Re: Surgery again? I need your advice!!
From: Peggy (pklippe1@nycap.rr.com)
Mon Aug 9 07:46:07 1999
At Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Valerie Gates wrote:
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>Well, here I am faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to
>have surgery again! I swore 8 1/2 years ago that I wouldn't let anyone
>cut on me again unless I was dying! Well, I'm not dying...(feels like it
>sometimes) but I'm seriously considering surgery again. The tests I had
>Friday showed a partial bowel obstruction due to adhesions kinking the
>bowel on my left side. I'm out of sick leave because I've been sick
>with this stuff so much this year, and I really don't know what to do!!
>For over a week and a half, I have been so miserable that I am only able
>to lay around and sleep. I have so much I need to do.....so many things
>I'm supposed to be.....and all I can do is nothing because of my stupid
>gut!! I'm supposed to get up tomorrow and go to work and sit at a
>computer all day.......I don't know if I can do it! WHAT DO I DO? Please
>offer any advice you might have!
>
>Valerie
>
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>Valerie Gates
Valerie,Sorry but I forgot to ask you,How did you handle the tests that
you had on Friday?How was the barium? I had never had the other
test.Please let me know.
"FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGETHER" PEGGY
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