like to know also if there are a lot of people that have the swelling.
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> Sender: floridaflygirl@ureach.com (J.J.)
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> Subject: Need a specialist in Pacific NW (and Q's re: bowel
-- -------------------------------------------------- > obstructions)... > > Anyone know of a GI surgeon/specialist in the WA/OR/NoCA area that would > be willing to do adhesiolysis for both severe intestinal AND mild > gynecological adhesions? I'm coming down from Alaska, so I'm pretty > flexible about where I'd end up for treatment. It just seems that I'd > have to schedule two surgeries with two different specialists for the > separate areas of my body that are affected by ARD. > > Also, are there any folks out there that have a pretty bad cycle with > partial bowel obstructions? Mine has progressed to the point that I > literally look pregnant for the 4-5 days that I go without a BM (and 1-2 > days without passing any gas, too). I regularly go from a size 10 to a > size 14 in the span of a week. Is it normal for your body to retain > water during this time, too? My thighs, arms, and face all get puffy > until I finally (and painfully) feel the blockage release and then have > a BM no more than 24 hours later. I've tried everything, and found a > few tricks that used to help, but it's gotten to the point that nothing > eases the pain in the vicious cycle. > > I'm 25 and am grateful to be on the brink of finally getting health > insurance for the first time in my adult life so that I can finally have > yet another adhesiolysis surgery (I've had seven surgeries to date, > three of which were abdominal, two pelvic, two for cancer). > > Thanks for any input! >