To Millie- Re: Constipated or Impacted?

From: meg (mzkid@msn.com)
Fri May 10 11:16:11 2002


At Fri, 10 May 2002, Meg King wrote: >
>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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>>


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