Pain getting Worse & Worse

From: Sarah (sgoforth@earthlink.net)
Sat Sep 14 04:20:34 2002


I've posted messages before. I'm 32, with several previous surgeries, including many laporoscopies, hysterectomy (complete) at 27, another laporoscopy, then a laporotomy w/ adhesion barrier (felt I had nothing to lose with trying) this past November. I know the adhesion are back again, and the pain is getting severely worse by day. I'm seeing a pain specialist, who I do like (except for the fact that I have to wait 4 hours to see him), but I'm taking 180 lortabs a month! I'm not sleeping due to the pain. It's affecting every aspect of my life. The last two times I've had surgery, my family practictioner had to admit me to the hospital to have a surgical consultation, because I would go see a surgeon at offices, and they wouldn't touch me. I understand surgeries will just cause the problem again, but, if I do continue to wait, seems like it will just get worse until I have a bowel obstruction. I just want to have a normal life again. This has been going on 1/2 my life now. I'm at the point that I want to go to sleep & not wake up, because I'm tired of being in pain. I'm now in therapy because this has caused severe depression. Any comments/suggestions?

I really like this website, and appreciate anything that anyone has to say. I understand that most everyone says surgery isn't the answer, but from what I understand (correct me if I'm wrong), the adhesions will continue to grow until they are removed.

Thank you everyone, and God Bless!


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