Sherry,
I will keep you & your husband in my thoughts &
prayers. I wish you & he nothing but good things.
Sounds like you are positive despite all your pain &
suffering. Thank goodness you have passionite pain
management. Unfortunately most of on here seem to left
in pergatory when it comes to pain relief. Be good to
yourself.
Take Care,
Rita
--- Sherry <queennwv@aol.com> wrote:
> Good morning everyone, it has been a while since I > have posted. My > focus has been on my husband who was diagnosed with > cancer and had > surgery. At the present time he is cancer free but > has to be followed > very closely. He is only 45 yrs. old. On top of > that stress is > dealing with my adhesions. I have had 7 surgeries, > everything from an > ectopic pregnancy(this I believe started the > adhesion nightmare), > hysterectomy, bowel resection, bowel obstruction, > you name it, I > probably had it! My last surgery was Oct. of 2000 > with Drs. Redan & > Riech, who did an excellent job. They were able to > do the surgery > laproscopically, although with some difficulty. > They could not gain > access through my belly button. I did well for over > a year but the > adhesions are back with a vengance. I spent my > Sunday at an urgent care > facility, and received an injection of pain > medication. I seem to get > an injection every month or so. The facility is > familiar with my > history and are quite sympathetic. I called my > primary care physicans > office and am going in today to discuss my options. > I also talked with > Dr. Redan via e-mail. As you all understand, it is > so difficult to > make a decision to have another surgery. I try to > keep a pain journal > and when the bad days outweigh the good, I give in. > I just hate dealing > with the insurance, the phone calls, the money, etc. > Pain management is > always an alternative, but it just delays the > inevitable. I guess I > just need to think. Right now I don't have much > quality to my life, and > I have so much I want to do. Thank you for > listening, and my heart goes > out to all of you who are suffering. At least we > have each other, > Sherry > > http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm