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Last year I had Colorectal Surgery. My intestines had prolapsed. The muscles in the wall of the rectum were not strong enough to hold the intestines in place.

After suffering with this, it was very embarrasing for me. I thought I was the only person who could possibly be suffering with this problem. How could I talk to anyone about it? How could I make a Dr. understand what was happening to me? After asking 4 docs about it, over a 2 year time span, and getting sent back and forth to other Dr's because no one wanted to be bothered with me. I finally found a great GI in Houston, who sent me straight to a Colorectal Surgeon. THe GI, was infuriated that on one cared enough to find me help.

To shorten this story, I went to the CR Surgeon, he immediately diagnosed me, in 1 month I was in the hospital.
He also told me that he could not guarantee this type of repair surgery would take hold, be effective. That only time would tell. He explained that normally when this surgery is done that they remove part of the colon, EXCEPT IN PEOPLE WITH IBS!!!! IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT NO PART OF THE COLON BE REMOVED BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH IBS NEED EVERY IN CH OF INTESTINE THAT THEY CAN GET !!!!!!!!!!!! Needless to say, he did the surgery, did not remove any of my intestine and to this day, I seem to be doing fine.

Now, if you should ever, ever, be tempted by any type of doc to do surgery for IBS, I would reccomend that you run, not walk, but run out of that office never to return.

OR, if you should have to have some type of surgery, or the same thing I had. Go immediately to the best hospital in your area, and seek out the most prominent surgeon in his feild. I drove over an hour away to see this Dr. he is in Houston, and has priveledges at Methodist Hospital in the Medical Center in Houston. He is also the Senior Colorectal Surgeon in his group. This is what I mean by getting the best. Thank Goodness for my insurance, and that he is a provider.

I will never, ever have any type of surgery again, that I am not sure of the Surgeon, and his background and reputation. I have had enough surgery to know that I will never place my life in someones hands that I feel is fully capable of taking care of me, and does not practice in a World Class facility. I don't care how far I have to drive.

OK, off the soap box for now. I just get upset when Dr's abuse their priveleges and their patients health.

NO SURGERY FOR IBS !!!! love ya'll !!!

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