I am a chronic adhesion sufferer with nearly 30 operations under my belt at only 30 years of age.. grrr.. but I know that I am in a different country but I'll give you some details anyway. I found a wonderful doctor who prescribed "Deptran" for me. I know that it doesn't cure any adhesions in any way. But for me, it is better than living in pain. It scrambles my brain messages and tells my tummy it doesn't have pain. Very few side effects. But I swear by it. I still have to have operations, but no more narcotics or pain ;-)) I hope I have helped, even in a small way.
Keep your chin up Trace x
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Samantha" <bakersrus@email.msn.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 4:35 PM
Subject: Another surgery, how can that be?!?
> I am facing my 7th surgery since my hysterectomy 5 years ago. I have
> been diagnosed with Chronic Adhesions and have been told that the only
> way to ease the pain w/out meds is with surgery periodically. I had
> surgery in May, it was supposed to be a simple lap, but I had adhesions
> growing on my bladder and that turned the surgery into a major one.
> Needless to say I was in the hospital for 5 days and dealt with quite a
> bit of bladder pain.
>
> That was in May, now I am having the same pain again and surgery is
> scheduled for December. My surgeon has tried everything from "harmonic"
> scalpal to Seprafilm. I have had adhesions attached to my stomach,
> liver, gall bladder, diaphram, all 4 colons, bladder and intestines.
>
> I go to one of the best doctors in Houston, TX for adhesions, but can't
> help but that I need a second opinion. Idon't want a second opinion,
> because I have done so much "dr jumping". Any good advice?
>