I do however,,, agree,,, not all Doctor's are like this one,,, that was why I said,,, trust your instincts,,,, there are Doctor's out there that not only know about Adhesions,, but do actually care too.
I do thank you all for your concerns and well wishes. God Bless you all
At Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Kelly Murray wrote:
>
>I must reply to this.
>My pain management doctor has been a savior to me. He has been the only one
>to request my last surgery tape to look at to figure out exactly where t e
>pain from adhesions is originating from.
>Not all pain management doctors do not believe that adhesions do not cau e
>pain.
>Mine has been better than other doctors in trying to relieve the pain.
>I still have severe pain but he has gone the extra mile for me.
>Please try another pain management doctor before giving up.
>Kelly
>
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: adhesions@adhesions.org
>Date: Saturday, November 16, 2002 01:34:56 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
>Subject: Re: Pain Manangement Dr. 's Are A Joke!! A Must Read:::::
>
>At Sat, 16 Nov 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>Dear Anonymous,
>What was the medication that sent you to the hospital? What was the name
>of the pain clinic so we can let everyone else know not to go there? Is
>your surgeon at least giving you the pain medicine you need to get
>through this until surgery? I wish you nothing but the best and hope
>that God lays his healing hand on you.
>
>--
>
>Lynn
>
>>To Whom It May Concern,
>>
>>Recently, I started pain management at the advice of my surgeon. He now
>>is regretting having sent me!!!
>>Pain management may work for some, but then there are others it will
>>only cause you to get worse such as it has with me. In fact, it almost
>>killed me! In fact, I'm still recovering!!!!!
>>
>>All I can say is,,, like any Doctor, some do believe in Adhesions, some
>>on the other hand can't seem to accept that they even exist!!!! I have
>>so many surgeries over the past few years for Adhesions alone,,, then I
>>go to this pain management Dr. for him to tell me " Your pain is NOT
>>from Adhesions,,, no your pain is muscular" so we will send you to
>>physical therapy for a few weeks then we will do this "trigger point
>>injections" into your abdomen!!!! Sounds fun huh?
>>Instead of prescribing me the pain meds I would normally take and have
>>good response with, he decides to use me as a test subject and prescrib
>>something new that landed me in the hospital fighting for my life due t
>>having a severe reaction to this medication!!!
>>
>>For whatever reason, this pain management Doctor refuses to accept that
>>my problem is "Adhesion" related! He seems to think my problem is simpl
>>muscular!!! He refused to look at the surgical pictures of my Adhesions
>>and also refused to look over the report from my surgeon,,, who was the
>>one that sent me there in the first place!!!! So after a few weeks of
>>doing physical therapy and not having a single bowel movement in 14 day
>>and even becoming distended, this Dr. { quack } went ahead with the
>>"trigger point injections" and medication that caused me even more
>>problems than what I was already dealing with!!!
>>
>>Everything from severe itching head to toe to swollen eyes redness in
>>the eyes, to difficulty breathing and even a severe color change in my
>>flesh!!! When I called this clinic and Dr. up to tell them of the
>>symptoms,,, their response was, " well what do you want us to do about
>>it"????
>>
>>It is in your best interest, to find out prior to any treatments, if th
>>attending Dr. believes in Adhesions or not!!! If he does not believe in
>>Adhesions causing you pain,,, I suggest you pick up all your belongings
>>immediately and walk your happy little behind right out of that jerks
>>office before that Dr. does to you what was done to me.
>>
>>I only just came home from the hospital this morning, although I am
>>still having some effects of the reaction, I do feel a lot better than
>>did going in so I guess that is a plus!!! And the fact that I am still
>>alive is another plus I guess!??! lol
>>
>>Like anything, including Doctor's,,,,,, if your not comfortable,,,,,
>>trust your instincts,,, their usually right!!! I only wished I had
>>listen to insides,,, but I thought if I didn't comply ,,, that I would
>>end up without any Dr.'s help at all!!!! Boy was I ever wrong!!! Thank
>>goodness my surgeon is a tremendously great Dr. and does listen, when
>>he found out what was going on,,, he has insisted I do not return to
>>this pain management clinic ever again!!!! But the down side to this
>>incident,,, is now I am facing surgery again due to the blockage and I
>>just had surgery 3 months ago,,,, and here we go again!!!!!
>
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>A new friend
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