Re: Pain Manangement Dr. 's Are A Joke!! A Must Read:::::

From: cindy shruhan (cindyandbobby@webtv.net)
Sun Nov 17 08:53:53 2002


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!!!!!
>
>--
>A new friend
>
>.
>

SWEET KELLY, MAY WE ALL WELCOME YOU IN TO THE IAS WEBSITE, THIS IS MY SECOND FAMILY, AND THEY FOLKS SAVED MY LIFE, PLEASE POST YOUR STORY ON THE QUILT PAGE, AND GO THROUGH HELEN'S ARCHIVES, THE INFO THERE IS UNREAL, AND NEVER ENDING, HOW SHE DOES IT, WE DONT KNOW...BUT KNOW YOUR WITH THE BEST GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THIS EARTH, ALSO I HAVE A SHORT VERSION OF MY STORY ON OUR JO'S WEBSITE BOMBOBEACH.COM THESE ARE OUR AUSSIE FRIENDS, AND JO IS A SAINT..THANKS FOR JOINING US, AND PLEASE STAY..GOD BLESS, A NEW FRIEND CINDY SHRUHAN

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I'M VISUALLY IMPAIRED, I NEED THE CAP'S IN ORDER TO TYPE, NOT TO OFFEND ANYONE..THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING...

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