Millie wrote:
> Hi.I understand where you're coming from about some of these Drs. I
> had a TAH by one of those kind on Jan.29. I have gotten worse it the
> past 3 weeks, instead of improving. She took out all but the right
> ovary. But she said everything she took looked pretty good, including
> the pathology. She was supposed to have removed adhesons from around
> the bowel and put in Interceed. She saw endometriosis, but apparently
> chose not to do anything about that. When I told her 1 - 2 weeks ago
> that I was having abdominal pain, she looked in my old records - never
> mind the fact she hacked me up - and said it is irritable bowel. Then
> she proceeded to laugh and call me her "colicky baby." I am totally
> mortified. I have such awful constant pain, and more bowel
> trouble, only to be ignored. I am hoping nothing happens to me,
> because this Friday I am supposed to meet Dr. Reich and Dr. Redan. I
> pray they can help me. Dr. Redan has been very good about calling me
> or emailing me when I have questions. I can understand how Jim feels
> . I can understand how you feel about that surgeon. I cannot do much
> of anything yet, and right now I don't see anything changing for the
> better. Things like this can change you forever, and not for the
> better. I am sure I am already full of adhesions. I sent a handwritten
> med. records request to that hospital to get a copy of the pathology
> report, as well as copies of my records from her. I want to see what
> kind of bull she wrote. They told me I don't have to go through her to
> get them. I don't know if I can ever look at her again. It's a bad way
> to feel. The gastro from the same clinic told his whole dept. not to
> take ANY messages from me until I saw their clinic psychologist, even
> if I felt it was an emergency . And they were the ones who referred me
> to that ob/gyn. ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY. Once some time ago, their male
> nurse practitioner said ,"Did you have your uterus ripped out, yet?"
> I should have ran like Hell then. Thanks for listening to me, but some
> of these Drs. make you so angry.Millie
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: edward vinson
> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 3:43 PM
> Subject: Dr. Redan
> Hi Jim,I am sure you feel out numbered on this site but I
> wanted you to know that my father also suffers from
> adhesions, he is 73 years old and in excellent health
> though. He doesn't have adhesions to the extent I do (and
> apparently you) but every time he has had surgery they come
> out saying (adhesions were a contributing factor). His last
> surgery was for a hernia and his surgeon "only wanted to
> repair it when it is mandatory" which I found ludicrous
> considering my father's age, etc. but it became "mandatory"
> and when he went it he found adhesions had become entangled
> with the hernia making the situation and pain my father was
> going through worse. I felt like telling the doctor
> sarcastically "what a surprise" but I didn't since my father
> likes this surgeon and he is actually very good with dad,
> even though I can't stand him. Just a note to let you know
> you are not the lone man suffering and I am very sorry you
> have been going through what you have. Even though I am a
> woman I can empathize with you and wish you painfree life
> soon. Sincerely,ann-georgia
>