My name is Ellen and I am 61. My medical problems started in 1990 when I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The result was a complete hysterectomy and 7 treatments of chemotherapy which left me feeling like a wet mop. At the time my children were 12, 10, and 9. My fear was not to be there for them to grow up and be responsible adults. God answered my wish as they are now responsible adults. I stayed in remission and continued to have my blood checked (CA125). Then in 1993, March, the CA125 level increased and a cat scan, according to the Dr., revealed possible tumors in my bowels. A surgery was performed but nothing was found and the CA125 went back to normal. I was warned I might have adhesions. Well, in July my bowels could not pass anything through and I was admitted for dehydration. I ended up with having exploratory surgery as they could not determine what was going on. That surgery resulted in a small bowel by-pass as the adhesions completly obstructed the small bowel. I have lost 90% of active good bowel. Through the years since then life has been an experiment. I now deal with a diet extremely low in fat, low fiber, no sweeteners (Kool-aid, Gatorade, and soda pop: these cause extreme diarrhea), no raw veggies and no fruits high in sugar. I have been in ER about 20-30 times for bowel obstruction and they put me on morphine to relieve the pain for the obstruction to pass. I went from 120 lbs down to 83 at one time but with continued experiences with different food supplements I have brought my weight up to 106 lbs. (what a joy) I started out with Lipisorb which helped but not that much as I wasn't gaining weight. In 1997 I received a feeding tube to try to see if I would respond nutritionally. I switched to the VITAL food supplement and this helped immensly. The problems I'm experiencing now are osterporosis (extreme) and just recently found out that I'm not absorbing Vit D which is absoluttely necessary for calcium absorption. I have tried extra Vit D pills and then taken injections but for some reason my body is rejecting the Vit D. Right now I'm trying to absorb it from the sun as 80% of Vit D is absorbed through the skin. I've had a hard time trying to find doctors willing to help me or advise me as to where I may go for help. Their response to me was they don't know of anyone with my problem. I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Its sometimes hard not to panic so if anyone can advise me of any other options I could try please do. Thank you for reading my story and also the reassurance of knowing I'm not alone in dealing with these medical problems.