Hi Deb,
Were you ever pain free after your last surgery? I
just had surgery July 29 to remove adhesions in my
right upper quadrant. I had my gall bladder removed
3/22/00 & I've been in pain ever since. My Dr. said my
pancreas was attached to my colon & intestines with
adhesions. He also asked me when I had broken my ribs
(3). I don't remember breaking my ribs, it's really
weird, to think I broke them & can't remember injuring
them. Anyway I'm still in pain & it feels like the
same pain I had before surgery. My employer called
yesterday wanting to know when I was returning to
work, they didn't bother to call & ask how I was after
surgery. So that really upset me. I really empathize
with you. I've been to Dr. after Dr. looking for pain
relief but I still haven't found anything except
anesthesia to rid me of the pain. I was praying this
surgery would be my answer. So many people warned me
not to have it but I was more or less backed into a
corner. I know I won't have another one until I can
have it done with Spraygel. My Dr. used Seprafilm but
I don't think it did any good. Sorry I couldn't help
you but I just wanted you to know that you are not
alone. Most of my story is on the Adhesion Quilt.
Take Care,
Rita in AZ
--- deb burke <dburke1964@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, > I am a soon to be 38 yr old female. I have had 3 > major surgeries becuae > of > ahesion/scar tissue and 1 laparacopy. My latest > suregery was April > 2002. I had been in pain for two years and went to > ob/gyn after ob/gyn > and doc after doc and they just look at me like i am > stupid and don't > know what i am talking about. This is my body and i > know what is going > on but they don't listening. > > Anyway, I had a lapacropy last year 2001 to remove > scar tissue well the > ob/gyn > only removed it from the lower pelvic region, at the > same time i was > experiencing pain in the upper left quardran by the > rib cage area and i > didn't think it was related to scar tissue, so the > ob/gyn just went > inand took out the scar tissue in the lower peliv > area. And in the > meantime i was in pin in the uperr quad area and i > was being seen by a > gastro specialst, who did test after test and could > find anyting wrong. > so they sent me back to the ob/gyn, he asked me some > question and i did > say the painin the uper quad did start around the > same time at the lower > pelvic pain, but i didn't think they were relat. > Well tehy were, in > april i was schdule for another laparscopy, but when > he went in > (after i was advised by the gyn that he didn't > usuall work above the > belly button but he understood how much pain i was > in and said he would > have a look) so when he went it it was a big mess > and he had to cut me > open from the navel down to the pelvic area, my > second scar there, and > took out the scar tissue that was all the way up my > left side in my ribs > and causing me greif and pain. > > It has ben over four months since that operation and > guess what???? Yeah > you guess it the pains are back grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. > I can't stand it. > I am taking vioxx and that helps a little. There > has got to be another > way, I need help, someone i can talk with, i am > driving family crazy, > they don't understand, when the pain hits it wipes > me out and i turn > into this evil person that doesn't want to be > bothered. If you can help > plz email thanks deborah > > -- > Deb > > http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm