ADHESIONS Messages for February, 2002: Re: Why I'm having another lap and...

Dear Kimberly,

Welcome to the board! I was very sad to read that you have endured 28 surgeries in seven years! That is at least 4 surgeries per year! Good Heaven's what caused you to have so many surgeries? I have to say that must be very distressing for you to have gone through so much.

Why are you saying you "need" another surgery? Is it to remove adhesions that are causing you pain? Kimberly, I hope you will post another message and leave us with some more information so that we can offer you better advice. Just keep in mind we are not doctors or in the medical field, just fellow adhesions sufferers trying to help each other with friendship, support and understanding.

Please write to us again soon, I would really like to offer you more specific advice especially since you are seeking yet another surgery! Please visit my website: www.bombobeach.com and read my story and Karla's, then look at all the stories on the adhesions quilt found on the menu bar across the top of the page. Is surgery really going to help you? If these surgeries have been mostly because of adhesions, then perhaps it is best you stop seeking additional surgery and think about pain management for a while, at least allow your body some time to recover from such a gruelling schedule of surgeries.

I will keep looking for your next post.... I would really like to know why you have had so many surgeries.

Love & gentle hugs,

Jo www.bombobeach.com

>From: "Bob Knox"

>Reply-To: adhesions@adhesions.org

>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS

>Subject: Re: Why I'm having another lap and...

>Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 13:19:16 -0600

>hello!i am new to the quilt,and i have had 28 surgeries in the last

>seven

>years and i need to go for another on,i need some much needed advice

>of

>where to turn ,my family doctor has me on lortab ,but it does not

>take all

>the pain away.did you ever use a pain patch ,if so does it work.help

>me

>please.kimberly knoxm: "Kelly Murray"

>>Reply-To: adhesions@adhesions.org

>>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS

>>Subject: Re: Why I'm having another lap and...

>>Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 12:34:28 -0600

>> Sue,

>>I know how you feel. I had my last surgery in May of last year and

>>I am

>>back to the same 24/hr a day pain and Gastro. problems. I also have

>>the

>>burning pain and feel like my rectum and vaginal area are

>>"Smooshed"

>>together along with a lot of bladder problems. Some days I am ready

>>to have

>>surgery again just to have a few days relief but then I know that

>>it would

>>just come back full circle.

>>My massage therapist friend started some chinese threrapy on me

>>last night

>>for the intestinal disturbances and I will go every other week to

>>have it

>>done. She worked a lot on my feet and did some cranial work. I am

>>hoping

>>this will help a little. If it does, maybe you could look into this

>>for

>>your

>>intestinal problems.

>>Kel

>>-------Original Message-------

>>After reading many of your heartfelt messages, I feel the need to

>>express why I have agreed, and actually requested to have another

>>laparoscopy.

>>It is not so much the many types of pain I have experienced be it

>>sitting (which also seems to go along with pelvic congestion

>>syndrome),

>>but also like many of you, standing, lying down, walking, bending,

>>etc.,

>>etc., it is the sickening and totally debilitating gastrointestinal

>>problems that may be the result of adhesions or, possibly

>>endometriosis

>>or both. Thank god the pain can be managed with meds. As for the

>>gastrointestinal symptoms, the drug companies haven't come up with

>>meds

>>that seem to do the trick at least not totally. If it weren't for

>>Reglan, my bowels, in particular my sigmoid wouldn't move at all.

>>What

>>I cannot endure is both - pain, and feeling like I'm going to

>>vomit, or

>>the extreme agitation I experience from the burning-like pain I

>>have in

>>my lower abdomen at 3:30 A.M., every A.M. which is only relieved

>>when a

>>stand up, walk around for a bit and hopefully have a bowel

>>movement.

>>After that if I'm lucky, I'm able to get back to sleep.

>>On top of all of this, there's depression. I feel my life has been

>>robbed. I should be grateful that I am in fact alive as, I was

>>diagnosed and treated successfully (I hope) for early stage breast

>>cancer last year, but I guess maybe I'm greedy. I want to be able

>>to

>>enjoy my life HOPEFULLY longer than a couple of days a month which

>>brings me to the laparoscopy. I need to know what is going on in

>>there,

>>have the situation assessed and if its not any worse than the

>>second lap

>>which was virtually clean then perhaps take down the adhesions and

>>remove any endo and perhaps I can get some relief and enjoy a

>>little of

>>my life.

>>Thank you for opening your hearts.

>>Love,

>>Sue

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>>.

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