joanne Thorpe wrote:
> Hi all,
> Well, I am now 5 weeks post op and getting stronger everyday. I was in
> such a brain fog! I just wanted to sleep most of the day. What I wanted
> to discuss was allergic reactions to the Intergel. When I came home
> from Germany I completely fell apart. It wasn't until then that all the
> swelling started. I had the same thing last year and so now I am sure
> that it must be the Intergel. It felt as though everything was too big
> to fit in my abdominal cavity and so everything hurt from my back to my
> ribs. It is like living with the flu without the nausea or vomiting!
> And the pain was unbelievable. There was no relief at all but lying
> down made it tolerable. The first 2 weeks were the hardest and then it
> slowly started to get better. I was swallowing gas pills and Motrin and
> thank God I was still on the Methadone or I wouldn't have made it. By 4
> weeks it was almost completely gone. I am now only having pain where he
> took out the nerve mass. But everyday it gets better and I am now
> taking a half of a pill instead of 2 pills at a time! And today I swam
> in my pool for 15 minutes. I would go through it again in a minute just
> to be adhesion free. I hope this helps people who are afraid of the
> Intergel. I do know, however, that there are those who have had severe
> reactions and I am not sure what their symptoms are. Hope this answers
> some questions. Love, Joanne
>