Bowel obstructions caused by adhesions following abdominal surgery

I am doing ok, still on low residue diet. Have a colonoscopy scheduled 11/16 at Mayo. They want to see the reattachment site from the inside, to make sure it all looks ok. Not sure what tests they will order for small intestine. Having to take iron supplement as I was way low. Haven't eaten any red meat since July. It seems to be bothering me somewhat, so having to take Dulcolax when I take it. They are planning to introduce some fiber back into my diet as long as tests come back ok. My big thing was getting to my daughter's wedding 09/29 with no issues. Had a great day and was actually able to eat!

@hopeful33250 , thanks for asking, and I hope you're all doing well. @thull , I'm so glad that you were able to attend your daughter's wedding, and that it went well!
As for me, in the absence of any useful information from any doctors (okay--I might have a little chip on my shoulder, or in my small intestine, about that! 🙂 ), I've made kind of a radical change in my diet recently. During the day, I have only coffee, tea, juices, water, popcicles, etc. After 6:30 p.m. I have a very healthy and digestible dinner (and a vitamin!). So basically I'm almost fasting for roughly 22 hours per day.
What I'm HOPING is that it will make it less likely that I will have solid food in the "pipeline" if an sbo starts again, and that maybe it will pass without too much pain and vomiting.
If nothing else, since I've kind of "flipped" my eating schedule, I'm hoping that sbo's will at least be at their worst during the day, when I can get help more easily, than in the middle of the night, when they've almost always happened in the past. We'll see!

Thanks for letting us know about your new eating plan, @nancybev. I hope it is successful for you and accomplishes your goals.

It sounds as if you have some plans in place, @thull. I'm so glad that you were able to enjoy your daughter's wedding and even eat@ Most people don't realize what an accomplishment that is to those of us who have surgery in our GI tract.

Hello @musicflowers4u, how are you feeling these days? How long ago was your surgery for NETs? I see that you mentioned it was in the small bowel. I've had 3 surgeries for NETs in the duodenal bulb. Was yours in the same area as well?

I even included it in my speech about being excited to eat real food. Everybody laughed and clapped because they know what I have been dealing with. I was also extremely happy with how I looked in my dress because when I first got home from the hospital, the distention was so bad in my abdomen, my dress would not zip and it made me cry. I am looking forward to introducing some fiber back into my diet! I hope everybody on this post are doing better

@thull , it is SO hard to explain what these things are like to people who haven't experienced them! 🙂
At this point I almost dread it when friends suggest we go out for a meal--trying to explain what and when I can or can't eat, and why, just makes people look at me funny most of the time!
It must feel great to have the distension gone. I hope you get to have some fiber soon.

Me too! I actually miss salad! I know what you mean about going out to eat...I have to be careful about where we go, making sure they have something I can actually eat. I am very lucky in that my whole family and group of friends understand and pay attention. If somebody invites us over, they make sure they have something I can eat! Mac and cheese is always a winner!

@thull and everybody who's here- So glad to hear about the wedding, and haviing the attachment that allows you to eat a bit is fantastic.Great progress! I was fortunate to be able to eat a normal diet after my surgeries and don't have major problems.

What are NETS?