Re: Pain when sitting

From: Robyn (bynmad@aol.com)
Sat Feb 2 07:53:57 2002


I too suffer pain when sitting - it sometimes feels as if there's a hand mixer inside of my vagina and rectum. It's awful. I'm really tired of the pain these days. I also suffer from Peripheral Neurapathy so I'm in constant pain - if it's not one giving me a hard day its the other.

At Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Libby wrote: >
>Hello Sue,
>
>I felt the need to respond to you, your description sounds so very
>familiar! I too had lysis of adhesions (last October) for left ovary
>attached to sigmoid colon and pelvic sidewall (as well as the right one
>to appendix, cecum and pelvic sidewall). In my case no endo was found,
>they blame PID (although the infection source has never been pinpointed,
>no STD).
>
>I feel like I'm almost back to where I was before surgery, epsecially in
>my rt. ovary, but in addition I'm now experiencing rectal "pressure"
>and low back discomfort every time I sit (not severe, and it does ease
>after several minutes). I suspect my sigmoid colon is involved again,
>because additionally I have increased sitting discomfort and left low
>back pain until I have a bowel movement after which it eases up
>considerably. A few weeks ago, just before my period, I had an hour
>long episode in which it was very painful to sit or walk because of the
>rectal pain and I was very nauseous.
>
>I have an appointment scheduled with my gyn next week, I'm hoping to get
>some answers to what my body is doing....I hope you find some relief or
>therapy that works for you!
>
>Take care,
>Libby
>
>At Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Tanya wrote:
>>
>>Hello everyone. I'm not new to the board as, I've been reading your
>>messages for a long time. I think I may have posted about a year ago.
>>
>>I've been wondering...does anyone here have pain upon sitting (most of
>>the time) and relieved when you stand up?
>>
>>I had a laparoscopy a few years ago, endometriosis found with adhesions.
>>My left ovary was adhered to my sigmoid colon all of which adhered to my
>>pelvic sidewall. Had total relief for six months from constipation.
>>Since that time, I've been diagnosed with pelvic congestion syndrome via
>>venography which I've been told can cause pain when you sit. Thing is
>>though, now I'm concerned that a great deal of pain that I'm
>>experiencing is around my left ovary and seems to appear when I sit down
>>and, I can feel a sickening sensation sort of in my back seemingly
>>behind my ovary. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone?
>>
>>I just requested today another lap and am scheduled in a couple of
>>weeks. If nothing earthshaking is found, I've decided to have an
>>ovarian vein embolization to hopefully take care of the pelvic
>>congestion syndrome. If no relief from that, then maybe, a pain
>>treatment center.
>>
>>Can anyone relate?
>>
>>-Sue


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