At Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Valerie Gates wrote:
> >At Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Peggy wrote: >> >>At Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Valerie Gates wrote: >>> >>>Well, here I am faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to >>>have surgery again! I swore 8 1/2 years ago that I wouldn't let anyone >>>cut on me again unless I was dying! Well, I'm not dying...(feels like it >>>sometimes) but I'm seriously considering surgery again. The tests I had >>>Friday showed a partial bowel obstruction due to adhesions kinking the >>>bowel on my left side. I'm out of sick leave because I've been sick >>>with this stuff so much this year, and I really don't know what to do!! >>>For over a week and a half, I have been so miserable that I am only able >>>to lay around and sleep. I have so much I need to do.....so many things >>>I'm supposed to be.....and all I can do is nothing because of my stupid >>>gut!! I'm supposed to get up tomorrow and go to work and sit at a >>>computer all day.......I don't know if I can do it! WHAT DO I DO? Please >>>offer any advice you might have! >>> >>>Valerie >>> >>>-- >>>Valerie Gates >> >>Valerie,Sorry but I forgot to ask you,How did you handle the tests that >>you had on Friday?How was the barium? I had never had the other >>test.Please let me know. >>"FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGETHER" PEGGY >>> >I got through them Peggy, they were pretty bad. The Colonoscopy was by >far the worse.....the worse test I've ever had. They actually look at >the inside of your intestines with a camera....and I'll leave it to your >imagination as to how they get that camera in there!! Thanks again for >your caring!! > >-- >Valerie Gates >