How long ago did Dr. Reich and Dr. Redan do your surgery? Are you feeling the same pain that you had before the Adhesiolysis? I wouldn't go through the surgery if I were going to have the pain come back. I've heard from those who had surgery within the past year but not from patients who had the surgery several years ago. do you know where I can find statistics and information on former Adhesiolysis patients?
Oxycontin did nothing for my pain. How are you ever going to know if the surgery was successful unless you get off pain pills?
I want to have the surgery to remove my adhesions but it will take some time before I can raise the money. If it weren't for this excruciating pain, I could work longer hours. I sell real estate but I am unable to work fulltime.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Your Adhesion Buddy,
Linda, Jacksonville, FL email Libra1945@hotmail.com
>From: Chrissy492@aol.com (Chrissy)
>Reply-To: adhesions@adhesions.org
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Having an Oxycontin problem
>Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 11:00:09 -0500
>
>Hi my friends,
>I'm having a problem coming off of the oxycontin pills. I started
>taking them over a year ago. First it was at 80 mgs. for almost the
>whole year - then down to 40mgs. Now that I have had my surgery with
>Dr. Reich and Dr. Redan of course I don't need the pills for the pain
>because my pain is not that bad. But OUCH am I having a hard time not
>taking them. I have only a few left and I am actually panicing that I
>don't have another prescription. I don't know if I am afraid not to
>take them because I remember the awful pain I had before I was on them,
>or my body is craving them.....I don't know which is worse. I fight NOT
>to take the pill cause I know I won't get anymore. My God if I knew it
>would be this hard before I started taking them I don't know if I would
>chose to take them. But at the time I started taking them I wanted
>something, anything just to get rid of some of the pain. What am I to
>do? I feel awful......I know this is not as bad as pain, but wow what a
>trick it's playing on my mind.
>with hugs and love,
>Chrissie xo
>