After a textbook pregnancy and vaginal delivery 11 weeks ago, my wife has had a lot of pain in various places. Since, most of the pain has gone away except three areas of her abdomen which have instead increased in pain. One area is on her right side in sort of a "C" shape and is constant and sharp. The opposite side has a similar pain that comes and goes. Lastly, she has soreness all across the top of her bladder. A crude diagram is shown here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6830281/WhereItHurts.jpg

Three weeks ago her OB prescribed her Hydrocodone 5/500mg and told her the pain would subside as the others did. Last Friday she was scheduled for a rectal CT scan since the pain still only increased and the Hydrocodone was having no apparent effect. Tuesday when she called for the results, her doctor informed her that nothing abnormal was found but to check in to the hospital so they can better address her pain.

The doctor initially said her blood test showed increased levels of sediment which could indicate infection so he put her on an IV antibiotic of Doxycycline and a Dilaudid PCA for the pain. That day she was fairly pain free and was able to sleep. The plan was to wait out the antibiotics and see if the pain subsided. Wednesday she was taken off the PCA and given Hydrocodone again. Her pain returned with full force and after many hours of frustration and begging for pain relief her doctor decided to put her back on the PCA, but with Morphine, and scheduled an exploratory laparoscopic surgery for Thursday but first wanted a second opinion from a colleague. That doctor examined her results and gently pushed on her abdomen before deciding that she didn’t want to subject my wife to any surgery just yet.

Since the regular doctor will be unavailable until Monday he had the OB doctor on call assess her. She said that both she and our regular doctor had discussed the case extensively and that clinically my wife is stable. They believe that the pain is being caused by a muscular problem in her still recovering abdomen. So, she was taken back off the PCA and instead given Hydrocodone 7.5/750mg and an abdominal binder pending consultation with a general surgeon, which we were told, would not be available until Monday.

The oral pain medicine still had no apparent effect and since she was told she would not be provided any stronger medication she decided she would rather suffer at home and schedule a general surgeon consultation ourselves. She was released last night with the Hydrocodone 7.5/750mg, Methocarbamol 500mg, and Metronidazole 500mg.

We live in a small town in Texas without many other options at this point in time. I will be scheduling the consultation first thing Monday morning and have told her we will travel to a larger city if he is unable to remedy the situation. Her doctor has 45+ years of experience and will be retiring in two weeks so this adds to the desperation.

If she does in fact have a muscular problem that will go away in time I fear the meantime. She has trouble sleeping and when she isn’t all she can do is cry, moan, and writhe on the bed. She’s afraid if the pain gets worse and we have to go to the ER they will still be unable to handle her pain. I am looking for any route to pursue in an effort to relieve my wife’s pain. Any advice will be much appreciated.

are you at greater risk of cancer redeveloping after having cancerous polyps removed? and are you likely to need chemotherapy afterward?
.. the situation i am wondering about is if two colonoscopies did not get out all of the cancer and surgery is issued to take out a section of the large intestine
there were a lot of polyps and ones too large to remove without surgery

What are some trigger foods???

What should I not eat???

I haven’t had a regular bowel movement in about a week & I can feel it. I feel so bloated. What are some ways to clean myself out? I’d like to stay away from laxatives… What about drinking nothing but prune juice & water today? & no foods
I’d also like to add that I work out a lot, drink about 100 oz water a day, no soda, & get plenty of fiber so idk what’s causing it

I was fine….but decided to try a gluten free diet to see what it’s all about and see if I felt better on it. Well I have been doing it for a week now..and I have now had diahrea twice bad right after eating lunch and very loose stools and pain/burning in the colon/rectum. I am concerned that I should stop this diet. I just ate one 96/4 foreman grilled burger and 2 slices of Udi’s whole wheat with some sauteed onion and within 20 mins I ran to the bathroom. I am seeing a dr on Friday but dont want to keep going with this if its that bad. The one new thing Ive added to the diet is the Udi’s could the bread be the problem. Maybe I need the Gluten….maybe some of this hype about Gluten free is not all that…Please help

I had a colonoscopy done 3 months ago. I came out fine, but am just wondering if any form of inflammatory bowel disease can be detected that way. Such as ulcerative colitis (i know i spelled it wrong) or Crohns or any other form of it. And if I had it, could some of it’s effects be detected in my blood or urine some how since I had both of those checked this week?

everything I eat gives me lots of gas. I have to leave the office every 5 mins to go out. I didn’t have beans. it happens everyday. I’ve taking colon health for a few months. only the first 2 weeks it worked. gas-x does not work either.
thanks
I don’t eat fast.

i have been changing my diet so it could be constipation but i have been having a bad pain on my lower left side and i found blood in my crap last night but it also hurt…i havent crapped right in a while and i wanna know if its constipation or colon cancer.
ive been drinking alot of water and i just recently had xrays done for my chest and shifted ribs. could those all play in as factors?

I will perform a Raw, Lung, Colon, Kidney, Liver, and Bath detox. Each one will consist of 30 days by me easing into the diet and then easing off of it.

I had rectal surgery for an anal fissure, and hemorhoids, and he also cut my sphincter muscle to relieve pressure to avoid future problems. I have always had IBS (constant diarrhea) and have never been truly constipated a day in my life. After the surgery, it was EXTREMELY painful to eliminate and the pain pills gave me extreme constipation. It is now 9 days after surgery and I am still experiencing a lot of pain due to the straining from trying to eliminate. I can’t laugh, cough, or sneeze without having leakage, and i constantly have this major urge to go, yet when I try, the pain from pushing is unbearable and nothing really comes out. However, I can feel the hard mass when I wipe and when I am not going to the bathroom, I have this constant feeling of pressure in my rectum. I’m planning on calling the dr tomorrow but I was wondering if there is anything I can do to help relieve some of my symptoms now. Thank you for your help

Hello,
I do hope someone can answer some of my questions about mostly "handling" the chemo drug my kitty is starting. He has been diagnosed with GI Lymphoma in small intestines. It’s small cell/low grade. He will be on .5ml Chlorambucil (oral liquid) once daily for 4 days every 3 weeks with .5ml (20mg) Prednisolone (oral liquid) once day, every day. He’s also hyperthyroid (on thyroid med) and has stomatitis (was taking small dose Prednisolone for this).

I’ve read so much about Chlorambucil and to make sure you wear gloves while handling not to mention while cleaning out litter boxes. I have 6 other kitties (ages 1 1/2yrs to 14yrs) in the household as well. Another is hyperthyroid too. Others have no health concerns (knock-on-wood).
My questions are:
Is this just a precaution while handling this drug?
Has anyone else gone to the extreme of isolating their chemo kitty from other kitties in the household?
Throw out their litter boxes after he uses it, replace with new ones?
Will my other kitties be "safe" around him and the litter box he uses?
How should I clean a mess (throw-up, pee etc) should he accidently.
Should I be so paranoid with this chemo drug?

I’ve asked many vets and they don’t seem to be concerned that it will affect any of the other kitties and never mentioned having to wear "gloves" while administering. I’m getting really nervous. Any info would be so deeply appreciated.

Thank you in advance.
Thank you for your answer. That was very helpful and is what I’ve been reading while searching the internet as well.

So for the past four days, I’ve been peeing like crazy and having to ‘go to the bathroom’ (# 2) maybe 2 or 3 times a day, and they’re large amounts of hard bowels that take a while to come out. But a few weeks before I started having to go to the bathroom/pee right after eating, which I haven’t done since I was little (usually it takes a few hours for me to go)…?

What’s going on?!
*Mature answers, please.

Thanks for helping!

so everyone is talking about the acai berry diet. ive seen the juice in the store or the pills. all the websites and everything says to take acai berry and a colon cleanser. but has anyone ever taken it and lost weight by actually doing it? and if so, what exactly did u take and where did u get it? my husband says that all those free trial things are fakes and that if i want to try something like that then i should go to a store myself and purchase it. im trying to find a way to help me lose weight with exercissing and eating healthy but maybe a little more help too becau

Only 25 states mandate insurance companies to pay for colon cancer screening. See what your state’s grade is for colorectal cancer screening: http://www.eifoundation.org/national/nccra/report_card/flash_movie.html

You can go to www.myspace.com/dmsteach and sign my guestbook if you support colorectal cancer legislation. You can also email your congress reps and senators especially if your state has a failing grade. Thank you.

I’ve been having some trouble getting these last few lbs off after having a baby 8 months ago. I was breast feeding and that helped a lot but after I stopped about a month ago the weight has just been sitting there.

I’ve heard about the Olive Oil diet which you take a shot of olive oil every morning for breakfast with a piece of fruit and it helps you lose weight. I’m assuming it helps by reducing cravings and hunger.

Does anyone have any information (pros/cons) or experiences with the Olive Oil diet. I want to do something natural.

Also will the Olive Oil help cleanse my body (like a colon cleanse)?

I’ve never done this before and I feel like crap, I eat healthy, Love fruit n veggies. I eat whole grain I run every day and I just feel- nasty for some reason. I was thinking of a total body cleanse/detox, preferably all-natural and not just colon cleanse- I want whole body. Who has done this and has a favorite?

whats the problem????????????
pls help me……………

i am 18. i’ve been on a diet over the past 3 weeks. you know, healthy eating, lots of whole grain in my diet, veggies and fruits as well. i lost a few pounds for the first 2 weeks of my diet and with regular bowel movement. however, these days, i have been eating well and yet i’m not losing weight anymore. i also noticed that i defacate every 2 days and that i’m suffering from constipation. the past 3 1/2 days have been exceptionally tough as i haven’t taken a sh*t for the past 3 1/2 days.

this sucks. any health tips for me that are safe. again, i’m only 18.

i’m a confused teen. what would you recommend??
i think i’ve had included lots of fibrous foods in my diet on a regular basis which include apple, wheat bread, whole grain cereals, veggies like spinach and cabbage… it’s so frustating! or is it not enough?

I just bought I bottle of Acai Berry Juice and colon cleanser and since sat DEC20 I’ve lost 3lbs it is now Tues Dec 23 …I cant believe it!!!! It was purchased as GNC I don’t trust that online pill bullsh%! But um YES Pray for me people I’m trying to lose about 54lbs by April and I know that at first with any diet you lose weight fast AT FIRST but then it slows down BUT Who thinks I can Do it?

My dad was in the hospital with a bad colon disease for like 4 months. After almost 800,000 dollars in medical expenses, many surgeries, a ton of medicine, and MANY prayers, he recovered! How could he have recovered if it wasn’t for those prayers?
@Madison

Our insurance paid for it.

Our little dashound had been sick for several days. We took him into the vet a week ago, and after several days they had to do exploritory suergery.. They opened him up and found his pancreas to be white and not working. What did they mean when they said it was white? How serious is his problem is it was white? He also had alot of "stuff" in his intestines they had to clean out. He is on IV fluids now and seems like he is getting better… but not able to eat without throwing up. Is it possible to recover and live normal at all? I know he will have to eat low fat and stuff, but I am scared that there is something the vet had not told us.

Which of the following is NOT true about some of the risks from a diet that is high in protein and low in carbohydrates?
A) a diet high in protein can cause kidney disease, since we have to excrete protein wastes through the kidneys
B) a diet that contains excessive protein (whether from animal source foods or plant sources such as soy) can cause an increase in calcium loss excreted in the urine
C) a high protein diet that comes from animal sources (meats, dairy), can also be a diet higher in saturated fat and cholesterol
D) high intakes of animal sources of protein, particularly red meats, are a risk factor for several kinds of cancer, including colon cancer, breast prostate and pancreatic cancer

Did anyone out there ever try an over the counter colon cleanse?