Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 ---Hi Tricia, You asked for input from people with stomach problems. I had suffered with Diverticulitis for many years before I finally went for a colonoscopy.....primarily because I was employed at a small family owned business that didn't offer health insurance benefits......I finally reached the point where I couldn't work any longer, and applied for SS Disability because of Major Depression.....I hadn't been diagnosed with Lupus yet. It took 2 years and hiring an attorney to get my Disability. As soon as I was approved....My daughter took me for a colonoscopy......and was rushed immediatly to the hospital for emergency surgery.......I had a kink in my colon, with a huge pocket of infection just behind it ready to rupture. They were able to do a colon ressection......removing about 12 inches of my colon, and then reattaching the two ends of my colon. That was in 1995......I have had no more problems with my stomach. I was diagnosed with Lupus in 1997. All this rambling is to let you know .......if your doctor feels that you need a colonoscopy.....I suggest that you not be afraid to have it done.....It's not a pleasant experience.....but in some cases can be a life-saving procedure. In LUPIES , "dogeeebreath" <taataa970@y...> wrote:> Hi everyone! I was just curious as to what stomach and colon > problems y'all have had? I've never had these problems until > recently. It may be unrelated to the lupus, but let's face it, just > about EVERYTHING is related to the lupus or caused by one of the meds > you take for the lupus! lol Without going into too much detail, > let's just say that my toilet is getting sick of me and I need to > take out stock in Glade bathroom spray! I have a tingling, stinging > sensation in the left side of my tummy, close to the bellybutton, > with occasional bouts of nausea. They've switched one of my meds > that is known to have these as side-effects but as of yet, no > difference. I go back in two weeks and was forewarned by my doc that > I am going to have to have the dreaded C word if it's not better by > then (colononoscopy. Shhhhh...if I don't say it too loud maybe it > won't happen...in my dreams! ). I also had an abdominal ct, which > was fine. Liver and pancreas are fine. I was just wondering what > kind of tummy problems everyone else has had, if you don't mind > sharing. > > Thanks!> > Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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