Re: Cleveland clinic doc thinks adhesions are my main problem

From: toni welsh (twelsh1@hotmail.com)
Sat Aug 26 14:05:34 2000


At Sat, 26 Aug 2000, Susan_OR wrote: >
>I went to see a doc at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio about the lymphatic
>cyst I have as a result of my hysterectomy. My docs in Oregon have all
>told me that the cyst is probably causing most of my pain but that "oh
>yeah, you probably have some adhesions too". The doc in Ohio doesn't
>think the cyst is causing my pain at all...he thinks it's adhesions that
>are causing most of my pain! Specifically adhesions on my ovaries that
>he thinks are probably tacking my ovaries up "someplace they don't
>belong". His suggestion is that I should have another surgery and have
>at the very least my left ovary taken out plus "a general clean up of
>the adhesions". I don't know what I'm going to do from the point. The
>pain is bad but everyone (hubby, docs, parent's) is pushing me to try
>other solutions first, like pain management. I don't know but somehow I
>have a problem with going through pain management to learn how to deal
>with the pain when there is a chance another surgery will be able to
>help the pain. Everybody seems to think that avoiding another surgery
>should be my #1 priority...but my #1 priority is to feel better. I
>understand there are not guarantees with surgery and there are risks
>with surgery but to me, a chance of lessening the pain is better than no
>chance at all. Am I completely crazy? Should I really try other things
>first or should I go for the surgery? All opinions and suggestions are
>greatly appreciated...say it like it is, please. If my thinking is a
>little "off", I want to know.
>
>Take Care Everyone...
>Susan

Susan,

No you are not crazy, but I have pushed surgery, and basically ALL my drs off, until I can get one of them to agrree with the other. I go to pain clinic, and the meds are no longer helping further, and I get the gyn to find a general surgeon, and the pain clinin, and my GI dr keeping telling me I am asking for more problems. So I have for now, decided to learn to live woth the pain. I am sorry if I guided you the wrong way, I am just totally disgusted for a LONG time.

If the drs a;; could tell me I would be better, I would go tomoorrwow. I will probably have one more surgery, but I will try to wait for a GUARANTEE, barrier, if we ever get one!

Take care, toni

I am trying to do things again, like I am still bowling after 3 years, yes it hurts, but it keeps me not thinking about the pain for a few hours anyway!


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