Re: Jo & Mandii

From: Mandii (minimandii@hotmail.com)
Tue Oct 23 02:07:35 2001


At Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Jean Long wrote: >
>I also do the belly rub thingy but I call it kneading my belly since it is
>also done in a circular path except you press in to "knead" the belly ,
>bottom right up to ribs around and down to bottom left. It really helps get
>the gas moving and the bowels.
>I also agree it really helps. An Osteopathic doctor taught me to do it about
>30 years ago and he was a life saver.
>
>I'm also married to a great man....with all our problems we sure need to be!
>
>JEAN
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org]On Behalf
>Of Wally
>Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 10:42 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
>Subject: Mandii aussie aussie aussie!
>
>Sorry couldn't resist! LOL
>
>I worked at the Olympics last year & what an adrenilan (spelling
>arrgghh) rush THAT was. I have to say, that the thrill, spectacle and
>sheer friendly atmosphere that engulfed Sydney helped me & my pain a
>lot! If only I could go from one job to another that offered the same
>thrills!
>
>Sorry, I digress, Mandii, nice to see another Aussie posting here! You
>certainly have been through the mill haven't you. I was interested in
>your comment about rubbing your tummy ..... I learned that tecnique
>from a lovely Chinese Herbalist here in town. I was seeing him for a
>while for herbal therapy, he had great success with my husbands IBS, he
>was very ill by the time we met Gordon, the doctors had thrown up their
>hands in defeat, they couldn't figure out what was happening, his organs
>were slowly shutting down.
>
>Any way (typical Aussie...long winded *cough*) Gordon insisted that I
>started rubbing my belly in a circular motion at the minimum of 100
>rotations a day! It really does help.... the heat generated by the
>rubbing is soothing, and the motion actually encourages the bowel to
>work more effectively. When I have commented on this here before,
>several members noted that they catch themselves rubbing their tummy
>when pain is bad.
>
>He also taught me to rub my hands together vigerously & apply my heated
>palms to an achy area, whether headache...or some other part of your
>body. I do this & yes it works :-)
>
>Breathing ia another exersise I use also, as well as my beach....I have
>a favourite place called Bombo on the South Coast, at Kiama. Any way I
>start by imagining the sand under my feet & take it from there. On my
>worst night last week, I was able to visit my beach for half an hour.
>When I started I was quite agitated & upset about the level of my
>pain....by the end of my visit my breathing was relaxed, and so was my
>body. The pain was still there, however I was eventually able to sleep.
>
>I use lots of other things also, but I hazard a guess that you know them
>all too :-) Have you put your story on the quilt? It is a great idea,
>and really helps everyone to understand just how widespread the problem
>of adhesions is, and just how serious it is too. Well, I had better get
>to bed, Shane & I have a long trip to Sydney tomorrow.
>
>Oh by the way....I haven't taken ANY pain meds today ;-)
>
>Love & hugs
>Jo
>
>P.S. I'm glad you are married to a great man....something else we have
>in common ;-)

--
Jean,

lol seems this tummy rubbing thing should be taught to adhesion sufferers all over =) I don't have a large intestine, only a small intestine which gets blocked, twisted all the time. My abdomen will go very hard and swell up, I think the circular motions comfort me more than anything else. I'll walk around the shops for a while, start to get sore and start rubbing my tummy, I am quite sure other shoppers must think I am nuts hehe

Woohoo glad to hear you are married to a great guy. I think sometimes they are our lifeline, our strength. When I suffer, hubby suffers also, I know I can lean on him and he'll take some of the load off me :)

Take Care -Mandii


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