Re: Constipated or Impacted?

From: Meg King (mzkid@email.msn.com)
Fri May 10 10:58:49 2002


Millie, Last night around 5:00pm I took 1/2 bottle of phospho-soda (Fleet), then second 1/2 in about 3-4 hours, mix w/ 1/2 glass of water then follow with another glass for each dose.Be prepared to plug your nose and have a tooth brush ready w/tooth paste and brush before you let go of your nose. It is the worst thing I have ever tasted. By midnight my blockage had cleared. I don't know if it was a partial obstruction or an impacted stool. My doctor thougt probably impacted because I had good bowl tones. I still feel like there is some kind of blockage going on as well as the familiar "devil pain", but I feel alot better after not having gone in 6 days. My bloating is better but not gone. Mabey it has something to do with inflamation. Being stopped up for a week on top of the daily pain adhesions cause just about did me in this time.I am afraid to eat anything now. She also is having me start a new daily regime to counteract the constipating effects of oxycontin which I just started on Sunday. Take 1 scoop of citrucel with 1/2 glass of water & 1/2 glass of cranberry juice, follow with 1/2 glass of warm prune juice. This is supposed to prevent what I just went through for 6 days. I am crossing all my fingers & toes. I hope you are feeling better today. Do you have problems w/your bowels alot? I can really relate now.

>----- Original Message -----
From: "Millie" <milliem@citlink.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 7:28 PM Subject: Re: Constipated or Impacted?

> Meg,
> I'm not going at all tonight. Sharp pains all over lower belly. I took a
> Lorazepam to help me relax. If I feel worse, I guess that it may mean
> another trip to an e.r., which I don't fancy at all. Let me know how
things > go.
> Your equally worried friend,
> Millie.
>
> means the e.r. I haven't felt like eating much.

>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Meg King" <mzkid@email.msn.com>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 10:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Constipated or Impacted?
>
> > Millie,
> > Yes I am distended, but not vomiting and just queasy at times. I had a
> > hystorectomy in1998 then the obstructions began. It wasn't until a
really > > bad one ended me up in emergency surgery in June 2000 that they
confirmed > > what I already knew, adhesions. That was the trip to the ER that was a
> > nightmare,horrible pain and vomiting. They tried to put an ng tube in,
> first
> > they spary something in your throat and tell you to swallow while they
try > > to insert a tube through your nose and down the back of yur throat. I
went > > crazy. Crying sceaming, told them I couldn't do it. It was one of the
> worst
> > experiences of my life. When I woke up in my room after the surgery I
had > an
> > ng tube. They will have to put me under to do it again.
> > I'm going to call my doctor re: this constipation, no better this
morning. > > I'm miserable
> > Meg
> >

>> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Millie" <milliem@citlink.net>
> > To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> > <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 6:52 AM
> > Subject: Re: Constipated or Impacted?
> >
> > > Impacted stools are so hard that they will not come out of the rectum.
I > > > don't know how long you can go safely without having a bm. Are you
> > > distended? Do you vomit?
> > > If you are feeling really bad, please get to an emergency room. I'm
not > a
> > > medical professional, but this is my advice. Why have you had
> > obstructions
> > > in the past? This is what I am so terrified of. At the e.r. they
> should
> > > take some abdominal xrays, and do bloodwork, at the least.
> > > Good luck and let me know what happens.
> > > Milie.

>> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "meg" <mzkid@msn.com>
> > > To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> > > <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 6:13 AM
> > > Subject: Constipated or Impacted?
> > >
> > > > it's almost 3:00am, I have searched the archives for info on
> > > > constipation
> > > > and impacted stools. It has been 5 days since I have gone. I am in
> so
> > > > much distress. I have had many obstructions, this time not much
> nausea,
> > > > which
> > > > is good.Just how long can you go without a BM? How do you know if
you > > > > are imoacted?What do you do for an impacted stool? I have tried milk
> of
> > > > mag,stool softners,fleet enemas,drinking tons
> > > > of water, smooth move tea,and metameucil. I am going to call my
> doctor
> > > > first thing. I feel like I am going to loose my mind.Am even more
> > > > afraid of ending
> > > > up in the ER with an ng tube.If I start vomiting I know thats what I
> > > > have to
> > > > do.Does anyone have any advice for me, PLEASE!
> > > > Meg
> > > >
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> > > >
> > >
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