Re: I'm not alone!

From: Janet Karam (jkaram4@home.com)
Wed Jun 20 13:39:26 2001


Dear Lesa,

I could feel the relief in your message...very happy you found us. This website is like a goldmine in many ways. You can learn so much about your disease through the archives and by reading our personal stories on the Adhesions Quilt...hope you will add your own. If you 'stick' around you will receive so much friendship and support, that will help you through your toughest days.

A big warm welcome to you, Lesa!

Love,

Janet

>----- Original Message -----
From: "Lesa" <toddnlesa@aol.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 10:02 AM Subject: I'm not alone!

> What a wonderful site this is. I have suffered with adhesions for many
> years. I have had several abdominal surgeries in the past, in 1998 I
> went in for a "regular" lysis of adhesion surgery and during the surgery
> the doctor nicked my bowel in several places, I ended up having three
> surgeries within three weeks and stayed in the hospital for over 8
> months. During the eight months, I had many complications, infections,
> additions...etc. It's been two years since my release from the hospital
> and I am in pain daily...sometimes I wonder if it will ever end. I am
> on Vicodin ES three times a day, my doctor doesn't want me to take it
> forever but I cannot function without some pain medication. I have been
> to pain management doctors who only want to give me more and more
> narcotics which help the pain but put me into lala land. Reading
> through these message boards and seeing that there are so many others in
> my same situation makes me feel not so alone in this daily suffering.
> Thank you all for being here and sharing with us all.
>
> Lesa
>


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