Re: Here we go again!
From: toni welsh (twelsh1@hotmail.com)
Tue Oct 2 21:57:17 2001
At Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Jim wrote:
>
>Hello All:
>
>While I have not posted in a long time, I still have been dutifully
>monitoring the Board and all of its wonderful chit chat back and forth.
>
>I have found out that I have more than likely developed adhesions again.
>I had my laparoscopic adhesiolysis done in April 2001, but have been
>developing the usual adheiosn symptoms the last few months. It starting
>getting really bad at the end of August - beginning of September. A CT
>scan done for a large abcess that was formed on my midline incision
>showed that the small bowel is stuck to the abdominal wall again. And
>it is excatly where it has been hurting. The pain is now more intense
>and widespread. And another bowel obstruction happened last Monday,
>though it wasn't sever and did not require hospitalization.
>
>The good news in all of this is that my insurance company, which battled
>tooth and nail not to cover the last surgery (out of network),
>immediately approved me for this one. That was a HUGE weight off of my
>shoulders. In fact, the case worker wished me the best of luck and I
>think she even meant it!!
>
>SO, Julie, me and the two kids are going to Scranton next Thursday to
>meet with the doctor and am tentatively scheduled for surgery the next
>day. If you all could shoot a little prayer my way next week I would
>appreciate it!!!
>
>--
>JIM
>
Sorry to hear you have to have surgery that fast I had two laparotomies
and one laparoscopy in 5 months. I had a very bad year in 98, and too
afraid to go through it again! I had relief for about ten days after the
second one! GOOL LUCK this time I will pray it helps you!
TOni