I am really going to have to mentally prepare myself for this .. so much anxiety over who and how many surgeons to consult .. how do i know if there work is successful etc .. in this surgery i do...
He is trying me on 8mg Amitiza and Miralax for a time ... he lowered the Amitiza from 24mg. He gave me generic Compazine for nausea if i get sick .. I took the first dose last night and this morning...
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Thank you for your thoughts on this .. i just took my first dose of the 8mg amitiza .. i am waiting to see if this is like the 24 tha made me so ill .. he did give me compazine for nausea just in...
I just got in from my appt. The Dr. told i have CI - the sitz test results were .. 25 ringlets over the right lower quadrant (cecum) - 8 ringlets project over the upper right quadrant .. the left...
Thank you so much Judy:) i agree it is so nice to have support before during and after anything major like this one could be. oh i really hate the feeling of the NG tube ... hurts my throat so much...
you sound like you went through the surgery and healing very well! i am so glad for you for it to work so well:) I will know more about my progress on Friday . I still am in testing stage i think .....
Thank you Judy - thank you for sharing your story with me too:) I am taking the Amitiza 24mg - my experience for far is minutes after taking one of them i swell out fast and then get sick ..vomiting....
I took 3 markers and xray was on day 4. He only wanted one xray.. probably just to confirm. I had called the office and told them that the laxatives were still working in me during this test ..they...
I wish you well in your journey through this - i know ..nothing about the surgeries but from what you have told me and what i have been reading..still new to the thought of surgery. My Drs office...
your story is very sad - i wish you well friend - sounds like you really suffered and the surgery helped but you continue to suffer just not as much as before the surgery. Bless your heart. I know i...
Sorry to hear you had to go through all that - that is a lot! Did your Dr give you a choice or was it elective? I do not understand all the terms of the surgies for the colon .. except for...
I just spoke to the nurse at the Drs office - she said he only wanted one xray only. Wondering why only one .. I asked is that because everythingis ok? she said No he only wanted 1 xray....
thanks - yea it has been a journey. could be adhesions although i am not certain. i will let you know about the xray. Was your condition similar?...
I just had my first xray for te sitz marks - they told me nothing afterward - except i was through for today. No mention of how many markers were seen or not seen. She said they would call me if more...
No i haven't had any of the tests you listed .. i have only had ct scans - colonoscopy -and now the markers ... he told me there would be more tests coming up so maybe those are the ones he will have...
Thank you for your reply and thoughts - I am on day 3 of sitz marks - tomorrow will begin xrays. Yea I thought it was a little early to begin these but ... just doing what they asked me to. i still...
I am new here .. not really sure where to put this post .. anyway I was dignosed with IBS for many years ,, I have never been too sure it was a correct diagnosis but with no other answers ..i took...