Re: HELP ANYONE: reply to Leslie

From: Tom (living_4_fun@hotmail.com)
Fri Dec 28 22:44:07 2001


At Sat, 16 Jun 2001, Ginny Halpern wrote: >
>Leslie:
>
>Maybe you should ask your doctor point blank what he meant by "....the
>beginning of the end." I was also told a similar thing by the last
>surgeon who opened me up and found the extensive damage in my belly. He
>said, "If I open your belly one more time, you may never wake up from
>anesthesia."
>I looked at him and I said "what's that supposed to mean" and he said
>(laughingly) "I mean that the extensive damage you have inside you right
>now would take me 3 weeks of continual surgery to repair! That's alot of
>anesthesia!!"
>
>But it had sounded like my bowels and affected organs were in a terminal
>state.
>So why not ask him if he meant that trying to repair the bowel would
>only cause more adhesions and lead to a viscious cycle, ie: beginning of
>the end of your life OUTSIDE the operating room, or what??
>
>Doctors sem to think their little comments, whether made seriously or in
>jest are automatically understood by the already frantic patient.
>
>Please don't worry about it before you confront him and ask him .
>
>I'm available to you for anything you might need or want to discuss. Am
>the PA ARD support person.
>
>gingin99@home.com
>
>Fondest regards and wishing you a better life tomorrow
>
>ginny
>
>At Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Leslie Serna wrote:
>>
>>I am a 48 year old woman that had my colon removed (1 1/2 years ago, a
>>redundant colon). Now in the last month have had 3 small bowel
>>obstructions, one of which was a 4 day admission to the hospital with a
>>nice NG tube. I have been on a liquid diet since the middle of May
>>(NONE, ZERO, food EXCEPT Ensure, blended yogurt etc. and continue to
>>have the problem. Two scopes have verified scar tissue narrowing 2
>>places in my small intestine causing the problem. Prior to the colon
>>surgery I had numerous abdominal surgeries resulting in A LOT of scar
>>tissue already. My doctor said that reparing the intestine would "be
>>the beginning of the END." I am very sad, frightened, angry, lost, and
>>need to know if anyone out there knows what I mean. Am I going to die
>>in the next 4 years? I have 3 beautiful and wonderful sons and 3
>>precious grandchildren. (Not to mention my husband, parents, sisters,
>>etc.)
>>Is there someplace I can go for further help?
>>
>>Heartbroken and desparate in Utah,
>>Leslie

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