>----- Original Message -----
From: "Stacey" <sam7398@aol.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 10:26 PM
Subject: post op pain
> Hi everyone, I have not posted in awhile, still been trying to heal from
> my laparotomy for my adhesions on 01-31-01. I have been feeling a
> little better. The reason the surgery was performed was because I had
> surgery on 10-17-00 and developed a quite large hematoma on my bladder
> that was causing extreme pain and was not going anywhere. I am happy to
> say that the pain from that cyst is completely gone. While my surgeon
> was in there he lysed adhesions that had grown since the surgery in
> October. He said I was a complete mess again. It is just a viscious
> cycle. My post op pain is minimal but the adhesion pain is coming back
> full force. He even used Interceed barrier on this last surgery. I
> don't know what I was expecting I should have known that they would not
> just go away after having 6 major surgeries for these problems. It is
> just such a disappointment when you are hoping so much for relief and it
> doesn't happen. I know exactly what everyone means about people
> treating you different when you have a chronic dibilitating illness. I
> have no friends at all, only my boyfriend and my mother. I know my
> mother will never leave my side, but even my boyfriend is getting tired
> of my constant state of pain and numerous trips to the er and all of the
> surgeries. I just wanted to let everyone know how I am doing and let
> you know that if feels really good to have a group of wonderful people
> like you to lean on.
>
> In friendship
> Stacey
>
> --
> Stacey
>