Re: Adhesions-probably from Ovarian Cysts
From: Joyce Cleveland (joyce24@bellsouth.net)
Wed Nov 19 21:35:36 2003
>>feels like an "alien" inside<< That's exactly how it feels to me too
Jill.
Great description! Also, my stomach growls in that area of my abdomen and
even
in my back all the time. And loudly, especially in meetings. It gets
embarassing.
My pain is at its worst after a bowel movement and after physical activity.
After
a bowel movement I get really weak and just feel like lying down for a
couple of
hours, then I'll get to feeling better. I even changed my work hours due to
this.
I start at 11:00am now. This gives me time to recuperate after a bowel
movement.
I am so frustrated at trying to explain to doctors how I feel. Most of the
time
they just look at me like I'm crazy. When I listen to myself explain my
pain,
I have to wonder about that myself. It is very, very frustrating....
At Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Jill wrote:
>
>Yes Joyce, I frequently get flank pain too, when it comes under my rib
>cage - feels like an "alien" inside. I truly believe part of this is
>from an intestinal problem, related to the adhesions. I also had a
>hyst, kept both ovaries, but 18 months ago had to have the right ovary
>removed - it was hemorraghic, and tied down with scar tissue, and could
>not be saved. I kept complaining of the ongoing pain, tests showed
>NOTHING, I was told to see a psychiatrist, blah blah blah, then low and
>behold, last December, i started throwing up, passed out, taken by
>ambulance to ER, and an emergency laparatomy was done because I had a
>complete bowel obstruction and internal hernias.
I've had two partial obstructions since then, both have resolved
>themselves, but I keep a close "watch" on myself these days!
>
>--
>Jill
>