>----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristy Traylor" <KKTraylor@aol.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 3:07 PM
Subject: 21 yr old; recent bowel resection and lots of questions
> Hi! I'm 21 yrs old and have recently been having a lot of problems. In
> June 2001 I went to the ER with pain. They thought it wass my appendix
> so they did a lapro.Turns out it was ovarian cysts. The surgeon removed
> them and also my appendix. 4 days later I returned. I had a small
> bowel obstruction and they removed 3-4 ft of my small intestine. I got
> an infection and was in ICU for a week where I had yet another surgery.
> They don't know what caused it but my surgeon says it had nothing to do
> with the previous surgery. I was getting better until December and I
> was hospitalized. My surgeon keeps saying this is not a surgical
> matter. My gastro can't find anything wrong with me. Neither can my
> hemotologist. I have a scar from my belly button to my pelvis so my
> surgeon says of course I'm going to have adhesions, but that wouldn't
> cause all of the pain I'm having. I can barely walk and I always have
> to use a cane. The only position I'm comfortable in is lying down. I
> am in the Army and thankfully they have given me con leave, but I'm
> having a very hard time dealing with this. The doctors here say there's
> nothing they can do...just pain management. I don't want to take pain
> pills for the rest of my life...and half the time they don't even work.
> They said if it is adhesions if they remove them it will just cause
> more...is this true? Do adhesions really hurt this bad? What type of
> doctor should I go to and will they actually do something to help me?
> I'm sorry this is so long, but if anyone could give me advice I'd really
> appreciate it.
> Kristy
>