Whelps... sorry for reviving an old thread. Just saw this thread addressed to me... all these years later after googling my symptoms and concerns. You're probably not around this forum any more, but...
the radiologist noted there wasn't any prolapse. something was 4.5-5 cm though, but was considered normal. i googled searched it and i think that was the measurement for whether or not i have a...
an update so far... it seems the test i had done wasn't a defecography. they gave me a dynamic pelvic mri with and without contrast instead. i was lying down and i had to push out clay... and squeeze...
sorry for the late response. i didn't really find any info about pfd in the bcir brochures. i asked them on their forum and the RN said they would need more clinical information. hope you're doing...
hey, i've been looking at surgical options as well...i came across the kock pouch and bcir surgery. supposedly you won't have to carry a bag around and will be able to irrigate via a removable...
thanks. it may not have anything to do with the constipation i guess...idk i found a place that does biofeedback + accepts my insurance and i'm waiting on an authorization from my insurance for the...
gl on monday! no luck so far. going to have to call up insurance on monday again. does anybody notice their acne worsens terribly with the constipation? it keeps getting worse as my stomach feels...
thanks guys :) it's nice to hear people going through the same thing (yet not so nice at the same time, but i hope you get what i mean lol) are you considering surgery if biofeedback doesnt work out,...
thanks. i'm curious...did the starr procedure improve anything though like incompleteness? oh and when's your surgery scheduled for? i wish you the best of luck as well :)...
thanks. it's not that my insurance won't do the defecograph. the place won't take my insurance lol. there's aren't many in NY apparently it's one of the few that does do the testing and it won't take...
the problems are not new. i've had them for 4 years now. when i was 14 i was on a bus to school and got sick. it was around 6:30am in the morning and no stores were open. i got off to check and all....
thanks! i'm going to have to keep calling around tomorrow and bug them to death. i honestly haven't heard many good things about biofeedback :/ what's your plan of action after biofeedback? also......
went to gi today. i finally had a better look at the xrays. seems that the markers were all over my rectum as well. only 5 markers remained at the 7th day. i had a painful bm on the 6th day. guess...
the x-ray doctor was out today because of a family emergency... might be out for a few more days. i have an apptment with Gi on tues. it's hard to get an apptmt with the GI lol so everything might be...
thanks :) i'm on day 6 right now. yesterday's xray was day 5. i have to go back in for another xray on day 8, which is this friday. from what i saw... i don't think the markers made it to the rectum....
just thought i'd post a quick update... so it seems that after 2 days all the markers are pretty much in the same place so the x-ray doctor wants me to go back on friday for yet another x-ray. i hope...
nope, i haven't seen him, but i'm interested in seeing him if it doesn't work out with my current doctor. best of luck to you :)...
hey, xtreme misery... i was just wondering is the dr. chey you speak of the one in rochester, ny? lmk thanks!...
hey, so i am doing the sitz marker test. today was my first xray. i swallowed the capsules 3 days ago. the technician said that they're mostly on the left side. apparently this place hasn't done this...
found my answer thanks!...
how are you doing these days absbabs?...
anybody here get their testing done in the east coast? sitz marker, defecagram... i can't find any doctors in nyc that runs those tests. i posted on an ibs forum and apparently i'm not the only one...
did you guys have any food intolerance prior to the surgery?...
did insurance cover the cost for all of you guys or did you guys have to pay from your own pockets? if so about how much did you guys pay for the procedure and the testing?...
yes it does ty so much for your replies. did they find any pelvic floor problems psygirl? my problem is finding my gastro to take me seriously. i've switched so many times. the other time i brought...
thanks for your response :)...
oh sorry im sorta confused then... so how did the original poster know that the ascending part of her colon had no peristalsis?...
hi did you have incomplete bms before the surgery? like did you feel like there's always a lot of stool that your rectum can't or won't push out? thanks for your reply!...
has anybody had any of their testing done in NYC? if so which hospital? i've looked around the threads and i don't seem to find any positive news about treatment for pelvic floor dysfunction. my...
a colonoscopy can tell where there is or isn't peristalsis?...
the problem with incomplete evacuation started as soon as i released the diarrhea i held in. i had 1 full week of diarrhea after i let out my first one. when i had the diarrhea, it felt incomplete...
it was extremely hard to hold it in. i wonder if i have permanent damage or shock or anything. ive been to many doctors, allopathic and holistic. nothing helps....
3 years ago i had an urgent case of diarrhea, but i couldn't get to the bathroom until over an hour later so i was holding it in all that time. after that i started to get incomplete evacuation. i...