Help for Mom
A worried son
Comments
-
Your mom is right to insist on a CT scan and the sooner the better. If she is not the kind of person who regularly has constipation, then I can't understand her doctor's cavalier "wait and see" attitude. Keep on the doc and tell him it has been two more days and describe any symptoms she might be having as well. It may be nothing at all, but the doctor needs to pay attention. And sometimes they don't unless we keep at them...0
-
This is worrysome. Her intestines must be packed up with stool (excuse me) by now. I would think that something must be done right away to clean her. Call the doctor or even to emergency. Don't just wait.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your mother.
Eleonora0 -
I concur with eleonora. If your mom is having pain of any type, I'd proceed to the emergency room. That is always an option.AuthorUnknown said:This is worrysome. Her intestines must be packed up with stool (excuse me) by now. I would think that something must be done right away to clean her. Call the doctor or even to emergency. Don't just wait.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your mother.
Eleonora0 -
I find it odd that with an ileostomy there has been no activity for 2 days, and I would certainly be suspect. My husband's is very active on a daily basis. It would seem if she has an ileus (blockage) or constipation, there would be some discomfort or pain. Shout out loud to your doctor(s) until you get some answers.
Pepperdog0 -
Well, hopefully it isn't anything worrisome, but I do agree with everyone else. Push those doctors for the tests. I think that too often, doctors are less concerned than the patient when maybe it should be the other way around. Don't let the doctors brush anything off as being nothing. That's how many ended up with this disease in the first place.
God bless you and your mom,
-Lee-0 -
That's good. Hopefully it will all clear out. Usually if there is blockage of any bowel there will be pain and vomiting.Cis4Cure said:Mom got an x-ray today. They didn't see any blockage. Doctor said to keep eating, take a laxative, wait and see. Mom's feeling ok. She doesn't have any pain, but she's still worried. At this point we're just praying for poo. Thanks for all your support.
****0
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 CSN Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 121.2K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 440 Bladder Cancer
- 306 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.4K Breast Cancer
- 391 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 12.9K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.3K Kidney Cancer
- 666 Leukemia
- 789 Liver Cancer
- 4.1K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 235 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.1K Ovarian Cancer
- 53 Pancreatic Cancer
- 486 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.3K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 532 Sarcoma
- 717 Skin Cancer
- 647 Stomach Cancer
- 190 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.8K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.3K Lifestyle Discussion Boards