Dave and Birdgirl,

Sorry to hear about this. We had a very serious problem recently also.

My wife had to go the ER by ambulance two weeks and a half weeks ago. I called 911 - she was sick, but wouldnâ??t have decided to call on her own. We were told that she needed emergency surgery immediately for complete bowel obstruction. We were lucky -the surgeon that performed the operation, which took three hours, is very well regarded (listed on Castle & Connolly several years) and there was no gangrene. We'll know more when we get the operative and pathology reports and bring them to an gastroenterologist. It was due to adhesions from previous (unrelated) surgery and/or a fibroid strangling the intestine.

She's home now, recovering - with only a setback due to pain from a intestinal/groin (we think) strain that occurred after the hospital release.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery and future health.

BK