Re: PAIN MANAGEMENT
From: Cheryl Cole (ccryder752@aol.com)
Sat May 5 08:57:55 2001
At Fri, 4 May 2001, Kelly Doucet wrote:
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>At Thu, 3 May 2001, Cheryl Cole wrote:
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>>Hey all! I am finally fiving up trying to find a surgeon/ob/gyn/adhesion
>>specialist in my area. I have seen some of each and all have the same
>>opinion of waiting for an emergency situation to do anythin with dense
>>massive adhesions. It's back to the pain clinic. I am now trying a
>>TENS machine and a med called neurontin. Does anyone have any
>>experience with either of these? Any information would be greatly
>>appreciated.
>Dear Cheryl,
>I have used the TENS unit in conjunction with physical therapy. It did
>help my muscular pain, which we now know has been from protective
>posturing due to the adhesion pain. So, in other words, it did help
>some. I say try everything. That's the onlt way you will find what
>works for you.
>I have finally opted for surgery in Scranton because my Drs here in
>Florida also said to wait for obstruction before more surgery. I, like
>you, did not feel comfortable with that response. I go on the 24th and
>can't wait to get relief and off meds. But then I have to start PT all
>over to deal with the muscular issues this has all caused. I hope this
>helped. And I hope you feel better. Love, KellyD
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Thanks for your answer, Kelly. It had never occurred to me that muscular pain would be involved as a side effect of adhesions! I sure hope it helps some.