Re: possible ahesions causing pelvic pain?

From: Zoe (anonymous@medispecialty.com)
Mon Oct 9 07:31:45 2000


Hi, Sorry to hear about your trouble. The pain you are describing sounds like the pain I have and only after admitting myself at ER 4 times with the pain they agreed to do a laparoscopy to have a look again. I have very sever adhesions. It does provide some relief to know what is causing your pain, so do persist and insist that a laparoscopy is done (unfortunately this is the only way of seeing if you've got adhesions). All the best Zoe

At Wed, 4 Oct 2000, anonymous wrote: >
>In January I went in for a routine laparoscopy to determine whether I
>had endometrosis. During the scope, I experienced complications when
>the surgeon accidently rupured the fundus of my uterus with a uterine
>manipulator. They had to perform a laparotomy to repair the damage. A
>fertility specialist was called in to repair it since the damage was so
>severe. He descibed my uterus as resembling "cheeseclothe". Septrafilm
>was placed over my uterine tear. Two and a half weeks ago I started
>experiencing a dull ache, sort of a pulling or pressure feeling on my
>left lower pelvic area. It was uncomfortable to raise my left knee, to
>lay on my side, and a full bladder or gas left me in alot of pain. The
>pain progressively got worse and I went to see my OB/GYN (I have a new
>Dr.- not the same one who did the surgery). He did a pelvic exam, blood
>work and a transvaginal ultrasound was normal. Although the exam and US
>left me extremly miserable and crampy later that evening, everything
>came back normal. He believed it was not a gyn problem and suggested I
>see a GI specialist. The pain got worse and more frequent so I went to
>the ER. The did the same thing--ultrasound, pelvic exam, blood work and
>sent me home. I then went to see an internal medcine doctor. He
>believed I had a partial bowel obstruction. He admitted me to the
>hospital the next morning. I had an abdominal US, a small bowel series,
>a colonoscopy, cystoscopy, 2 CT's, abdominal x-rays, and a rectal
>ultrasound. The only thing they found was a 4 cm ovarain cyst but it
>was on the right side and my pain is on the left. I was discharged this
>evening with no answer. I heard several doctors mention that it may be
>adhesions and they may not show up on any of the tests unless they are
>obstructing an organ. Is it possible that it could me PID despite my
>normal white blood cell count and normal temp? What about adhesions?
>Does it sound like it probably is adhesions? I need to find out the
>source--I have to go on with my life, I have to go to work and that is
>nearly impossible with the pain. I feel like they just gave up and
>expect me to just take narcotics the rest of my life. ( which I have
>built up a tolerane to from all the demorol.) Please if you have any
>ideas or suggestions let me know. I am desparate for an answer.

--
Zoe (UK)

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