Re: adhesions and bloating..

From: Lynn Creacy (anonymous@medispecialty.com)
Tue Aug 6 12:04:03 2002

At Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Senem Hanford wrote: >
>At Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Belinda wrote:
>>
>>I was just wondering if anyone out there who has problems with adhesions
>>has ever had a problem with bloating also.
>>I have had several surgeries in the past and adhesion removal. I am
>>having pain, pretty severe again now. I have an appointment to go to
>>the doctor who will hopefully do the removal of what I am sure are
>>adhesions again. Since I had my last adhesion surgery in Feb of 1997 I
>>have alwasy had a problem with bloating. I just always assumed it was
>>something to do with it, the adhesions or whatever. Well it has gotten
>>pretty bad, we are talking up to 4 inches. My stomache can actually
>>measure up to 4 inches different in a matter of one day. I look like I
>>am 3-4 months pregnant. Is there any one else who has had this problem
>>or does it seem that I also have another issue going on. I think that
>>my bladder might be involed this time as well as the colon and
>>intestines. I have started to have a NEW type of pain in the last 2 to
>>3 weeks. If I go to the bathroom every hour I can keep the pain
>>severity down a bit. It is almost like a pressure on the bladder. The
>>pain is also not only in the lower right quad now it is starting to
>>shoot up the middle just to under the rib cage.
>>Any suggestions would be appreciated..
>>thanks,
>>Belinda

Belinda, Yes I experience bloating even if I don't eat. I also stay soooo constipated due to IBS and the medication. Does anyone out there know of a salution ??????

thanks, Lynn >Dear belinda, I feel for you. I know exaclty what you are going
>through. I recently had 1 big adhesion removed this past Friday. For
>years I could not figure out why I was always having these severe
>shooting pains in my stomache and out my rectum and even just recently
>too felt the pain in my stomache that felt like my bladder had dropped
>or something. I had to keep peaing to relive the pressure but ofcoarse
>that didnt really help much . I had a laparoscopy done Aug 2nd 2002.
>They removed a very large adhesion that I cant figure out what its from.
>Htey told me that they do grow back and I will have to get them cut out
>every so often. But my main concern was why I have not been able to get
>pregnant for the past 9 months? They were going in looking for
>endometriosis. But I guess I did not have that except for bleedig
>outside the uterus. Which ofcoarse I have not talked to the doctor yet
>about becuase I dont go see him for 2 weeks yet. So I have so many
>question and if this is whats is causing our pain is the adhesions then
>this sucks. I have only had one child 11 yers ago I am only 29 and cant
>figure out why I am suffering from this awful pain. I actually thought
>maybe my bladder did drop the way it felt.
>
>Maybe you can give me some feedback. You were the most related to the
>pain that you described in your email.
>
>Senem

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