Re: Could I have nerve damage??
From: Gloria (gpierson@nemontel.net)
Fri Jun 29 17:17:30 2001
At Tue, 19 Jun 2001, al wrote:
>
>Hello everyone, How's summer up there?
>I have just got off the phone to my doctor who now feel my post op pain
>is due to a nerve being damaged. He feels if they put a local
>anaesthetic in and it still hurts it is probably an adhesion and not
>nerve damage. Has anyone else had this done. He also told me that
>adhesions should be left for three to four months before removal, is
>this correct?
>
>I think Aussie doctors are more apprehensive about dealing with
>adhesions than Americans.
>
>P.S. I don't think i like the sound of your nurses up there if they all
>think like Nurse Anonymous and her? views on pain relief in the
>emergency ward, E.R. obviously makes things look pretty good by
>comparison!!
Speaking from experience, that would depend on where they are
and if they are pulling organs out of their normal positions
or if they are actually pulling holes (hemorrhagic lesions)in
your stomach lining or where-ever else they may be. These things
happened to me and NONE of the extensive tests showed anything
wrong.
--
Gloria