Hi All,
On Friday (Aug. 24) at 9pm I started to feel really bloated and had a few cramps. I figured it was the mac n' cheese I ate for dinner. I took a gas -x but it didn't help. The cramps got worse... I took an Advil and got the hot water bottle. Still nothing. I got a hot bath. Still nothing. So I went to bed to sleep it off. At 3:30 am I woke up and I was still in pain. I went with my instinct and went to the ER. After x-rays and ct scans the doc's 'thought' I had a bowel obstruction. I needed emergency surgery. Since they were not sure if it was a bowel obstruction I had to have exploratory surgery... and a small bowel obstruction was the case.
I just wanted to inform everyone that I have NEVER had trouble with my bowels before... I NEVER get constipated! Actually, I had 'a bowel movement' while I was having all the cramping. I never imagined I need surgery. It just goes to show that going with your instinct is the best thing to do. If I had of not went it could have 'exploded'... that's a lot of dangerous toxins! I spent 13 days in the hospital. I spent one night in ICU, I had an NG tube, catheter, epidural and was fed with TPN for 6 days. I've been home now for a week and I'm starting to feel much better! I hope someone can learn from my experience.
On Friday (Aug. 24) at 9pm I started to feel really bloated and had a few cramps. I figured it was the mac n' cheese I ate for dinner. I took a gas -x but it didn't help. The cramps got worse... I took an Advil and got the hot water bottle. Still nothing. I got a hot bath. Still nothing. So I went to bed to sleep it off. At 3:30 am I woke up and I was still in pain. I went with my instinct and went to the ER. After x-rays and ct scans the doc's 'thought' I had a bowel obstruction. I needed emergency surgery. Since they were not sure if it was a bowel obstruction I had to have exploratory surgery... and a small bowel obstruction was the case.
I just wanted to inform everyone that I have NEVER had trouble with my bowels before... I NEVER get constipated! Actually, I had 'a bowel movement' while I was having all the cramping. I never imagined I need surgery. It just goes to show that going with your instinct is the best thing to do. If I had of not went it could have 'exploded'... that's a lot of dangerous toxins! I spent 13 days in the hospital. I spent one night in ICU, I had an NG tube, catheter, epidural and was fed with TPN for 6 days. I've been home now for a week and I'm starting to feel much better! I hope someone can learn from my experience.