Rachael's pain and other.....

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Hello all. No time to post much in the last month, barely time to read the posts

I do get!

I am now about 29 weeks preggers with my first baby, no probs.

We sold our house and closed on 9/28 and have been living in a hotel ever since,

we close on our new house tomorrow, so my internet time has been really

sporadic!

I just wanted to post on how many people right now on these groups are living in

hotels! I know I read one post from this list about someone selling a townhome

and going to a hotel, and another list I'm on a lady is in the same boat as me

waiting for her house to get built! I just had to mention this, because for all

of us to be stuck in hotels, and pregnant, waiting to get into houses is TOO

bizarre to happen at the same time! LOL.

Rachael~

I'm not sure if what you have is gas pain, but I went through the same thing

with HORRIBLE pain that radiated around into my back. I went to the ER first

time it happened convinced I was going to die, but all bloodwork and scans came

back fine. Doc spoke to my WLS surgeon and they concluded it was gas and for me

to take beano as a preventative and phayzyme when it happened.

It has happened about 5 times in the past 2 years, always excruciating pain that

(for me) lasts about 2-6 hours and then bam.....it's gone.

I do believe in my case it is gas because I tested the theory. I ate cabbage one

day and had a horrible attack.........so I waited a week, ate cabbage again and

it happened again.

The beano DOES help, the phayzyme didn't seem to do much.

Hope this helps!

C.

EDD 12/31/04

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Thank you so much for your input. I still haven't discounted gas

because I have noticed this come up when eating broccoli, onions &

peppers, big salads, eggplant,etc. And while the attack is happening,

if I get down on the ground and rock from side to side, I am able to

release gas and it helps the pain slightly. BUT, here's my story. My

primary doc referred me to a gastroenterologist who I saw. He either

disapproved of my surgery or my pregnancy or both but either way, was

very cold and only spoke in monosyllables to me and wouldn't look me

in the eye. He then asked if I wanted to " keep the kid " . For crying

out loud, I'm married and almost 14 weeks pregnant and if I wanted an

abortion, I wouldn't be seeing a gastroenterologist! I said of course

I want my baby! He said he thought I could possibly have an internal

hernia or adhesions but only after I suggested the possibility. I

pretty much RAN from his office in tears. I promptly called my

surgeon and saw him yesterday morning. He said that there was always

the possibility of adhesions or hernia - any unexplained abdominal

pain could mean either possibility. He wants me to get to the ER next

time I'm having an attack and have an MRI done. He even wrote a

little note for the ER doc, explaining what he thinks might be wrong

and what they should look for on the MRI. If we can actually diagnose

the hernia, my surgeon still thinks as long as the attacks come and

go like they have been, I can make it through my pregnancy and have

surgery after the baby comes. Obviously if I have an attack that

doesn't go away, I will have to have emergency surgery and the

surgeon feels that if its in my second trimester, the baby should be

okay. My more immediate problem for which I need advice (PLEASE,

PLEASE) is that I have lost 15 lbs in my first trimester. These

attacks certainly haven't helped the situation. As I head into my 2nd

trimester, I need to start gaining weight (my ob says about 15 lbs

through my pregnancy) and I feel like I am doing everything I can. I

drink Ensure in the morning, try to eat throughout the day, and try

to eat a protein bar in the afternoon. Any advice???

> Hello all. No time to post much in the last month, barely time to

read the posts I do get!

>

> I am now about 29 weeks preggers with my first baby, no probs.

>

> We sold our house and closed on 9/28 and have been living in a

hotel ever since, we close on our new house tomorrow, so my internet

time has been really sporadic!

>

> I just wanted to post on how many people right now on these groups

are living in hotels! I know I read one post from this list about

someone selling a townhome and going to a hotel, and another list I'm

on a lady is in the same boat as me waiting for her house to get

built! I just had to mention this, because for all of us to be stuck

in hotels, and pregnant, waiting to get into houses is TOO bizarre to

happen at the same time! LOL.

>

> Rachael~

> I'm not sure if what you have is gas pain, but I went through the

same thing with HORRIBLE pain that radiated around into my back. I

went to the ER first time it happened convinced I was going to die,

but all bloodwork and scans came back fine. Doc spoke to my WLS

surgeon and they concluded it was gas and for me to take beano as a

preventative and phayzyme when it happened.

> It has happened about 5 times in the past 2 years, always

excruciating pain that (for me) lasts about 2-6 hours and then

bam.....it's gone.

> I do believe in my case it is gas because I tested the theory. I

ate cabbage one day and had a horrible attack.........so I waited a

week, ate cabbage again and it happened again.

> The beano DOES help, the phayzyme didn't seem to do much.

>

> Hope this helps!

>

> C.

> EDD 12/31/04

>

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