Re: been to doctor. Help!

From: Rose Lunn (rose.lunn@eds.com)
Wed Sep 19 15:09:16 2001


All I can tell you is I had adhesions after a partial hysterectomy. Then after the removal of my ovaries and then after an open appendectomy. That time they formed between the surgical scar and my bladder. Now I can feel the pulling beginning again.

Adhesions can form from any form of injury to the region, surgical or car wreck or hidden endometriosis. Some on the board have had success going to Germany or the doctors in PA/NY. It's not an option for me right now, but I understand they are very helpful and have a good success rate.

kcmo rose

At Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Heike F. wrote: >
>Hi everyone,
>Well, I went to the doctor today for my annual and to tell him that the
>pain I had before surgery in April to have adhesions removed is back. I
>had adhesions that went from my large intestine to my ovary and tube,
>pulling everything out of whack. I told the doctor today, also, that I
>have terrible problems with going to the bathroom (BM's). After the
>examination, he said he just didn't "think" that my BM problem has
>anything to do with the other. He wrote down a list of things for me to
>try to take every day to help with the BM's. As far as the adhesions,
>he does not recommend another Laproscopy because in all likelyhood the
>adhesions would just form again. He said I could try to live with it
>(with the help of pain management), or have my left ovary and tube
>removed. He would also remove the uterus (if I wanted) since my uterus
>was prolapsed and I didn't want any more children anyway (I had my tubes
>tied 6 years ago). He would leave my right ovary and tube alone.
>
>I don't know what I should do at this point. I just don't think I can
>live with the pain for the rest of my life. How effective is pain
>management? Is a partial hysterectomy the right answer for me? I asked
>my doctor if the surgery would not cause even more adhesions. He said
>that my adhesions seem to want to form between my left ovary,tube and
>large intestine. He says that when the tube and ovary are gone, the
>adhesions have nothing to "attach" to.
>
>Please, anyone, if you have advice for me, I am listening. I really
>don't know if I should get the surgery, live with it or get a second
>opinion. I love my doctor and hate the thought of going somewhere else.
>
>Please help. Sorry for the lenghty message.
>
>Heike

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Rose Lunn
ICQ #131145100

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