Re: Any help appreciated!

From: cindy shruhan (cindyandbobby@webtv.net)
Wed Nov 20 10:30:18 2002


At Wed, 20 Nov 2002, DJ wrote: >
>I have not had abdominal surgery for over 20 years. I have had some
>right lower quadrant pain for years but has increased since training for
>a 60 mile hike for breast cancer which I did October 4-6 in Atlanta. I
>saw the Gynocologist 3 days after the hike and he found blood in my
>stool...he sent me to the Gastroenterologist...and here we go! Pain has
>increased BIG TIME! Gastro found "something" he could feel and did a
>small bowel x-ray. There was no Crohn's which he originally suspected
>but he wants to repeat a CT scan I had done 3 weeks ago. ( I didn't
>drink the contrast, it was injected and the Gastro doesn't think that is
>sufficient) I am scheduled for a lap 12/4 but I am disappointed that my
>Gastro and Gyno are not communicating!
>
>I have read some of your stories and I am thankful for willingness to
>share. I am pretty scared. I am 46 years old. I had appendectomy at
>age 7 and a hysterectomy at age 22. I have a lot of pain and swelling
>(is that normal or is that whatever the Gastro feels and wants to check
>out further) Does the Adhesive Disease feel like a mass? Please help...I
>already appreciate you guys in a huge way!!

WELCOME DJ TO THE IAS WEBSITE WEBSITE,WE ALL WELCOME YOU IN, AND WOULD LOVE IF YOU COULD POST YOUR STORY ON OUR QUILT PAGE,MY 19 YEARS SHORT STORY IS ON OUR AUSTRALIA FRIENDS, HEADED MY JO, THAT IS BOMBOBEACH.COM..PLEASE STOP IN THERE, AND SAY HI...AND JOIN THERE SUPPORT IN THIS DISEASE, WHICH IT IS.......I PERSONALLY THINK AND ITS BEEN MY OWN EXPERIENCES THAT THERE IS NOT A TEST THAT SHOWS ADHESIONS, OBSTRUCTIONS YES, AT TIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS, YOU COULD VERY EASILY HAVE ADHESIONS, THEY HAVE HAD A LONG TIME TO FORM, I CAN SEND YOU WEBSITES ON OBSTRUCTIONS, PAIN, TONS, THAT OUR HELEN HERE HAS GIVEN TO US ALL,AND KNOWLEDGE MY FRIEND IS EVERYTHING IN THIS BATTLE, I HAVE COLITS, AND I BATTLE TWO WARS, BUT THE IAS AND THE GROUP SAVED MY LIFE, AND THIS IS MY SECOND FAMILY, SO WELCOME SWEETIE, AND I WOULD CONSIDER SEEING YOUR DOCTORS, AND AGAIN, LET ME SEND YA TONS OF INFO, AND I WILL, EMAIL ME PERSOANLLY SO I WILL KNOW FOR SURE THATS WHAT YA WANT..WE HAVE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THIS, AND KNOWLEDGE IS OUR BIGGEST BET NOW, AND GERMANY THAT DOES SURGERY ON THIS, WITH SUCCESS...SO MY FRIEND,KNOW WE ALL FEEL YOUR PAIN, AND KNOW IM PRAYING FOR YOU...GOD BLESS, A NEW FRIEND..CINDY SHRUHAN cindyandbobby@webtv.net

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