Re: adhesions and bloating..emergency surgery/adhesions after 1 week???
From: GINGER QUALLS (SHOTZIE66@AOL.COM)
Sat Jun 22 20:21:01 2002
At Sat, 23 Jun 2001, Jane Tremper wrote:
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>My brother had a small intestinal blockage last week and had surgery. He
>did not get better, but his belly commenced to bloat. He started
>running a very high fever and continued to bloat. He was in extreme
>pain and started hallucinating. They did surgery again this morning and
>the doctor said it was adhesions. I never knew adhesions could grow so
>quickly. He had his first surgery Saturday, June 16th and his adhesion
>surgery today, June 23rd. Can this be? I saw your subject of bloating
>and it peaked my interest because his belly bloated so much he couldn't
>breathe.
>
>Anybody you can help, please respond. Thank you.
>Jane
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I HAVE NEVER FOUND SUCH A GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE. FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M SO VERY VERY SORRRY THAT YOU ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I GUESS I HAVE. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE SO IT WAS GREAT TO KNOW I WASN'T ALONE BUT SO SAD TO HEAR HOW YOU ALL FEEL AND THE PAIN YOU ARE HAVING. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. I HAD SURGERY ON JAN. 14, 2002 TO HAVE A HERNIS REPAIR AROUND MY NAVAL .I HAD TWO PRETTY SMALL HERNIAS ON EACH SIDE OF MY NAVAL. THE SURGEON I HAD DIDN'T REALLY EXPLAIN TO ME ON HOW HE WAS GOING TO REPAIR MY HERNIAS. I THOUGHT A SMALL 3-4" INCISION ALONG WITH SOME MINOR PAIN AND THEN UP AND ABOUT THE NEXT MORNING AND GOOD TO GO IN A WEEK AS I HAD A HERNIA REPAIRED LIKE THIS BEFORE ALONG WITH SOME ADHESION REMOVAL AT THE SAME TIME.I'VE HAD A HYSTERECTOMY,GALLBLADDER REMOVAL,APPENDIX REMOVED AND ADESIONS CUT OUT IN THE PAST BUT NEVER IN MY LIFE HAD THE HUGE BLOATING THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE THE DAY OF THE SURGERY. GOING ON 7 MOS. IN MAJOR PAIN AND ALSO I HAVE FIBROMYALGIA, REFLEX SYMPATHETIC SYNDROME AND THAT IS FULL BODIED AND SYSTEMIC BUT I NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF STOMACHE IN MY LIFE. I'M HUGE AND HAD TO STAY OVER NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL OVER NIGHT AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS JUST THE GAS THEY USE AND IT WOULD BE GONE IN 48 HOURS. WELL, IT'S ALMOST JULY AND I'M STILL HUGE AND IN ALOT OF PAIN.THE DR. PUT A LARGE PIECE OF MESH IN ME THAT GOES FROM MY LOWER ABDOMEN TO UNDER MY BREAST AROUND THE SIDES OF MY RIBS.AND IT'S HELD IN PLACE BY OVER 150 SMALL BOLTS AND COILS.(WHATEVER THAT IS)I STILL SWELL SO BAD AND CAN'T EAT AS IT MAKES IT WORSE.ALSO LIKE YOU MENTIONED IT'S PUT ALOT OF PRESSURE ON MY BLADDER. HAVE ANY OF YOU HAD THIS MESH IN YOU? HAS ANYONE EVER FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE ALLERGIES TO THIS MESH STUFF? IF SO WHAT DID YOU DO ABOUT IT?I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL DRS. NOW AND HAVE HAD EVERY KIND OF TEST YOU CAN THINK OF AND NO ONE IS SAYING MUCH AND DOESN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. THEY ALL KNOW I WAS NOT PREGNANT LOOKING BEFORE THE SURGERY AND NOW I'M HUGE. I HAVE BEEN ASKED WHEN I WAS DUE ALSO! THATS SOMETHING AS I'M A GRANDMOTHER.ONE LADY SAID ARN'T YOU A LITTLE TO OLD TO BE HAVING CHILDEREN? I SAID YES I AM AND THIS IS NOT FROM PREGNANCY IT'S FROM SURGERY I HAD BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT MADE ME BLOW UP LIKE A BLIMP.HAS ANYONE EVERY HAD IT GO AWAY OR GET BETTER AFTER SURGERY? ANY INFORMATION ANYONE COULD GIVE TO ME PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I'M ALSO IN SO MUCH PAIN I CAN'T STAND IT.
THANK ALL OF YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL, GINGER