>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "marianne bolding" <ojowojo@yahoo.com>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 9:07 PM
> Subject: hiatal hernia
>
> Well, I thank everyone for the support here. It's
> so
> important and makes me feel all gooey inside to know
> that you guys "hear" me. Unfortunately, I got some
> news on my GI test yesterday. Looks like I have
> other
> new challenges in life to deal with....why oh why
> does
> all of my problems have to affect my digestive and
> pooping system? They diagnosed me with a hiatal
> hernia. I've been on meds for it for two weeks that
> have not benefited me much...if it doesn't work
> along
> with the lifestyle changes I've made...it's another
> surgeory for me to releive the hernia...apparantly
> the
> acid can eat up your esophagus and can be
> life-threatening...and treating it with meds my
> whole
> life can cause tumors. (benign or malignant). I'm
> really starting to believe that the man who "hit and
> run" ned me left me with serious pelvic
> trauma...either that or an ovarian cyst ruptured
> causing adhesions, and the surgeory to remove the
> adhesions caused a hernia. I really don't feel well
> right now...but, I am very grateful for everyone's
> kind thoughts and wishes. The nausea us kicking my
> butt. Any other hernia sufferers out there that
> would
> like to provide me with input I would appreciate. I
> am on ranitidine right now...which doesn't help.
> So,
> info on meds is appreciated too. My love to all and
> deepest thankyous (ever so sincerely), Marianne
>
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