Re: Dr. Appointment

From: Kim (kimmi3@mediaone.net)
Fri Dec 14 08:22:45 2001


Lisa, Glad to hear your doctor appt went well, that's always a good thing. Hope pain management will help you.. \Hugs Kimmi

>----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa" <lilylover5555@aol.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 8:53 AM Subject: Dr. Appointment

> I went to see Dr. Diamond last Friday. I wasn't expecting much after
> hearing about Cheryl's experience, but I was pleasantly surprised. He
> was very nice and took alot of time to talk to me. I didn't go to see
> him with the hope of having anything done. I wanted to talk to a doctor
> knowledgable about adhesions, because up to now none of the doctors I've
> seen actually said I have adhesions although I've known it for a long
> time. My last doctor, after doing a laparoscopy and cleaning up tons of
> "very dense adhesions" told me he doesn't think adhesions were my
> problem although he had no other explanation. Dr. Diamond said he was
> about 98% sure adhesions are my problem, but he wouldn't do anything
> unless I developed serious problems, like bowel obstruction. He said I
> wasn't crazy, or that it was all in my head. He recommended that I go
> to painmanagement to try to live with it. He recommended a colo-rectal
> surgeon in Cleveland if I get to the point of needing something done.
> That is over a 2 hour drive for me, and I'm not sure if I would be able
> to handle that if I end up with an obstruction. But I guess I'll deal
> with that if I ever get to that point. I was hoping to have a doctor I
> am comfortable with already familiar with me and my case. Oh well I'm
> nowhere close to that point right now. It was nice to talk to
> him,someone that is sympathetic to what I'm going through. He was very
> nice, and concerned that I find a way to deal with this. I have my
> first appointment at the pain clinic tommorow. I'll let you all know
> how that goes, just wanted to tell you that I was very pleasantly
> surprised how well my appointment with Dr. Diamond went.
>
> --
> Lisa
>


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