Ms Lee,
I am so sorry to hear that you are suffering. We do understand what you are going through and sometimes that helps alittle. The old saying that mysery loves company is true. How are you today? I am on pain medication and will be for the rest of my life unless they find a cure here in the US. Most of us have been to the point you are but there is alot of information in this group. Pay attention to Helen, she is very knowledgable. Please keep in touch with us and know that our thoughts and prayers are with our family here too.
Lynn
>What a great resource for those of us dealing with adhesive disease. My
>story has been told by so many in this forum with the only difference
>being my name was not signed to the post [yours were].
>
>I have had 12 operations [abdominal] over 20 years, and currently 45
>y.o.that no Doc will touch until I fully obstruct. Currently, I am with
>partial bowel obstruction referred to as "frozen bowel" and maintained
>on percocet. Food is NOT my friend [sigh]..
>
>I will not eat anything when out of the home due to the colon resenting
>food and I cannot handle the thought of the embarrassment of being
>caught in a Public bathroom with this 4th of July party. It is so hard
>to cover this disease up when around friends, colleagues and
>family...and I am SICK of making excuses to avoid socials around food.
>
>I have hit a breaking point now, and its been 8 years since the last
>obstruction. They are starting my workup, I am praying they take me to
>O.R. and give me a few years of relief. I was told to expect to need
>adhesion breakdown about every 5 years.
>
>Thanks for being here....sometimes this disease wears me out with
>disgust and NO hope.
-- A new friend