Re: are men o.k. here

From: Rita Steele (steelerita@yahoo.com)
Mon May 27 13:17:11 2002


Susan, I have not had any Drs. mention heart problems. I have not had an EKG or anything for the heart. Most of the time my pain stays on the left side of my body, occasionally it radiates to my right side & down into my lower abdomen. I have an apt. June 12 to see a Dr. about having an ERCP done. I know this procedure is risky but desperate times call for desperate measures. I had a consultation in Jan. 2001 @ the Mayo Clinic to see about having it done, but the Dr. there said he didn't think I needed it. But the surgeon I saw in Phoenix on May 14 thinks I need an ERCP so he set up this apt. for me. The Dr. that performed my surgery sent me to the chiropractor for a dislocated rib, etc. etc. I've been from Dr. to Dr. with no satisfaction.I feel like a dog chasing his tail. You can read my story on the Adhesion Quilt. Keep in touch. Take Care, Rita

--- Susan <tsmenear@yahoo.com> wrote: > At Sun, 26 May 2002, Rita Steele wrote:
> >
> >Flick,
> > Men are more than welcome here. I believe most of
> the
> >people who are on here are women, but it's because
> >women have hysterectomizes, c-sections, etc.,etc.,
> >that men don't have thus they have more adhesion
> >problems. My GB surgery was done laporoscopically,
> >too. It is possible to get adhesions from this type
> of
> >surgery.
> >I know exactly how you feel about the GB surgery
> >ruining your life. I try to do as many normal
> things
> >as I can do each day, most people don't even
> realize
> >what I'm going through. They think because I can
> walk
> >& talk that I'm healthy & should be working. I wish
> >you luck in whatever you decide to do. Keep in
> touch
> >with us here, I'm especially interested in your
> >results since we seem to have similar adhesion
> pain.
> >Take Care,
> >Rita in AZ
> >--- Flick Rahke <flick1@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> Hi everyone this is flick here. i noticed that
> >> everyone here seems to
> >> be a woman, It's o.k. to be a man here isn't it.
> I
> >> am a man. Thanks
> >> for the posts. Is it really possible to get
> >> adhesions from a
> >> laporoscopic gallbaldder surgery? I can't figure
> out
> >> what else could
> >> have been causing the inflammation and tightness
> and
> >> pain in my abdomen
> >> 1.5 years after the surgery. i do not have any
> >> bowel problems though. i
> >> did get addicted to xanax after the surgery when
> I
> >> got very worried when
> >> it did not heal. I had to go to a rehab 8 mos.
> ago
> >> and I still have
> >> withdrawal symptoms from the xanax on top of the
> >> abdominal pain. I feel
> >> like that gallbladder surgery ruined my life. I
> was
> >> a dancer and surfer
> >> and athlete before it and have not done anything
> >> since, so i am very
> >> depressed. I don't want to use any drugs,
> including
> >> antidepressants,
> >> because they give me major side effects. I am
> >> considering adhesion
> >> surgery when i feel better from the drug
> withdrawal,
> >> but I read some
> >> horror stories on the quilt. i have tried a
> little
> >> myorfascial release
> >> bodywork therapy, but doubt it can heal something
> as
> >> tough as adhesions.
> >> I wrote to that Dr. Reich and his associates in
> New
> >> York. Are there
> >> any good success stories of cured adhesions from
> >> this sort of
> >> laproscopic adhesion removal? I feel like a
> surgery
> >> has ruined my life,
> >> and I don't want to jump out of the frying pan
> into
> >> the fire, but if a
> >> good surgery would fix the bad one, I am not
> opposed
> >> to it necessarily
> >> when I am feeling better. Thanks Flick
> >>
> >> --
> >> flick1@earthlink.net
> >>
> >> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
> >
> >http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
>
> --
> Well Rita and Flick,
> I guess I can join you with this pain. I also had
> my GB removed May 00.Have both of you had cardiac
> workups as sometimes this feels heart related. I did
> have normal EKG and Echo.This is very uncomfortable.
> The bloating is awful.Also I feel a beating
> inside.Do either of you have this sensation?Is this
> what your DRs. tell you it is and how common is
> it?Have you had the surgeons that performed the
> surgeries tell you that is what is is?I am right in
> the same boat as you so I am very interested.Please
> keep posting.Right now I feel as if my insides are
> trying to push up my neck.Hurts all the time.Is
> there sometimes your discomfort is worse than
> others?Either of you have ERCP?I am curious to see
> if maybe in our cases the bile ducts were damaged or
> somthing.Please let me hear from both of you. Susan
>
> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm

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