Guest guest Posted October 15, 2000 Report Share Posted October 15, 2000 ONLY 30 minutes! That would have been a dream for me! I would usually take two roxisets at the first awakening and then every 45 minutes or sooner as the pain progressed until I'd have taken 5. If it continued after that I would awaken my wife to drive me to the hospital. My "technique" was to lay over the couch, kneel on the floor and assume the position of bowing to the east, west north south (depended upon what was in the way or the best clearing) then back up to full stretch back and then back to the bow again, sitting in a chair with a back height that would let me raise my arms and stretch back. These positions may have been done in rotation or appear to be like they were being done at the same time. Who knows when you're in that much pain just how much you can remember. I would also push on my liver area to feel for the most tenderness. My pain would usually start on the front side and then go to my back ,and then sometimes would be in both areas at the same time. Once the oscillation between the degrees of pain started I knew it was backing off. It was almost like the program would start with all steps moving forward and then get to a point where it was two steps forward and one back, then two forward and two back, until it got to being two back and only one forward. I went through this so many times last year that it almost hurts just thinking about it. DaleDa_@... ----- Original Message ----- From: Newman gallstonesegroups Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 1:25 PM Subject: coping skills needed I have a question for those of you who have experienced multiple gall bladder attacks: What coping skills do you use while you are having one? When the attacks last about 30 minutes and are extremely painful, has anyone found any particular position or motion that helps to make it tolerable? What do you do? Is there something you take to make the pain more tolerable? Or does everyone curl up in a fetal position on the cold bathroom floor and feel like crying even though they can't breathe? You are receiving this email because you elected to subscribe to the gallstonesegroups. To unsubscribe: Mailto:gallstones-unsubscribeegroupsTo subscribe again: Mailto:gallstones-subscribeegroupsTo change status to digest: Mailto:gallstones-digestegroupsTo change status to normal: Mailto;gallstones-normalegroupsBy joining the list you agree to hold yourself FULLY responsible FOR yourself!List Archives: http:///messages/gallstonesWeb Sites: http://home.online.no/~dusan/gallstones/Have a nice day ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2000 Report Share Posted October 16, 2000 , My doctor gave me a prescription for Percoset, but only because I apparently have no gallstones. Even though I hate having to take it, it takes the pain away. Debra _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2000 Report Share Posted October 16, 2000 I'm just wondering. If you have no gallstones, why do you have pain? Or is that from something else? Thanks, -----Original Message----- From: D B <fairyflight@...> gallstonesegroups <gallstonesegroups> Date: Sunday, October 15, 2000 9:12 PM Subject: Re: coping skills needed >, > >My doctor gave me a prescription for Percoset, but only because I apparently >have no gallstones. Even though I hate having to take it, it takes the pain >away. > >Debra >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. > > > >You are receiving this email because you elected to subscribe to the gallstonesegroups. To unsubscribe: Mailto:gallstones-unsubscribeegroups >To subscribe again: Mailto:gallstones-subscribeegroups >To change status to digest: Mailto:gallstones-digestegroups >To change status to normal: Mailto;gallstones-normalegroups >By joining the list you agree to hold yourself FULLY responsible FOR yourself! >List Archives: http:///messages/gallstones >Web Sites: http://home.online.no/~dusan/gallstones/ >Have a nice day ! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2000 Report Share Posted October 16, 2000 <<I'm just wondering. If you have no gallstones, why do you have pain? Or is that from something else?<< I'm not sure if you were asking me or , but for me, an ultrasound showed sludge, no sstones. A hydroscan (I think that's what it is called) during an attack two years later showed no blockage. I have an appointment with a gastrointerologist in three weeks, maybe he can tell me something else. The pain is increasingly frequent. It is very strange though, because it is only at night, and always hours after I have eaten. I am confused and discouraged. Debra _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2000 Report Share Posted October 16, 2000 Debra, I would be curious to know how your visit with the gastroenterologist turns out. I am to see the surgeon again on the 23, and he is at that point going to refer me to a gastroenterologist. Like you, this pain baffles me. -Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: D B <fairyflight@...> <gallstonesegroups> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 1:59 PM Subject: Re: coping skills needed > <<I'm just wondering. If you have no gallstones, why do you have pain? Or > is > that from something else?<< > > I'm not sure if you were asking me or , but for me, an ultrasound > showed sludge, no sstones. A hydroscan (I think that's what it is called) > during an attack two years later showed no blockage. I have an > appointment with a gastrointerologist in three weeks, maybe he can tell me > something else. The pain is increasingly frequent. It is very strange > though, because it is only at night, and always hours after I have eaten. I > am confused and discouraged. > > Debra > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > You are receiving this email because you elected to subscribe to the gallstonesegroups. To unsubscribe: Mailto:gallstones-unsubscribeegroups > To subscribe again: Mailto:gallstones-subscribeegroups > To change status to digest: Mailto:gallstones-digestegroups > To change status to normal: Mailto;gallstones-normalegroups > By joining the list you agree to hold yourself FULLY responsible FOR yourself! > List Archives: http:///messages/gallstones > Web Sites: http://home.online.no/~dusan/gallstones/ > Have a nice day ! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2000 Report Share Posted October 16, 2000 , you should feel better a little later. I always, and I am sure everyone, feels terrible the day following a flush. I usually feel pretty recovered by 4 or 5 pm. laura ----- Original Message ----- From: " Newman " <wendynewman@...> <gallstonesegroups> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 2:28 PM Subject: coping skills needed > **I'm not sure if you were asking me or > > Debra, I think that question was intended for you. > > My pain is because of a gall bladder full of stones as seen on an > ultrasound last week. Did a flush last night and am feeling utterly > terrible this morning. The attacks were coming almost daily, > sometimes twice a day. I am hoping that things improve, but I'm not > seeing a lot of " results " this morning. Perhaps later today? > > > > > > > > You are receiving this email because you elected to subscribe to the gallstonesegroups. To unsubscribe: Mailto:gallstones-unsubscribeegroups > To subscribe again: Mailto:gallstones-subscribeegroups > To change status to digest: Mailto:gallstones-digestegroups > To change status to normal: Mailto;gallstones-normalegroups > By joining the list you agree to hold yourself FULLY responsible FOR yourself! > List Archives: http:///messages/gallstones > Web Sites: http://home.online.no/~dusan/gallstones/ > Have a nice day ! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2000 Report Share Posted October 16, 2000 Ann, I will keep you posted, but my appointment is not until 11/3. Debra _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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