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Problems months after colon resection surgery: What Helps?
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Jun 4 9:58am | Replies (521)Comment receiving replies
I am sorry to see that you all are experiencing exactly what I am experiencing but I am relieved. I literally left Advent Health Orlando in tears today because of the how my nurse, charge nurse, and admitting MD treated me. I stayed in the hospital two days during this Pandemic to be told I was fine (just constipated) and the tests didn't reveal any reason for my pain level. I was told to take Tylenol, Miralax and Docusate and to slowly resume a diet. I tried to tell the nurse I wasn't comfortable with discharge because I am being sent home with no answers, no instructions, and no medications. What was the point of being hospitalized?
Let me back up...I was hospitalized in October because I had a cecal volvulus. I had a third of my intestine removed...it adhered to my liver. I had a rough couple of days after surgery but everything was going well except for occasional constipation. Well, at the end of Feb. I woke up in excruciating pain (in my right upper quadrant). I ended up having to call 911. I got to the ED and the pain started to subside on it's own without any intervention. I found out I was pregnant at this ED visit so I couldn't get a CT scan. Well the same thing happened this weekend and I ended up in the ED again. The US was fine in the ED but they recommended I stay to get pain managment and a MRI. Well my MRI was fine and from that point on my MD and nurse started treating me like a drug seeking idiot. Can you all give me any insight and even better tell me what to do to stop this from happening again?
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@carlyrn - I’m sorry you are going through these pain episodes- while being pregnant too.
First- you had major surgery in October and lost part of your intestine -in the process the nerve supply probably was interrupted and has not had time yet to regrow. Therefore, it is easy to understand why you have constipation too. Irregular peristalsis. It’s good that the ER tests were normal though. Unfortunate that the staff didn’t treat you well. Are you able to contact your surgeon or gastroenterologist to talk about what’s happening and what else can do to alleviate the constipation?
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Hi @carlyrn, am I correct in understanding that you are currently pregnant? Were you given any dietary regime to follow to help ease the constipation? Normally, I might suggest getting a second opinion, however that will likely be impossible during this time of the coronavirus crisis. Can you request a tele-consult?
I'd also like to bring other members into this discussion who may have some thoughts and experiences to share, like @astaingegerdm and @virgo1952
@mizreehop1896, like @lisag03 said, 2 months after surgery is not very long. Her friend had her sigmoid removed because of diverticulitis and said it took over a year to feel normal. It is so hard to heal if you can't get proper sleep. Is there anything that helps you sleep better?