At Sat, 22 Sep 2001, John wrote:
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>I saw my general surgeon yesterday and he told me the best treatment to
>relieve the pain from my adhesions is to totally remove the nerve. I
>did not like this idea so I was searching the internet for alternatives
>and found your website.
>
>I had abdominal surgery in 1988 and about three months later developed
>severe pain in my right and left abdomen that radiated. I spent years
>going to different doctors thinking I had a hernia or that something
>else was wrong. One doctor tried a nerve block which did not help much.
>None of the doctors wanted to operate and one told me adhesions are good
>and that I should learn to live with the pain. Finally in 1997 I
>developed a right and left hernia while volunteering as an emergency
>medical technician. The day after surgery I did not have any pain in my
>left abdomen but had a sharp pain on my right side around the incision
>area. It did seem to diminish a bit afterwards but then returned.
>Sometimes I go a few days where I am almost pain free and would not
>consider surgery. But then I have periods where I suffer severe pain.
>It seems that the severest pain occurs at intervals of every two to
>three weeks. Fortunately I have only had occasional discomfort on my
>left side after the hernia surgery.
>
>The doctor feels that adhesions have developed near a nerve. The doctor
>said that if he removes the nerve (strips it out) I would have a broad
>area where I would be totally numb and not have any feeling. He said
>the success rate with this is 90 to 95 percent. If he cuts out the
>adhesions around the nerve the success rate would be 50 percent or less.
>I would like to have feeling so I know if something is wrong but also
>want to be pain free. If you have any ideas please let me know. I
>thought that not many people had my problem until I found your website.