As with all of the replies, I too thank you for sharing. Everyone's experiences helps all of us to become more informed and frankly offers more information than trying to get through to the clinic.  I am so glad that you are better.  It must have been frightening.  Glad you are better and look forward to meeting you at a coffee night soon

Hey Karen, thank you for posting this, very good to know.  I was wondering if you would mind sharing the symptoms your experienced that led you to seek ER attention.  Was it just extreme pain in the gut as I imagine it would be or were there other indications that this was serious?  I am so very happy that you are ok, we missed you while you were away. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Zizz, I had a bowel obstruction in 2012 - same symptoms and it was treated without surgery with an NG tube from my nose to my gut for a week while it worked itself out. I am blessed that the surgeon on-call took the time to figure out "why" this was happening, not just dismiss it as an obstruction. I hadn't pooped or even tooted in 3 days, crampy pains in my lower gut, distended stomach, etc. I couldn't even stand stretchy tights around my middle.

Thanks Karen, good to know what symptoms to watch out for.  And so glad you are ok now.

Good lord, Lady!  That was a hell of an early Christmas 'gift'!!!!

So glad you're doing okay and have retained your sense of humour.  :)  Thank you for sharing this.

Be kind to yourself and take good care!

TES

Wow...,these stories REALLY scare me to death, but it's so important to know that these things CAN AND DO HAPPEN.  Thanks for sharing, so glad to hear all has went well with your repair and recovery. Take care my dear .  

Karen, I am so grateful you are on the mend my friend.

Thank you for sharing this information and educating us.

Take care, D.

Karen, that is terrible. Sounds like you were lucky that you had good doctors. Hope your mending well. Deb

I had my surgery in the U.S. in November 2009. I had this issue in 2011. I suffered for over a week, in and out of E.R. and to family Doctor. I was seen by at least 4 different doctors and finally went to the E.R. at Guelph where I had a CT done. The E.R. doc thought it was something else, so the internist had a look at the scan and he could not figure it out. Dr. Reed was called in at 2am and I had emergency surgery to repair it. Luckily my small intestine was kinked and had not died. I had no signs of an obstruction just severe pain in my abdomen. They were able to repair mine laproscopically, so my recovery was good and I was able to go home after 1 day. I got very lucky, not only with it just being kinked but that a bariatric surgeon at Guelph would even look at me. Every one should listen to there bodies and really push to get care when there is something wrong!

Thanks guys :) I'm doing well and happy to be back on the straight and narrow.