Hi, I have been with this site two years ago and had my total colectomy. I am still having alot of cramps, pulling and rolling sensation that are so severely painful. Does anyone relate to that? I...
Hi Irish mom, thanks for responding to my situation. Did you have a long recovery time for your healing from the pain of the hernia repair? I just got back from my doc and he said it is still pulled...
Hi anyone out there, I am in desperate need to contact someone who may have had a hernia repair and mine had complications with having small bowel obstructions but besides that, I had my surgery in...
Hi Serafina, I hope to be going home in about two weeks. I am going to make an attempt to stay the night tonight and just being home will make me feel better probably. I see the psychiatrist in two...
Hi Serafena, I have been bedridden the past few days since the er and am going for an ultrasound on Friday to see what is going on now with the ruptured ovarian cyst in my upper abdomen. I will call...
Hi quietpain, I hope you are doing well today. I have not worked in 6 years and at times it is really hard, I loved my career but my illness just got too bad. I am on disability and at least I get...
Angie, please go take care of the pain asap. It could be a hernia in your naval area or something. It could be alot of things right there. Please let us know what came of it. Even if it goes away...
Hi quietpain thanks for your reply. I do take cymbalta and I have fibromyalgia but take other med for that instead of lyrica for the pain and it is working. Have a good night. Denise...
Hi, I posted a note on someone else's thread and was told this is the proper way to introduce myself. I am 48 and have had the diagnosis of bipolar/schizoaffective since 1995. It started late in life...
Glenn, I hope your surgery went well and you will be home soon or already are. Keep us informed of how you are doing and know it will get better. denise...
Hi everyone, does anyone know about why we have such seriously cold spell? It's hot out and I am walking in a jacket. It is rediculous and I don't have a fever. I have to ask the doctor and keep...
Hi Stuck42Long, I ended up in the er yesterday with excruciating pain and could hardly walk and couln't sit on the stretcher. Was given morpine iv and 1000mg vicodin. They did a ct and found out that...
His Will, I love the name of your password. Gas pains can be really bad. I'm glad you went and had it checked out. I had so much gas pain two days ago I couldn't believe it. I walked almost 2 hours...
hi Busybee 69, I am so glad it is a pulled muscle, it was good you went. With my recovery from the colectomy it took a pretty long time before I felt really good again. A couple of months. I was...
Hi wondernurse 247, I was on zyprexa several years ago and gained 30 pounds in 30 days on a tray in the hospital!! Awful, the med worked for me but now I am on seroquel and it is not as bad, but hard...
hi everyone. Alot is going on today. Resa, be careful and I also tolerate alot of pain which has caused me problems and er visits. I am glad you are feeling better right now. For me, I have been...
Hi Busybee 69, I had a total colectomy one year ago and just had 3 hernia surgery two weeks ago with small bowel obstruction. I sayy this due to the fact that I was only lifting around 21 pounds of...
Hi Bunnypucker, thanks for the comments, I am on alot of meds also for different stuff and it is snack time. That was cute. I have to see my doctor anyway for a blood pressure pill refill and will...
Hi Amylou, I also have hypothyroidism and am freezing alot. I will have to go get checked in a couple of weeks with my med dr. to see what's up. I just had alot of surgery and wonder if this could be...
Resa, I think I saw someone else who is having the hernia surgery, sorry. enpointe ...
Hi resa, I am hoping that all is well and that it is not serious with the pain. Yesterday I was in bad pain all day and was scared and called the surgeon. They told me to keep walking even though it...
Hi Lassieluv, I am also on Cymbalta and forgot to add it. The seroquel is for psychosis . I called my therapist today and left a message about how scared I have been and anxious and wondered if I...
Oh lassiluv, I also am on lamictal, klonopin, trazadone, and whatever else you are on! It is working well for me also. I am also on seroquel. I have schizoaffective disorder/bipolar. Glad to have you...
Hi quitpain and lassiluv, I just called my nurse because I am having severe anxiety and fear. I just got out of the hospital 2 weeks ago having had my small bowel obstructed and having had 3 hernia...
Hi Mom2sophia, I really appreciate your help. I had eggplant parmesan last night and felt bad all night. That is just crazy I guess. I am going to do the bland thing and hope it helps. Did you have a...
Hi this is enpointe again, I am having a tough night emotionally and am very afraid of having another bout of small intestine obstruction since having two. I am not sure what I should really be...
Hi PaNWma, I had the same situation last year and the surgery was the best thing I could of done. I have had chronic constipation since I was 5 and it has been horrible, the many er visits and...
Carmen, I was just wondering how you are doing and that I hope things are getting a bit better. Check in and let us know how its going for you. You have support here. Enpointe...
Hi Mom2Sophia, I found out about the hernia by going to my gyn ! . She was feeling my stomach area. I did not have any pain but felt that I was bloated out so much and it looked like I was pregnant...
Hi Carmen 011, I have schizoaffective disorder with the bipolar. I have not been on this board and have been on another one with my medical conditions and read your comments and was excited I could...
HI, I don't want to avoid your last question but I do not have a bag and cannot reply to it. I have been a member since last Nov. when I had a total colectomy. I now have had 3 hernias repaired and...
Hello Resa, I read your postings last year and had had a total colectomy in Nov. last year. I read that you are doing well now and that is great. I also think it is great that you are still online...
Hi Gaz, I have been on seroquel for years not since it was put on the market and it has been a miracle drug for me. But, the sleeping is an issue. My doctor said for me to go to bed at ten which is...
Hi everyone, Gogently, I just wrote a whole lot and my computer screwed up and I lost everything. I hope you are having a good night. I found out after alot of testing that I have some type of...
Hi Gogently, I did not have any pain when I came home but was in the hospital for 11 days and may have if I came home earlier. I have not noticed any difference with the fibro pain and still take my...
HI Booty Boo Hoo, I had my total colectomy which is also called ileorectal anastomosis, a few months ago. I lost 30 pounds in 6 weeks and not on purpose. It seems now though that some of it has come...
Hi everyone, Resa, I did not have any problems with anything even though I was not cleaned out. I could'nt believe they would take me like that, but I needed the surgery very badly. gogaently, did...
Hi Gogently, I am so glad you are home. I just spoke of you yesterday. I can't believe this about the opening and hope it goes away shortly or needs sutures or something. It is good to have your...
Hi Athmildy, I wanted to tell you that I also have vision problems some days worse than others. I will suggest to you that I would not stop or start anything without the doctors orders. This could...
Hi everyone, I also vomitted the golightly up prior to my surgery and was not cleaned out much at all and informed the doctor and he stated just to come in and the surgery will be done of which I...
Hi everyone, I can agree with all of the recent comments. I am having a very difficult time since I recently had all of my colon removed and the medication is not absorbing enough in my system. I...
Hi Neese, welcome to this site it is great and everyone shares and answers quickly. I am so sorry that you had all of these horrific things happening to you. The questions you asked I cannot respond...
Hi everyone, I am new here and don't believe I talked in this room before. I have been having a very difficult time the last two weeks with bad mania and severe depression. I went to the nurse today...
Hi gogently, you have been on my mind for the last two days and I was unable to find this thread and do not know how I did it just now. I was trying to contact the moderators to see how to start a...
Hi Gogently, I guess today is savanreds surgery day. I am having a nice morning and am going to see my therapist shortly. I wanted to say hi and that I have been thinking of you and am hoping that...
Hi RedJeep, thanks for the email but I do not know yet how to use it since the program is different. It is not like a regular email and I will try another way. Well, this morning I am feeling fine. I...
Hi gogently, when is your surgery? I couldn't find it out. I have had the fibro since 1980. Flexaril is just the same kind of muscle relaxer. I hope your day goes well. I am going to make it a good...
Hi gogently, I hope your day is going well. I just read some prior comments and wanted to tell you how wonderful you are for being so supportive of others here and having alot of important...
Dear els, thank you so much for your note, it was very supportive to me and I do feel better now to be able to use this site. It is amazing to me the survival skills that we are able to use to get...
Hi Redjeep, I hope your day is going well. Last night I had a really hard time with the depression and did reach out to some friends and after calling them, I went to bed and did feel alot better. I...