>Two questions:
>
>1. What is a neuroma?
A neuroma is a non-malignent tumor that forms on a nerve causing it to short out. Since the impulse can't move forward it reverses and causes pain all along the route. That's my non-technical bestest I can explain it from what I understand.
Here's the technical definition: a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers
>2. What is RSD?
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy is a chronic pain disorder involving the sympathetic nervous system. It usually is the result of an injury or trauma, but can also be a complication of surgery, infection, casting or splinting and myocardial infraction (heart attack). The trauma sets off the body's mechanism for pain recognition, but then the "normal system of pain perception" begins to misfire in it neural response, and an abnormal cycle of intractable pain begins. As RSD progresses, the abnormal pain of the sympathetic nervous system has an effect on other areas of the body and can result in total disability as muscles, bones, skin and the autonomic immune system become involved. Taken directly from http://www.rsdcrps.com/what_srsd.html
More info can be found at http://www.soltec.net/~onery1/rsd.html
-- Marla
>>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Marla" <onery1@soltec.net> >To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net> >Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 8:39 PM >Subject: Re: ADHESIONS AND PAIN > >> I just want to add that this is what creates an opportunity for doctors to >> take a peek inside. This is what happened to me last October and the >> punctures made by the tools used for the "diagnostic" laparoscopy and >> cystoscopy have now formed scar neuromas in addition to all the other >> problems I was having. >> >> See my hystory at http://www.soltec.net/~onery1/health.html >> >> Any invasive procedure can cause adhesions to form. If the adhesions >entrap >> a nerve in the process it can trigger RSD which is another problem all >it's >> own. I cannot stress enough how important it is to stay away from invasive >> procedures when you know you are susceptible to adhesions UNLESS they are >> performed by a doctor (like Reich, Reiden and durn the meno fog but I >can't >> remember the german guys name at the moment) who has extensive, Proven >> ability working with an adhesions patient. >> >> Marla >> >> Dear Bonnie >> >> NOPE!!! Nothing can...nothing!! No diagnostic test known to man today can >> show an adhesion due to the density of the tissue composition of the >> adhesion. BUT...a bowel x-ray might show an intestine pulled out of >> alignment..but still a DR. is leery about giving an interpretation as to >the >> cause of that.....please keep in mind that even though adhesion tissue >does >> not show in a diagnostic test, something else MIGHT show up and that is >very >> important to keep in mind. >> >> Not all abdominal/pelvic pain is caused by adhesions, and not all >adhesions >> cause pain!!
>>> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Natalie Shook <airportss@redshift.com> >> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS ><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 5:17 PM >> Subject: Re: ADHESIONS AND PAIN >> >> > Do CT scans show adhesions or not?
>>> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Bonnie <lady_luck43_2000@yahoo.com> >> > To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net> >> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 2:03 PM >> > Subject: Re: ADHESIONS AND PAIN >> > >> > > At Tue, 28 Mar 2000, toni welsh wrote: >> > > > >> > > >At Tue, 28 Mar 2000, Helen Chalmers wrote: >> > > >> >> > > >>Three months ago I had a total abdominal hysterectomy, and have >> suffered >> > > >>in severe pain ever since. Just two weeks ago my ob/gyn told me he >> sent >> > > >>my CT scan to a different radiologist and she diagnosed it as my >> having >> > > >>adhesions. O.K. now what? My ob/gyn told me that this would be my >> last >> > > >>week of pain meds. Need to figure out a better way to deal with the >> > > >>pain. Well, I just don't know how to deal with extreme pain. He >has >> > > >>referred me to a general surgeon. I am not optimistic about this, >> > > >>because in reading all that I can about adhesions, it seems most >> general >> > > >>surgeons don't understand them very well. Can anyone tell me what >> kind >> > > >>of doctor I should see, or if anyone knows of a good surgeon who is >> > > >>experienced in adhesions in the Baltimore, Maryland area. I don't >> think >> > > >>I can live without the pain meds, which will stop next week (just >> > > >>because, my doctor, thinks I need to find an alternative method then >> to >> > > >>take them). I'd like to see him live with adhesions. Any HELP >would >> > > >>certainly be appreciated. >> > > > >> > > >Helen, >> > > > >> > > >You are lucky someone told you that, my drs all say that adhesions >show >> > > >up on NO tests. I ahve begged my gyn to do an ultrasound and CT scan >> > > >and he says it will show nothing because my female organs are gone, I >> am >> > > >planning on asking him when I take my sister Friday if he will pleas >> edo >> > > >one, it is not going to hurt, >> > > > >> > > >Then my other sister said he did an ultrasound on her 3 weeks ago, >and >> > > >said she had some small functional cysts on her ovaries, and to take >> > > >provera , and she stopped it, will not listen, and she says he did >> > > >another one today, she tells alot of tales, when I had functional >cysts >> > > >he always told me they are nothing to worry about, it happens when >> women >> > > >ovulate, and the eggs get stuck there each month. I wish I could >talk >> > > >him into doing some test for me, he keeps on saying a CT scan will >not >> > > >show adhesions, isn't it possible, I would rather have a negative >test >> > > >befor e any surgery for now! >> > > > >> > > >Toni >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Bonnie Truesdell >> > > >> > > to the unsubscribe form at >http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm >> > > >> >