>----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawna French" <frenchysha@yahoo.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:48 PM
Subject: To Robyn
> Dear Robyn, You will receive a mixture of suggestions for you to think
> about, dealing with adhesions myself for umpteen yrs, all that you
> describe is adhesion related. Often when someone has adhesion surgery
> they think I will be fixed. I know this to be true due to that thought
> process for many yrs myself. These are some of the 2ndary problems that
> arise for people dealing with ongoing adhesion problems. Digestion
> problems, intestinal and abdomen hernias, fevers from infection due to
> the sludging effect of things not passing properly,flu like symptoms,
> nausea, vomiting, internal drained feeling, muscle and joint
> pain,inflamation of intestines, ileous(partial blockage), total
> obstruction. Plus probably more, oh yes and definate neuropothy from
> previous surgeries. Now I am only telling you what my adhesion
> specialist said: Alot of Drs diagnos IBS because the adhesion problems
> sound like, look like IBS ( Irritable Bowel Syndrome). Alot of upper
> gastral Drs do not understand the difference and if your case becomes
> frustrating they will cop out to an easier diagnosis. This is where
> your research and educating your Drs. is so vitally important, the more
> you can have in hand to back up what is adhesion related the less you
> and he will get frustrated. So my friend it is your choice what path to
> take but I wish you luck and hope in some small way I have helped in
> your education process. Shawna F.
>