At Thu, 01 Feb 2001, jenny low wrote:
> >Brokenwing, > >Don't give up! Keep pressing in! Get your phone book out and start calling >those doctors. I would call until I found one who satisfied you. I think >sometimes these doctors forget who pays them. We are paying for their >services. Surely there is at least one doctor in your area who will do the >surgery that you want. I know it is easy to get discouraged. I was that way >yesterday just trying to get in to see my own doctor. I cried for 2 days. >Luckily, they decided to schedule my surgery without me even seeing him. I >am having surgery Feb. 16 with my gyn and a general surgeon. They are going >to use a special tool that is supposed to remove the adhesions. THere is a >50/50 chance of them coming back. At this point I am ready to take that >chance. Anything is better than the pain I am in now. I go for my pre-op >visit Feb 14. Other than that, I haven't seen my doctor since November. I >guess if you don't find a doctor there, you can come stay at my house and I >will take you to my doctor! He has been wonderful and never has he ever >doubted me when I have said I was in pain in te 10 1/2 years I have gone to >him. If you need to talk, feel free to email me. It's okay to have your cry >and be frustrated. Then get back on that phone. There's got to be a doctor >out there for you somewhere. > >Big, big hugs to you, >Jenny > >>From: anonymous@medispecialty.com (Brokenwing) >>Reply-To: adhesions@adhesions.org >>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS >><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> >>Subject: Giving Up!! >>Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 12:34:56 -0600 >> >>Well I just got home from a new surgeons office >>and it was the same old thing. We will not touch >>you until you have an obstruction. Take these >>pills for the pain and we will see you in a >>couple weeks. My husband got so mad and I was >>so upset that we just walked out of the office >>without making another appointment. I don't want >>to take anymore pills!! All I have ever wanted was >>for someone to at least try and fix the pain and >>suffering that seems to control my entire life. >>I really hate the Dr. that did this to me 6 years >>ago when he did my tubaligation, he was fresh out >>of Med school. It was supposed to be a simple >>surgery instead it turned out to be my worse >>nightmare I was in surgery for two and a half >>hours and I came out with a ceasarean cut and >>a two inch cut from my belly button and >>hospitalized over night ,then the incisions >>got infected and I was layed up for 8 weeks with >>a newborn baby and a 5 year old to try and take >>care of. I have had severe adhesions since. >>I have had adhesions removed,total hysterectomy, >>and my appendex removed and they said they flipped >>my sigmoid colon back to the left side where it >>was supposed to be??? I now have lost all faith >>in the Medical Profession! Just like my husband >>said today Drs. don't want to operate on people with adhesions because >>that would mean they would have to >>actually do some time consuming work it is much easier >>to yank something out of someone then to try and fix it!!! >>I am at the end of my rope!!! My husband asked me >>not to give up on myself but I don't think I can hang >>on much longer. I am just so tired!~Brokenwing~ >> >>-- >>~Brokenwing~ >>