Re: (Tammy) Thanks all. My Skin Hurts - need advice please

From: Nancy (anonymous@medispecialty.com)
Wed Nov 20 16:57:39 2002


Thanks all for the input. It is really appreciated. Tammy, your symptoms sound very familiar. Yes, it sucks. I can still bend and shave since the lysis, but the new or reattached adhesions are babes yet. I cannot wear any kind of denim - not even very big jeans. When you mentioned sleeping naked, that rang a bell. A few nights ago, I had just pushed the panties down instead of taking them off and thought they were going to stay there. Well, the next day was horrible. I will not make that mistake again. Before the lysis, I too had quit eating because of the pain. Some days I would eat little bites throughout the day. Some days I would eat nothing at all. I too take everything off of the pelvic area when it is very aggravated. I have made little tents under the comforter for my belly. When it is aggravated my pain seems deeper, when it is normal calm, the pain is very close to the surface of the skin.

At Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Nancy wrote: >
>I had a lysis in Mid October 02 for omental adhesions. I can eat now,
>and feel stronger. A couple weeks ago I was sure those same adhesions
>had returned, but I am more and more sure the problem I am having at
>this time was never identified in the October lap. The pain is related
>to anything pressing on my belly. There is a recessed spot about 1.5 to
>2" on the midline that I think is where the omental adhesions were
>based. If it were omental adhesions again, would I be able to see
>something that deep from my skin? I am having a huge problem with
>clothes. I just can't get them big enough. If they lay on the
>abdominal area at all, within the hour it will hurt to breathe and hurt
>to talk. To me, it seems to hurt more when the skin is lightly pressed
>than when a great deal of pressure is applied. However, it is not the
>burning, stinging feeling one would expect from a nerve. It really
>feels like my skin hurts. Guarding the belly is a 24/7 job. Each time
>I make a mistake and let something aggravate it, it is hours to days
>before it calms down. Even now, if I limit my activity and don't make
>any mistakes for several consecutive days, it will calm down and does
>not hurt. I believe it was calm the first week after the lap because I
>did not let anything touch it and I was not very active.
>
>Has anyone else experience similar symptoms from adhesions?
>
>Thanks much to all,
>Nancy


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