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At Wed, 23 Jul 2003, Bob wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
>I was hoping if someone in here could help me with a very serious
>problem that my family and I have been going through. My dad was
>diagnosed with rectal cancer over a year ago and a tumor was removed.
>They also gave him a colostomy bag because they felt it was necessary to
>do. He was given a great piece of news in the fact that they felt that
>they got all the cancer. He was doing great until about 6 months ago.
>He started getting severe cramps, bloating, pressure, burping, etc. all
>the time. Shortly after, he was unable to pass stool into his bag. He
>ended up in the hospital again and was given a drain in order to get
>relief. Upon a series of CAT scans in the bowel area, he was told he
>had adhesions that had developed. He now passes stool regularly, but
>the doctors say he has a partial blockage from these adhesions. He is
>almost constant pain from this terrible condition and we have brought
>him to 3 doctors, all with the same result. Nobody seems to know what
>can be done to provide some relief. He is in horrible sprits and has
>dropped considerable weight, he says when he eats, it hurts even more.
>We try to give him things that are easily digestable and full of
>vitamins but we are very worried about him. He says that he does not
>belive any of the doctors because he has never heard of adhesions and
>said that it is something that is more severe. He said that adhesions
>could never hurt like this, even though the doctors said they can be
>very painful. He is very depressed and we are extremely worried about
>him. He does not do much of anything anymore and spends most of his
>time on the couch. He says that nobody can understand his pain but I
>feel different. I know that he would feel better if he spoke with
>someone who was experiencing the same thing and also had a better
>understanding from someone who knows what they are talking about. Does
>anyone know who I can call and let my Dad speak with them? There is not
>a support group in our area that I know of, and I very much doubt he
>would go anyway. I would really, really appreciate any help or advice
>from anyone. This has been an awful time for our family and we do not
>know where else to turn. I can be reached directly at a-plus@snet.net
>...Thank you - Bob
-- Let's be good to ourselves....Kristie