We haven't had any good experiences with Mayo regarding adhesions. Several people have been told that it is a very rare condition. They weren't even interested in learning more about the disease...even from the experts. My personal opinion is that it would be a waste of your time and money...but like I said...its my opinion.
Where in Michigan are you located?
Karla
--- Laura Daratony <mteach57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> At Tue, 25 May 1999, toni welsh wrote:
> >
> >I am hoping for too much I guess, but I am tking so
> many drugs now, and
> >the only pain that I can truely say ithelps is the
> pain along the scar
> >itself. whne I would sit for a period of time, and
> try to getup the
> >incision pai felt like it was pulling and going rip
> wide open, that
> >seems to nt aggravate me now. I guess I thought
> oxycontin would help,
> >she said it was a long acting narcotic, but i a not
> gettig FULL relief
> >yet, she gave me 10 mgs and I can only take it
> every 12 hours.
> >
> >Yeah, chris, I plan o telling pcp dr the 8th
> someone has GOT to run some
> >sort of test to explain or not why I feel so bad,
> even blood work, like
> >I said in another post!
> >
> >I tihing he will, but the gyn mentioned a estogen
> check, but when me and
> >my husband went to see him, he did not say no more.
> >
> >Michele, I was wondering if an ovariaan remnant
> could have been seen by
> >the naked eye when he did my second laparotmy 5
> moths later?
> >
> >I have not had an estogen in 2 months trying to
> figure this out, b/c one
> >dr said if the hot flashes and night sweats did not
> come ack, that could
> >be a sign of it! I neverreally got the hot flashe,
> but I would wake up
> >with my entire body and gown wet during the night,
> they are gone, I am
> >going to have to get back on it tho, he gave me
> estratest, due to the
> >loss of libido, I want n part of sex, Like told my
> counselor, i could
> >live with out it FOREVER!
> >
> >I am getting ready to go to bingo, I foret it all
> there!
> >
> >Talk to you all later tomorrow!
> >Toni Want so bad to go from :( to :) try to smile!
> LOVE AND HUGS!! they
> >will figure us out soon I hope!
>
> --
> Hi, my name is Laura and I am tired of the pain and
> the doctors. I wonder how much more my mind and
> body can take of this. I have
> had seven or eight surgries and each time I hope and
> pray that it will come to an end, but of course the
> pain continues. My boyfriend is
> very supportive but I think he is getting worried
> that there is no end. About A year ago I went to a
> pain clinic, but of course as we all know they
> don't help. They just continue to give me pain
> killers and I became addicted. My last surgery was
> in July 2001 and now I am having trouble with pain
> again. Well, at least I went eight months
> pain-free. What really makes me mad is the way the
> doctors act when you talk to them about your pain.
> they art
> as though I am crazy or acting like a big baby. But
> sometimes I think the pain is going to ripe my
> inside apart. I have an appointment with
> the Mayo clinic in May, but by the look of it here,
> I am wondering if I should go. I live in Michigan.
>
> I guess we are all in the same boat!
>
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