Frequent Hospital Visits Due to Intestinal Blockages

Well, once again I just got out of an overnight stay in the Hospital.  I had been suffering for 2 days with severe pain and very little output.  I finally went to the ER and was promptly admitted.  I was given IV fluids and no food or drink.  I knew I had to go in when I started vomiting everything I was drinking. Fortunately,  I knew when the pain first started that I needed to go strictly on liquids.  Right before I got to my hospital room, the stoma begun to drain.  Prior to that, I was upchucking in the ER restroom.  The surgeon believes this may have jarred what ever was blocking me lose.  It was very miserable!  The surgeon stated the CAT scans showed a blockage and wanted to put an ENG tube down into my stomach but I told him no.  He agreed to wait due to the fact that I had began to drain.  I went home after 24 hours and was directed to stay on a full liquid diet for one week.  I find that I am jonesing for something more to eat however.  The only thing different that I had eaten was I had some Honneydew Mellon.  That has promptly been added to the no go list.  Very depressing to say the least!!  The surgeon took the time to diagram and explain that my situation is unusual as my small intestine goes from fairly wide to a narrow opening.  He said they cannot fix this and he also stated I have adhesions affecting the issue.  He explained that going in to fix these can cause worse adhesions. He said that unfortunately, in my unusual case, I can expect more hospital visits and to be prepared for them.  He commended me for trying everything on my checklist before coming to the Hospital and said I did all the right things.  He told me not to worry about being labeled a "med seeker" because I have a valid medical condition that requires pain medication when I am unable to get things under control on my own.  I can say however, I am frustrated and somewhat saddened to know that I will be dealing with this the rest of my life.  As always, Freedancer

Hello fredancer. 

 I am sorry to hear that you are having these sorts of problems. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences as the knowledge of unusual mainfestations of the condition can help envisage the physical things that can go wrong.  I am also pleased that your surgeon has been honest with you about what he can and cannot do to help as they are not always that forthcoming when they have to admit their inabilty to fix stuff. I can understand your frustration at hearing such news and hope that you will be able to adjust as best you can.

Whilst your story is a sad one, it does illustrate for the rest of us how lucky we are not to have these extra complications and it may help some people bear their own suffering a little more easily, knowing that thing could be worse.

Please keep us updated 

Best wishes

Bill 

freedancer,

  I agree with Bill and I'm sorry you're having to go through this.  I'm curious if you've gotten a second opinion though?

Bain