Pain management is an excellent option.. Most pain management centers are very kind when it comes to their patients and they are less apt to dismiss your pain and concerns they offer so many treatments.. I am not sure where I would be without pain management. I have been going to them for 4 years now..
Hugs Kimmi
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Christy" <slatsky5@bellsouth.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 1:48 AM
Subject: Thanks to all that replied!!!
> I would like to thank all of you that replied; please forgive me for not
> listing you each personally. I will go and read the quilt and the
> archives; thank you for that suggestion. It helps in a way to know that
> there are others in the same boat but I hate it too knowing that someone
> else is having to go through this. I can't believe that others have had
> this mesh put in and it not work either. My doctor made it sound like
> it should and that she had taken out everything she could and that there
> shouldn't be anything for the adhesions to stick too. But I still find
> that hard to believe.
>
> I have taken pain pills on and off since Janurary but have gotten to a
> point that they do not do anything for me. At least not what I can take
> and be awake. I have 3 small children (almost 7 yrs.; 5 yrs.; and 2.5
> years); so I really can not take something that will put me to sleep.
> Anyway... I have thought about going to a Pain Management Center but I
> didn't know if that would help or not. Or if I should try to give
> myself more time to heal from this last surgery. I DO NOT want more
> surgery unless it is just absolutely neccessary. Even my GYN said that
> she would not be doing any more surgeries. I just don't know what to do
> any more. I mentally am having a hard time dealing with it. I thought
> I was getting better till this past Tuesday and it just started all over
> again. I know everyone is tired of it because I sure am. I homeschool
> my children and being in pain all the time sure makes that hard. I
> really try to stay focused and try to stay happy but the pain just gets
> to me after a while. Anyway...I would love any advice you all have
> because I know I can not have any more surgries or what to anytime soon.
> So, anything that would help me learn to deal with this pain would help.
> Last question---Is this adhesion pain something that we just have to
> learn to live with? If so HOW??? I don't mean to be acting like a baby
> but I just want to get on with my life. Anyway.. thanks again to you
> all that replied and to you all for listening. It helps to have others
> that are in the same boat to talk too. :)
>
> --
> Christy from Alabama
>