Re: sigmoid blockage scared to death
From: Pip (norderelk@hotmail.com)
Fri Mar 23 14:53:18 2007
You bet I'm being mismanaged but this is the UK and our health service
doesn't treat people, only numbers and targets.
If I ask for a second opinion I will just have to wait months and
months. I did actually see a different surgeon abou the pain and
passing out on the toilet in January but he was worse; he didn't even
investigate or take a proper history. He just said I must have IBS.
I am very worried about the barium enema. I've had one before but I
can't remember what the prep was like. I have a horrible feeling that I
had to take a very strong laxative which would be very dangerous in this
situation. Even my GP has told me that so I can't understand why the
surgeon wants to do one but of course I can't get to see him. He
insists on doing this before seeing me.
I'm going back to my GP tomorrow but I suspect he will just say the
surgeon knwos best. I haven't even been given any advice on how to
manage my diet to prevent a complate blockage. My own research says low
fibre, low residue but while taking opiates for teh pain, how on earth
do I avoid constipation when I'm not supposed to take laxatives or
softeners?
At Wed, 21 Mar 2007, Rebecca Tucker wrote:
>
>You are obviously being very mismanaged. It doesn't matter if you're having
>a panic attack, but the fact is that you are having pain that is causing
>such terror. It's inhumane for them to NOT address your problem and be
>extremely aggressive with the treatment. If you have a flat colon, that may
>be due to adhesions, but it can also be a sign of circulatory compromise
>related to the adhesions interfering with circulation. I'd be screaming for
>another opinion. A barium enema may be the last thing you need now!!!
>Reba