Thank you so much for this post/ these posts. I am so sorry to hear you have had a horrible time, but I am so interested to here how you are getting on. Could you let me know?? I have never joined a message forum before and was going out of my mind with anxiety, but this has instantly made me feel better. THANK YOU! Very similar to you actually! All symptoms match. Very healthy, later 30's, slim, never over or underweight, healthy diet - love jogging, being busy, great family. Diagnosed with IBS about 5/6 years ago, but nothing I could not cope with - all mild.Then OUT OF THE BLUE (well over a few days around Christmas) 2014, I was having discomfort in mid left back, and front, and THEN I could not go to the toilet for DAYS (just mucous). I was a) in agony in all the places you guys describe, and b) scared to death. This was so painful I ended up in the emergency room 3x in one week, and was sent away with painkillers. By the Thursday, I was doubled up, still hadn't been to toilet other than thin, curved yellow stools (!!!) and feeling like I'd been shot through left upper stomach/ back. I thought I was going to die (seriously). They admitted me for four days and I had loads of laxatives after an x-ray found a dilated splenic flexure. I get a bit better, and am discharged. Then (the next week) after 'u'shaped wider loose stools (!!!) I had a colonoscopy. All clear (thank God). And the week after, a CT. All clear. Anyway... 5 weeks on and it has all flared up AGAIN. Agony, debilitating - have to keep being sent home from work. Losing weight, scared to eat. ONLY relieved by gas/ stools but they are non existent at mo (but no blockage shown on CT). Pain in back is worst - have a second kidney infection (from straining and straining and generally been run down I think???) - kidney function told is fine otherwise and CT shows no problem? But this is not normal, sudden, extremely frightening and I feel terribly lonely because no-one seems to have a clue what to do with me - including me! I am scared to eat, go out, go the toilet. I am losing weight (and I am slim anyway). This is hell and I am a mum, a teacher, and I just don't know what to do. The biggest fear is - will it not heal and will it get worse/ block??? And will it be like this for the rest of my life? My life is currently on hold as everything is around this pain. Thanks for listening, please let me know!! Tests are finding nothing (bloods). Desperate but nice lady! X
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