Re: SECONDARY PROBLEMS...that arise for people dealing with ongoing adhesion problems...Thank you, Shawna!!
From: cindy shruhan (cindyandbobby@webtv.net)
Fri Nov 1 11:51:12 2002
At Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Helen Dynda wrote:
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>Dear Shawna,
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>This is WONDERFUL!! I believe you have made a very valid point: Once we have an adhesiolysis, our expectation is that our body will return to normal - and be 100% okay.
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>Unfortunately, this does not happen after having had surgery; because we've also developed scars (not adhesions) after the surgery itself. This is what I am dealing with: pain caused by entrapped nerves from scar tissue (within the tissues) that developed as a result of the incision itself.
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>Thank you, Shawna, for sharing this information!!
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>Love, Helen
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>At Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Shawna French wrote:
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>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 SHAWNA, AND HELEN..OUTSTANDING JOB TO YOU BOTH, I ALSO AGREE THAT SO MANY THINK SURGERY IS OUR ASNWER, WHEN AT TIMES ITS OUR ENEMY...THE AFFECTS OF 19 YEARS, ARD, COLITIS, THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONNECTION IN THIS ALL,INFLAMATION SEEMS TO SHARE A SPOT IN THIS, MY OWN EXPERIENCES THAT IS..THE PROCESS OF GETTING ONESELF OUT OF DENIAL IS SO HARD FOR SOME, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOME, MY HEART BLEEDS FOR ALL....THE EXPERIECES WE ALL SHARE WITH EACH OTHER, LIKE THIS IS WONDERFUL, AND I CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH INFO...IAS IS A BLESSING, AS HELEN, AND MY SHAWNA ARE..GOD BLESS, GREAT
STUFF..CINDY SHRUHAN
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