I am sorry you are having such pain and you have such an unreponsive Dr. If you insurance let's you maybe it is time you got a second opinion or go the ER and let the ER Dr. do a work up for you. There are lots of other things that could be going on and your Dr (or some Dr)needs investigate further.
Donna
At Fri, 6 Oct 2000, Annie wrote:
>
>Thanks all for your help and prompt replies to my post.
>
>I called my doctor 1 week after my laparotomy to tell him that I could
>NOT walk or put any pressure on my right hip and leg for some reason.
>The pain was excruciating and radiated all the way down the side of my
>leg to my foot!! Is this normal after major surgery??? >>His reply was
>that was not in his field and to call my PCP or Orthopedist about it!! A
>couple days later, I started bleeding from my rectum and again called
>him, he told me that was NOT possible from the surgery he had done!!
>Thank God the bleeding stopped 2 days later, but I still don't know why
>I was bleeding from the rectum??? I get the distinct feeling that he
>doesn't want to hear from me about the surgery he performed.
>
>I can't stand to have anything putting pressure on my abdomen and even
>have to remove my bra after a short while. It also feels as if I have a
>belt or band around my whole stomach area and I feel so bloated and look
>like I'm pregnant. Slender all over, except in the abdominal area. This
>is all so new for me (after having never been sick in my life, I'm 49)
>that it's starting to get me down and depressed and hoping that I don't
>have to have another surgery because of what my doctor said about the
>possible colostomy. Why would he predict such a dire consequence for me
>if I DID need surgery again?(Oh, by-the-way, he also performed the
>hysterectomy 2 years ago.) If the adhesions were that bad, why wouldn't
>he refer me to a specialist for it?? Especially for the bladder pain
>too. I'm just at a loss right now and don't mean to ramble on... There
>are just so many questions.... and I'm trying to get as much info as I
>can.
>
>I am unfamiliar with some of the abbreviations such as TAH and lyse.
>What do they mean? Is lyse short for Adhesiolysis? I'm so glad I found
>this site, you all are GREAT!! I truly appreciate and thank you so much
>for your help!
>
>--
>Annie
>
-- Donna