Re: PLEASE...Share types of discomfort and pain that adhesions can cause...
From: Kathryn (PocaNC@aol.com)
Tue Jun 26 16:23:44 2001
At Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Chrissy492@aol.com wrote:
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>Hi Helen,
>Sharing my pain .............
>I wake up each day with a smile on my face so that the pain won't know that I
>feel it. Silly huh? Like a mind game for the body. Some days that smile
>helps. My pain feels as if a hand has crawled up inside of me and keeps on
>pulling and twisting everything inside of me, tighter and tighter the grip
>gets. Then I have those wonderful knife pains that shoots up my rectum and
>vagina (sorry for being so blunt) I'm in a car - driving...the pain gets so
>bad I can't feel part of my left leg anymore. Now my right leg is doing the
>same thing. The pain gets so bad, my lower constant back pain, my left lower
>side pulling, stabbing, twisting pain - I vomit. When I finally feel my leg
>come back to life, I vomit. The pain doesn't run down my whole leg, it stops
>almost at the knee cap. If I eat or drink too much, I feel as if my whole
>insides are on fire and I just want to explode. I can't say yes to future
>plans, just lets see how I feel that day. When the day comes, I go to that
>birthday party or social gathering - and for 2-3 days after that, I'm laying
>around the house in extra pain, but I have a smile on my face because I made
>it to the party or social gathering. When I can't make the party, my heart
>hurts. I feel as if I've let down the person or people who were expecting me
>to come. What helps, are people like yourselves. You know what my feelings
>are when I say - it hurts - you have the same hurt. When I'm down - you lift
>me up. If I have a question on a medication or some medical lingo - you
>educate me. Thank God for all of you..........and may we all see pain free
>days soon and forever.
>With hugs and love,
>~Chrissie xo's
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I want to thank you folks for sharing these symptoms and problems. This is my second day on this website and I have learned a lot.
All these things I thought were just weird things happening to me for unknown reasosns are now crystal clear as to why they are happening to me.
I am also diabetic so I didn't know for sure why I was having such terrible pain but now I can understand.
Understanding makes dealing with this so much easier.
I plan to visit this site regularly to learn as much as I can and to get help and also to hopefully be of help to some of you.
My pain isn't to the point of needing pain meds yet but I am having terrible problems with my bowels and bladder.
My doctor tried me on a daily mild stool softener and I thought I was going to kill me with cramps. Has anyone found
anything that really helps with this as far as diet, excercise etc.
Thanks.
Kathryn