My mother had to do a colonoscopy test in
may. She did some other tests as well but
since she did the colonoscopy, she has
been having terrible stomach problems.
She doesn't have the appetite she used to,
she eats very little, very often she
throws up or has the feeling that she
will, she keeps on losing weight and feels
terrible pain in the stomach. Her
digestion is completely messed up and I
don't know what she should do.
Has anyone experienced this or something
similar?
Any help is appreciated!
Laura
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sunnybear1962
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Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Louisville, KY
Colonoscopy Posted: 08-08-04 22:13pm
Did she get the results back from that
test?? My mom had one done in april and
they found out she had colon cancer. She
had the surgery in may and they removed
all of the cancer. Not to worry you but
I would find out the outcome of the test
she had, then let her doctor know whats
going on with her.
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laura_2003
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Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 17
Posted: 08-11-04 06:13am
I forgot to mention the test results. Her
doctor thought that it might be cancer but
it was false alarm. As far as the doctor
is concerned nothing is wrong with her
colon, but my mother is going through such
a bad period that I really don't know what
to do.
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-11-04 10:26am
Well, after I had my colonoscopy I also
lost a lot of weight. 16 pounds I think
immediately and then about 4 more after.
You can lose up to like 60-70 pounds when
you get a colonoscopy (of course that is
if you are a big person) because they suck
out all of the built up poo in your
system.
But, her stomach shouldn't hurt from the
procedure. The only effect that she
should have had is bad gas right after.
Did her doctor say anything about her
maybe having irritable bowel syndrome? I
have that and it can be quite painful.
After my colonoscopy it did hurt worse for
a while, so maybe she has this. If the
pain is severe though she needs to ask her
doctor if he did something wrong during
the procedure that is causing her this
pain.
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laura_2003
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Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 17
Posted: 08-12-04 12:05pm
It seems that my mother is having a
problem with the hernia. Maybe this is
the cause of her problems. She'll have it
checked out. Hopefully it'll be for the
better.
