>----- Original Message -----
From: "toni welsh" <twelsh1@hotmail.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 2:03 PM
Subject: Just a quick hello
> I have not been on here for awhile, my husband and I just finally bought
> our own computer last night, and I love it. I got tired of using our
> son's all tthe time.
>
> We have alot more to learn now, my son is building our website for our
> antique business and we are excited about that, I have to learn how to
> use our new digital camera now, and alot more.
>
> I sent a few emails last night, and they did not get through, but no one
> else has been here either. I saw my gyn last Thursday, and he did a
> pelvic, and I told him about the pain to try to be with my husband, and
> he told me that when he did my exam that he noticed the vaginal area is
> shrinking, and I guess that is because I am never sexually active. We
> talked about the estratest, and he did not think that was going to help
> me. He gave me a RX for premarin cream to see if that may help.
>
> We also talked about surgery, and he reassured me that he would go in
> with a general surgeon when I decide to do it, and that made me feel
> better, as you all know I have alot of faith in this gyn. He did my
> sisters hysterecomy, and mine and he is operateing on my girlfriend the
> end of this month. He is a fantastic dr, and very well respected at the
> best hospital in Cinti. I feel better knowong this. He did say that it
> appears very constricted in the pelvis, but he thought I was doing well
> trying to deal with it, and I am , but i told him I was going to stay
> with pain management a few more months to see how things were going. I
> know I am tired of taking the narcotics tho, they may be making the
> bowel situation worse. I think I may take laxatives the rest of my life
> and that is one thing that worries me. Do any of you really know if the
> use of laxatives can damage your bowels of not? I ahve been told so many
> different things from so many different drs. I wish they would all
> agree!
>
> Love to all,
> TOni
>