)...I have a gastro appt to set with my > PCP > >tomorrow after work and I want to know all the > >possibilities....drs. make me nervous and I always > >forget what I want to say...for fear they'll > belittle > >me in some way...so, I have written a pain log as > >suggested by Helen's e-mail. Lot's of good info. > >Janet---You go girl...we are all so proud of you. > >Sally---feel better, too....everyone..."pain-free > to > >you". Curiousity....if you could go back to the > first > >time you had adhesion removal...would you do it > again? > > It seems so many of you suffer more because of > >surgeory...if it weren't for bowel blockage...I'd > have > >lived with my pain...knowing what I know now. > Marianne > > http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm