Re: are adhesions visible on ultrsound?
From: Jaynie Jarvis (hipjaynie@webtv.net)
Fri Jan 12 12:36:00 2001
At Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Robin wrote:
>
>Joy,
>Adhesions can not be detected by any test. The only way to diagnose
>adhesions is through a lap. Something can be done about adhesions, a
>specialist can "remove" or "cut them down". Sometimes one pain
>medication may not help, but another type will. Vicodine was the one
>that mostly helped for me, but, at a later time I was given another
>medication along with it & then the duragesic patch (which is hard to
>come off of). Most people with pain have depresion, That is a standard
>questions that Drs seem to ask. Most think it is in out heads, because,
>it cant be seen on a test. Been there, done that with the colonoscopy,
>have fun!! An Adhesion Specialist will believe you have pain, I haven't
>had to convence one yet!! Adhesions can cause a wide range of pain,
>everyone seems to have it differently, but,, pain is pain. Although it
>isnt talked about much on here, I think most of us do have pain with
>sex. If you have any other questions, or if I havent answered them all
>for you, post again.
>Good luck
>Robin
>
>At Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Joy wrote:
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>>I went for my ultrasound today. The doctor said everything was fine, I
>>had no cysts or masses. He said that it is probably just adhesions and
>>nothing can be done for them.
>>He gave me a prescription for darvecet a week agao, this doesn't help
>>the pain at all. I told him that today and he said I shoild take
>>motrin.I have told him I was in severe pain. I do have an appiontment
>>for a colonospocy next Friday, with another Dr. who wants to check for
>>bowel endo or adhesions on the inside, however he said he couldn't see
>>if I still have endo on the outside. My gyn didn't even sugest a lap.
>>My gyn also took me into surgery 4 times in 1 year, he knows I am not
>>making this up. He also did a partial hyst. and then took out both
>>ovaries, one at a time.
>>I don't really trust him anymore and feel like he is ignoring my pain.
>>I also made an appionment with a adhesion specialist for next Friday.
>>Can anyone tell me what I can expect when I go see him?
>> Also are adhesions or endo visible on a ultrasound?
>>Can adhesions cause the kind of pain I am experiencing?
>>My stomach is bloated, I am unable to have a bowel movement,
>>the stomach Dr. told me to drink a bottle of mag. citrate and that
>>would clean me out, guess what I went to the bathroom twice and still
>>felt constipated.My have a constant pressure my stomach and it hurts
>>terribly to have sex. The stomach Dr also asked if I had been under
>>stress or depressed. Why do they ask that. This is not all in my head.
>> Thanks for letting my vent, any help is appreciated.
>> Joy
Joy is this adhesion specialist self proclaimed ? Or is he world
re-nouned ? Find out who he is. Tell us his name maybe someone has
knowledge about him.And do everything to keep your bowels moving.Hang in
there sister, Jaynie