At Mon, 11 Nov 2002, Lynn Creacy wrote:
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>At Mon, 11 Nov 2002, Eileen wrote:
>>Eileen,
>Have you gone to see a pain management doctor yet? I am so sorry to hear
>that you have gone through so many surgeries. No one should have to go
>through all of this pain and also have to deal with the most insensitive
>doctors in the world. Is there anyway you can go to UK,Germany or
>Australia for your surgery and spraygel? That is what I am planning. I
>am seeing a pain clinic and when I can I an going to Germany. My
>prayers are with you.
>
>Lynn
>
>>Hello and God bless all adhesions sufferers and family.
>>Please advise, need support to carry on with this misery. I have posted
>>my story in the adhesion quilt over a year ago, also posted a message a
>>few weeks ago, had no answer. Again, I have terrible pain inside my
>>belly button and abdominal area. I'm nauseus, can't eat solid foods,
>>hardly can't go to the bathroom etc. This is not the first time this
>>happens. I have had ten surgeries and the last one was last February
>>2002. I have been having surgeries since 1991, first caused by severe
>>endometriosis.
>>
>>This last surgeon placed Seprafilm over my intestines and he
>>reconstructed my belly button (had also an hernia inside the belly
>>button which I think that was the caused of the discharging liquid and
>>blood and bad smell from the belly button). He also told me I"m "full"
>>with adhesions in the abdominal area. He only removed the adhesions
>>that were estrangling the intestines and "belly button". Every ten to
>>twelve months after surgery adhesions estrangles my intestines and
>>another organ all over again. It' a vicios cycle. I can't move
>>normally, strech, sleep normally because of the terrible pain it causes.
>>I'm all "tied" up inside.
>>
>>Doctors admits me into the hospital and places tubes inside my nose down
>>to my stomach.... bowel obstruction. This last surgery the surgeon
>>told me "you cannot have no more surgeries" !!! Now, here I am again
>>with the same problem, where do I go from here? I made an appointment
>>for tomorrow to see this last surgeon once again. He also told me he
>>did not place a "spray gel" because my abdominal area is so delicate he
>>thinks I could have gotten an infection. I think when he see me he's
>>going to run away. Every surgeon, doctor I see tells me the same thing.
>>No remedy! Every time I have surgery it's a life or death situation due
>>to that my organs are estrangled and the doctors tells me "you have to
>>have surgery or you'll die, you can not hold much longer.
>>
>>I'm not working since last January 2002, I was turn down from Social
>>Security Benefits and hired a lawyer this time. Love to all. Eileen
>>(San Juan, Puerto Rico)
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>--
>A new friend
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