please help (adhesions on the bowel) what next????????

From: anonymous (anonymous@medispecialty.com)
Tue Oct 22 08:51:10 2002


I RECENTLY HAD A LAPEROSCOPY FOR CRONIC PELVIC PAIN ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF MY ABDOMIN, THE SURGEON THOUGHT I MAY HAVE ENDO BUT HE ONLY FOUND ADHESTIONS ON MY BOWEL AND SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE BOWEL ATTATCHED TO THE CAVITY WALL, HE ALSO SAID THE ADHESIONS WERE ON THE RIGHT BUT THE SEVERE PAIN IS ON THE LEFT THE PAIN ON THE RIGHT WHICH I DO HAVE FROM TIME TO TIME IS SIMILAR OF THAT ON THE LEFT BUT NOT QUITE AS SEVERE, THE SURGEON SAID I COULD HAVE A LITTLE BEND ON THE DESENDING COLON (I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS) I HAVE PAIN WHEN PASSSING URINE ALL THE TIME LOW IN MY ABDOMIN AND THIS IS TAKING OVER MY LIFE MY OWN DOCTOR SUGGESTED UNLESS THE PAIN BECOMES UNBARABLE THERE IS NO USE IN HAVING A BOWEL XRAY, BUT IT WAS THE SURGEON WHO ADVISED THE XRAY. MY DOCTOR DOES NOT REALISE THE PAIN THIS CAUSES WHEN IT IS SEVER USUALLY DURING MID CYCLE AND WHILST I HAVE MY PERIOD.WHEN THE PAIN IS THERE I AM UNABLE TO HAVE A BOWEL MOVEMENT FOR ANYTHING UP TO 6 DAYS WHEN I CAN HARDLY SIT DOWN BECAUSE OF RECTAL PAIN. THE PAIN MANAGEABLE A GOOD PART OF THE MONTH BUT FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS OF THE MONTH I AM SO UPSET AND SORE I OFTEN HAVE TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK. SHOULD I TALK TO MY DOCTOR AGAIN AND REQUEST A BOWEL XRAY OR CAN ADHESIONS CAUSE THIS MUCH BOTHER. PLEASE REPLY AS I AM DESPERATE I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. THANK YOU.

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