He should see at the least a GI specialist, and someone who knows that just
because your face isnt scrunched up does not mean you are not in pain.
The son may be able to be an advocate for his father; unrelieved severe
pain is not something that should be ignored. I know you're doing the best
you can!
Wish these congresspeople could be treated through the VA system-there'd be
some changes made!
Sam
Barbara L Dusel wrote:
> --------- Begin forwarded message ----------
> From: ScragglesD
> To: tmic(AT)eskimo.com
> Subject: Severe constant abdomen pain
> Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 02:57:53 -0400
> Message-ID: <19990704.025754.6654.0.ScragglesD(AT)juno.com>
>
> Do any of you on this list have severe abdomen pain. Bill always had
> some pain with his TM but since his colonoscopy - well it was a month
> after the test - he has had severe pain mostly on the left side but on
> the right, too.
>
> The are now saying the TM is causing it - blocking off a nerve to the
> stomach. They say the pain is NOT severe because his face is not
> scrunched up. And sometimes when he is seeing the Doctor he does not
> mention it and sometimes feels okay for about 1/2 hour while at the
> Doctor's.
>
> He seems to be almost dead. When I first got on this board he took his
> computer apart, downloaded things, baked brownies once in a while, did
> dishes, and so forth.
> He knew all about every CNN topic. Now he doesn't even know what is on
> tv and just sits and hangs his head. He can almost eat nothing.
>
> For some reason they absolutely won't put him in the VA Hospital and he's
> scared to go to another one without money. I just can't talk him into
> another Hospital because he is afraid it will cost him a fortune.
>
> Just wondering if anyone else has pain so severe. He has a nurse now -
> home health and she never heard of TM, but that's not her fault. She is
> going to call the Dr. to find out if the diagnosis really is TM. It
> might just be "constipation." They gave him two enemas Friday.
>
> He said he can't stand two more weeks of this. I've taken him to the VA
> five times now in the last several weeks. I apologize for not reading all
> the old posts here. I don't see how this is related to TM, well, it's
> related, but why that is an excuse I don't know...to not do anything. He
> does have a diagnosis of Diverticulitis.
>
> I'm so worried about him. If you all don't have any ideas, don't feel
> obligated to answer. I am considering having his son come down. What
> do you think? He will come but then I don't know what to have him do. He
> has to have the ex-wife bring him - she is the greatest- has learned all
> about TM and all. But I hate to make them come unless we can actually
> take him someplace. He won't even go to Immediate Care centers. I want
> to either take him to Baptist Hospital "or" if it truly isn't an
> emergency (fever is only about 99)....then to another Doctor for an
> opinion. But we really don't even know what organ it is.
>
> --------- End forwarded message ----------
>
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