Re: Partial Bowel Obstructions per Kay

From: Kelly Murray (mkmurray@cyberport.com)
Mon Feb 11 15:17:41 2002


Dear Elaine, I suffer from abdominal and pelvic adhesions. I too have the "flare ups" but they happen every day. I feel as though I have a fever but don't register one and I get nauseated also but I do have pain. I also get the pencil-like bowel movements. I would imagine it is related to the adhesions. Kel -------Original Message------- From: adhesions@adhesions.org Date: Monday, February 11, 2002 14:56:14 To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS Subject: Re: Partial Bowel Obstructions per Kay I am surfing the net trying to find anyone out there who has similar adhesion problems to mine. In 1989, I had laparscopy due to vomitting and pain, and the surgeon found my colon wrapped around the ovary and attached to my bladder. Small intestion also attached to itself, gall bladder. I was a mess. The tissue was dissected and the mess sorted out. I have done fairly well since then, with a few suspicious illnesses that could have been related to scar tissue. Barium doesn't show any narrowiing.
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However, the last several months, I have had flareups (or "episodes") every
10 - 14 days.  I'm not in pain, but I start to feel ill--like a fever, but
not registering one--and nauseated, although not throwing up.  I know it is
related to intestines, as the illness happens when I eliminate pencil-thin
fecal matter.  It takes about 2 days to recover from these episodes.  These
episodes don't necessarily come with constipation.  It's like the
pencil-thin stuff builds up  beyond the "regular" stuff.  

I am considering another exploratory surgery, and everytime I remember how
horrible the 1989 surgery was, I put it off, thinking, "well, I do very well
most of the time," but these episodes are happening more frequently and
lasting longer.  It is to the point where I can't commit to anything ahead
of time in case I get ill.  The illness comes on without warning.

Are there any suggestions?  Thank you so very much.  I am very frustrated.  

Elaine Conlon

P.S.  I am 61 years old.

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