At Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Roberta wrote:
> >In my efforts to learn more about adhesions, I found this site with >great relief! I'm a young 42 year old mother of 3 grown kids. I've had >over 12 abdominal surgeries dating back to when I was 16. The first was >for removal of my healthy appendix and a ruptured ovarian cyst. What >followed were: 3 C-Section deliveries (77, 81 & 84), 1 laperoscopy >surgery for eptopic pregnancy (83), 1 full hysterectomy & removal of >endometriosis (85), 5 laperoscopies for lysis of adhesions (94, 95, 96, >98, 99) and 3 laperotomies (94, 96, 99). In between those years I >experienced severe pelvic pain and problems with my bladdar. I've been >diagnosed with Intersticial Cystitis, which is a painful bladdar >disease, along with recurring scar tissue. After each surgery I get >temporary relief from the major pain symptoms and severe spasms. But, >as in this last surgery 2 months ago (which was the worst surgery of >all), the symptoms begin to come back after about 30-60 days. What if >anything on cutting edge medicine is out there to help prevent future >lysis surgeries? I experienced complications from a nick to my bowels >and an infection that slowed my recupperation. I'm deathly afraid of >another surgery but the odds are against me. Is anyone seeing any >benefits of natural treatments and or homeopathic remedies? I would be >real curious to know if alternative treatments are working for anyone? >Feel free to email me if you have any suggestions. I also experience >pretty powerful spasms that feel like electrical shocks. The MD's call >them myclonic spasms. I know they're from the adhesisons. Just >wondering if anyone else does also? So glad to have found you. Thanks >for being here! RB