At Sun, 25 Aug 2002, Lynn Creacy wrote:
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>At Sun, 25 Aug 2002, melissa wrote:
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>>I have been reading the posts on this website and am sure I have
>>adhesions. I had a radical hysterectomy for endometriosis one and a
>>half years ago. I began having pain again about six months ago. The
>>last episode of pain was last week. After going to the bathroom I
>>doubled over in pain. I was admitted into the hospital and they could
>>find nothing wrong. They thought it was my appendix but all tests
>>proved negative. I am still sore on my right side. I have a terrible
>>time going to the bathroom now. I have to take laxitives in order to
>>go. I also am so bloated that I look pregnant. I am so afraid of this
>>pain happening again. It has hit me out of the blue three times...each
>>time I was in the hospital. I am going to my ob doctor on Tuesday. What
>>do I say to him. Most of the doctors think I am crazy...none have
>>mentioned adhesions which makes me laugh because they know I had this
>>major surgery. What do I have to tell my doctor? Will I have to be
>>scoped again to diagnose adhesions? DDoes any one else have this pain
>>with going to the bathroom? Thanks for your heelp
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>Melissa,
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>Yes, I have this pain also. I have tried everything to make my body go
>to the bathroom without any laxatives. I get real bloated, nausiated,
>and cramps. I sit on the toilet and try to go but cannot. I then have
>to get laxatives and I have to use double of what everyone else uses.
>When I am able to go I have very very hard bowels and then soft and
>sometimes runny from the laxatives. But I never feel like I have
>emptied out all of my colon. Does this happen to you too? I still seem
>to be swollen but not as much. I wish we could find something to help -
>Good luck - Lynn Creacy
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