In a message dated 5/26/2002 10:31:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, adhesions@adhesions.org writes:
> Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 15:08:25 -0500 (CDT)
> From: flick1@earthlink.net (Flick Rahke)
> To: ADHESIONS@ADHESIONS.ORG
> Subject: does the new surgery by Dr Raden or Dr. Korell work?
> Message-ID: <200205262008.g4QK8PP00900@mail.medispecialty.com>
>
> Hello my name is flick and I'm new to this. I had my gallbaldder
> removed a year and a half ago and I've been in constant pain since,
> which the surgeon said would go away competely wirthin 3 mos. after the
> surgery. I t did not go away. I did have a previous surgery in the
> same area 35 years ago from a gunshot wound. I get a constant sort of
> inflamed and aching and burning i my abdomen near where the surgery was
> done and also radiating in my lower back near the kidney. I also feel a
> constant pressure and pulling in these areas and once in a while get a
> sharp and painful spasm in the area that can last an hour. The pressure
> and pain increases after eating and also after exercise and stretching
> even vigorous walking. this sounds like ARD doesn't it? Does it sound
> like I could be a candidate for the adhesion surgery of Dr. Raden or
> dr. Korell of Germany and I have heard mixed reports on the internet
> about adhesion removal surgery, everthing from a very low success rate
> with jmuch reoccurance to a high success rate from these experienced
> surgeons. Has anyone with a similar condition to mine had this
> surgery[esp. from one of these docs] and had great results? I don't
> really want to have another surgery and it scares me but I also don't
> want to go on narcotics for the rest of my life because of the side
> effects and addiction[Iam still getting over the effects of an addiciton
> to a valium type drug from the anxiety related to this chronic pain] and
> I would like to get rid of the pain so I couold go surfing and dancing
> again and have a better quality of life.
> thanks for any repies or info, flick
>
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