Re: Adhesions and small bowel obstructions. attn: Heather

From: klischma@foxinternet.com
Fri Mar 28 15:33:36 2003


ABout finiishing college, could you take a medical leave (most schools will refund your tuition if you have a medical emergency, which you do, how could you possibly study while in such pain?) I tried to do everything despite the pain, and ended in a total collapse in that from Oct through Jan, I did nothing but take meds, go to doctors, and sleep. Had I known about the possibility of having my problem surgically corrected, I would have gone last year. The wear and tear on your entire body, mind, spirit, relationship, finances etc. of adhesion pain is devastating, but you can get it resolved and return to a normal life. mary lou

At Fri, 28 Mar 2003, heather wrote: >
>I'm getting really desprate. I can't deal with this any longer. I have
>had to deal with partial small bowel obstructions since Oct 2001. I
>have had 4 surgeries on my abdomen(lap-gallbaldder removal, 2 c-sections
>and a ureter retattached to my bladder). I spent 4 days on the hosptial
>in January of this year due to adhesions obstructing my small bowel. My
>doctor doesn't want to do anything about them, she said basically I have
>to live with them--I can't, I'm so depressed because of this. I get so
>sick, throw up till I dehydrate and have so much pain, its getting where
>I'm having a hard time functioning when I have these obstructions. I
>have two small children and am trying to finish college. I want to find
>a doctor that will take me seriously, because I'm at the end of my rope.
>I would like any suggestions on what I should do.
>
>Thanks,
>
>--
>Heather
>

--
mary lou

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