-- Jill At Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Dawn wrote: > >Oh good lord Jill, I am so sorry. Stuff does surely not sound right. Is >your doc aware of the black tarry stools if not,you must inform them >right away. >You should not be suffering pain either but meds do bring up a motility >issue. >Perhaps there is a doc on call as today is a holiday that might have a >different set of eyes on the matter. Please tell us where you live as >well as some angel may be out in your neck of the woods with a more >symapthetic doc. God bless dear Jill and hang on. We are here. >Love, >DawnAt Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Jill wrote: >> >>Haven't logged on in a while, but I always find this site comforting. >> >>For those that don't remember me, I had a complete hysterectomy 2 1/2 >>years ago due to adhesions/bleeding/pain. I've struggled terribly since >>- most recently: >>In May I had to have left ovary removed, it had a hemorragic cyst >>causing terrible pain, and of course more scar tissue. >>In September I had a partial obstruction, no surgery needed, this time . >>. . >>Just 4 weeks ago had a FULL obstruction in the bowel - I was so sick, >>throwing up, lost most bodily functions, etc, severe pain, ambulance had >>to take me in - they did emergency surgery, another brand new scar YUK - >>apparently adhesions had attached my right ovary and my intestine >>together, and twisted the intestine closed. >>So I am now approx. 4 1/2 weeks post op, and was doing ok, but now >>going down hill again, and I am scared. Had to go back to a liquid diet >>a few days ago, as eating was causing terrible sharp pains in the >>intestinal area, around the belly button. Right now surgeon is just >>saying "you are having a slow recovery" but I think he is concerned too. >>ON a side note, I'm sure many of you will appreciate this - when >>ambulance took me in and ER staff started treating me, I told them I'd >>already had a partial obstruction, and thought I was having a full >>obstruction - they all told me I had the flu - even the first x ray >>showed nothing, and the ER doc was actually talking about sending me >>home! Then they forced the barium down my throat - and of course, as I >>told them it would, it came up all over EVERYONE and everything. >>Unfortunately for me, that meant the dreaded NG tube. But, it did get >>their attention, and the next CT scan showed the obstruction. I >>probably layed in the ER for about 6 hours or more while all this was >>happening - ugh. >> >>He is giving me nothing for pain, so I am suffering a great deal at this >>point, as is my family. This morning bowel movements were very black >>and tarry looking. I don't have another follow up with doc for another >>week, but I am getting worried again. Is this how my life is going to >>be from now on??? Constant fear and worrying, by Ensure by the caseload? >>Doing just about anything physical (even mild) causes pain, still can't >>sit for long either. >> >>I know I'm rambling, but I'm out of ideas, and scared of another surgery >>or worse. Been out of work too long now, and we're about to lose >>everything, which doesn't help matters. >> >>Thanks for letting me vent - this is a wonderful forum. >> >>-- >>Jill >> >-- >I'm no doctor, just a fellow sufferer like you but I hope you consider me a new friend. >