A "new" hip surgeon is going to review everything from the past year and a half....I just finished getting everything together for him. I had hopes my abdominal adhesiolysis on May 4 would someone be the answer (not)! 4 surgeries in 10 months and still as much pain and can't walk! JEAN
Thought for the day: "Actions speak louder than Words"
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Susie" <hayley3@earthlink.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: Susie-vascular
Jean, You sound like you have the same kind of luck as I do with doctors. What's an IVP and since they don't think it's causing your leg pain, what do they think it is?
At Thu, 24 May 2001, Jean Long wrote:
>
>Susie,
>Actually "I" decided to ask them to send me to a vascular doctor!
>In 1989 it was discovered on my IVP and the urologist said someone should follow up on it but no-one did.
>Now it showed up on my Upper GI last month, so I figured it has been so many years I better insist on it since everyone else is just passing it off!!
>
>"I" saw it on my report, no-one told me about it this time.
>It is me who could lose my leg, not them!!!
>It is the iliac artery which branches off to your legs.
>I have the calcification on my left side (bad side).
>JEAN
>
>Thought for the day: "Actions speak louder than Words"
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Susie" <hayley3@earthlink.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 10:19 PM
>Subject: Re: Susie-vascular
>
>Hi Jean,
>Whatever I have, affected my sciatic nerve or femoral nerve(s).
>Can't remember now, but I researched it a while back.
>I am so confused.....and all I have is Motrin.
>Doctors just amaze me sometimes.
>
>Who decided that you needed to see a cardio/vascular dr?
>
>--
>Susie
>
>At Thu, 24 May 2001, Jean Long wrote:
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>>Susie,
>>Sounds like me!
>>Vascular means pertaining to the veins or arteries.
>>I already had the Doppler's Test done because a calcification of my artery to my bad leg was seen on another diagnostic x-ray.
>>
>>The Doppler's test is a test where they put blood pressure cuffs all over your body (esp. legs) at different locations and inflate them independently and it gives them readings of your blood flow at the different areas.
>>Mine is abnormal but the cardio/vascular doctor said that wouldn't be causing my pain because it isn't blocking the blood flow yet.
>>I am not good but not bad enough to have to go on meds.
>>He would consider giving me something now IF I didn't have an ulcer already! If it blocks off it means amputation!!
>>JEAN
>>
>>Thought for the day: "Actions speak louder than Words"
>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Susie" <hayley3@earthlink.net>
>>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>>Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 5:02 PM
>>Subject: Doctors in Louisville, Ky?????
>>
>>Does anyone here know any good doctors in Louisville
>>area that will treat you for adhesions.
>>I just saw an ob gyn(one of the best) and he told me point blank,
>>that there's no way that adhesions can cause leg or
>>foot pain.
>>He told me it must be a vascular problem. Now what does
>>that mean?
>>I also asked him if Chronic PID could cause a low grade
>>fever and he said yes, and I asked him what to do about
>>it and he said have a hysterectomy. Boy was that helpful.
>>Some antibiotics would've been nice.
>>
>>I was seen at the VA (I have no ins. right now), so he
>>only had ten minutes for each patient but I'll have
>>insurance in a couple of months.
>>
>>Thanks for any help!
>