Hi Odette this is me Brenda , I am from Ottawa Ontario not far from
Montreal. too bad we didn't know each other ealrier I went and meet gus
and dr wiseman in MONTREAL about a week ago.
BRENDA
email me anytime.
At Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Odette wrote:
> >Hi Brenda, >I live in the province of Quebec, near Montreal. Where do you live? >Thanks for the information you just gave me. I also take a pill a day >for the water retention. I didn't name all the pills I take before, >don't want you all to think i'm a junkie! I also have high cholesterol >and trygliceride but is controlled by pills. Talk to you soon i hope. >Odette > >At Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Brenda wrote: >> >>Dear Odette: >>Hi My name is Brenda and I also suffer from the same thing you have but >>right now they have me on tylenol 3 colice and also celexa and a water >>pill. I know how frustrating it is. Listen where in canada are you >>because I am also from canada. >>Brenda >>At Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Odette wrote: >>> >>>Hi, >>> >>>I am new here. I'm 52 years old and have had problems with endo and >>>adhesions since 1988. I was first diagnosed with endo in 1989 through >>>laparoscopy. I had an hysterectomy and one of my ovary plus adhesions >>>removed,in 1992. As the pain came back, the gyn. removed the other >>>ovary as well as adhesions in 1994. Of course, the pain came back and >>>the gyn. removed adhesions which were close to my colon in 1996. In >>>1999, i went back to my gyn. complaining of more pain lus a lot of >>>constipation. He then told me that as it probably was touching my >>>bowel, he didn't want to operate on me anymore and that i should see a >>>gastro. The latter referred me to a surgeon saying that as the problem >>>was outside of the bowel, this was that kind of surgeon it took. Anyway, >>>i went to see the surgeon who had a ct scan of the abdomen done as well >>>as an anema barium which was very painful. The only thing that was seen >>>by the scan was what looked like a gallbladder stone. My family doctor >>>had a ultrasound done buy nothing was seen. So i wonder if it was not >>>an adhesion that was seen. The surgeon doesn't won't to operate because >>>he says, i have to wait till i block completely. My health problem are >>>the adhesions which constipates me plus the pain which starts in the >>>pelvic area up to around the liver. I have nausea plus sometimes really >>>bad dizziness. I have to take colace pills and metamucil in order for >>>me to have a small stool. I have to follow a strick diet and drink a >>>lot of water. I also suffer from chronic fibromyalgia and arthrosis. I >>>went to see a doctor who specialize in fibromyalgia and he prescribed me >>>the neurontin which helps me with the abdominal pain. I take 800 mg >>>three times a day. The doctor told me that this pill doesn't have much >>>side effects. I also have to take vioxx, it is an anti-inflammatory, >>>plus flexeril, a relaxing muscle pill and 1 rivotril once a day. What i >>>can say for the neurontin, is that it is the only pill that helps me for >>>the abdominal pain. Before taking it, i had pain all day long, now it's >>>once in a while. It is a pill for the nerves, so as we all know, we >>>have nerves everywhere, it's probably why it helps for the adhesions. I >>>would like to know if some of you with either bowel adhesions or in that >>>area have been dizzy? When i don't digest, gets nausea, plus almost no >>>stool and dizzy at the same time, i can't sleep lying down. It's worst. >>>I have to almost sit to sleep and as i have fibromyalgia, i wake up with >>>a neck and headache pain. What alife! Thanks for reading me. Odette >>>from Canada