Hi Jim, it took me awhile to find your reply. Colleen has gone above and beyond to educate me so I can find and access my posts and reply if need be.
After a life filled with feedback informing we that I’m not understood, it’s the same here. It does not upset me; in fact it challenges me to consider all comments and ask questions if it is me who doesn’t understand something.
To reply to your questions:
No surgery for SBO but based on most of what I’ve read in the SBO discussion group me thinks it’s my appendectomy that may be related to my first event which was in Feb of this year. I think that answer answered 2 of you questions.
Is this the correct group to continue this discussion or might one of the moderators move it to the SBO group?
Colleen told me in her email that suggestions to improve “ connects” are always welcome. So here’s a thought: place a hyperlink in posts that have relevance elsewhere. Specifically an icon or symbol ( ¥ ) for instance that appears as one character but in fact has the whole address concealed in the symbol. “PAIN” is applicable as one site with SBO info as does the SBO group. Unless I’m not yet aware that SBO is not a stand alone group. I think I need to enter via the “ Digestive “ group but it’s not an absolute knowledge yet I’m sure I will learn.
I see, recognize, and know that most of my contributions are longer that most other members. A part of me wants to apologize, another part of me wants to explain or defend the size of my contributions, and if there are any teachers here I’m open to an email with the RED PENCIL CORRECTION papers that I got often.
So if anyone has a burning desire the RED X my entries, I can take it

Thank Jim, maybe we can learn things from each other
Ciao for now or ( Niao )