Re: Birth control meds will NOT relieve adhesion pain...based on my experience

From: Tonya Fleming (rainchild_35@hotmail.com)
Fri Jan 17 13:48:47 2003


Sorry if my posting upset you, but with my experience, when I cramp during my period, it makes EVERYTHING hurt worse. So as I told Tiffany, it may help ease the pain of the periods which will not add to the adhesion pain, is all I meant. Tonya

>From: "Helen Dynda" <olddad66@runestone.net>
>Reply-To: adhesions@adhesions.org
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Birth control meds will NOT relieve adhesion pain...based on my
>experience
>Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 14:42:29 -0600
>
>X> Birth control meds will NOT relieve adhesion pain...based on my
>experience
>
>I know birth control medications are being prescribed for women who have
>endometriosis - as well as for true birth control. The purpose of the
>birth control medications is to prevent endometrial implants from bleeding
>within the pelvic cavity at the same time as a woman has her menstrual
>period.
>
>I doubt very much that birth control meds will relieve adhesion
>pain....based on my experience:
>
>I had a laparotomy in February 1970 - and 5 days later I began to
>experience the return of pain. From that point on until July 1970 my
>doctor tried different medications (except pain medication) in an attempt
>to find a medication that would relieve my pain. None of the medications
>helped!!
>
>So then in July 1970 he decided to treat me for "suspected" endometriosis.
>For that he prescribed birth control medications (Combid and Enovid).
>
>Then in November 1970 I began to experience severe pain in my left leg -
>from my knee down to and including my left foot!!
>
>Nine days later the pain became so painful that I could hardly walk - and I
>finally went to the doctor. He recognized immediately that I had severe
>thrombophlebitis (a blood clot) in my leg; because it was "hard" to the
>touch and it felt feverish (much warmer than usual).
>
>He told me I had to go to the hospital immediately!! The minute I walked
>into the hospital, I was whisked away to a room where I was confined to a
>bed (with my leg elevated) for a week!!!
>
>I was told I could never take birth control medication again; because the
>possibility of developing a blood clot is one of the complications of
>taking birth control meds.
>
>Twenty-seven (27) years later I learned (for the very first time) that
>massive adhesions - attaching my omentum to my abdominal wall -had actually
>been the cause of my pain during the time I was being treated for
>"suspected" endometriosis.
>
>I did NOT have endometriosis!! Endometriosis was NOT the cause of my
>pain!!
>
>What's my point? Based on my experience, Combid and Enovid (birth control
>medications) did NOT relieve the pain that I was dealing with in 1970.
>Adhesions were actually the cause of my pain; and the birth control meds
>did NOT relieve this adhesion-caused pain!!
>
>Helen D.
>
>~ ~ ~ ~
>
>Re: any success with birth control for adhesions? ; From: Tonya Fleming
>(rainchild_35@hotmail.com) ; Fri Jan 17 10:06:29 2003
>
>Hi Tiffany,
>Good to have you with us. I recently was told that I needed a hysterectomy
>too. But with adhesions (scar tissue), if you do take out the uterus, there
>is a great possibility that you could end up with much more adhesions. My
>gyno told me about a new procedure to stop the bleeding completely without
>the hyst. It's called NovaSure. I'm going in for this procedure next
>Friday. What they do is put a tube inside of your cervex (it will be
>dialated first) and they send up a mesh that actually coterizes the inside
>of the uteran lining. In layman's terms, it cooks the inside so that you
>will not bleed any more or if you do, it will be so light with out the
>cramps. But BE WARE: YOU CAN NOT HAVE MORE CHILDREN WITH THIS PROCEDURE! I
>have my son and am not able to have more anyways, so I'm doing this to save
>myself the agony of more surgery and possibly more adhesions. If you need
>more info, look on a search engine for "NOVESURE". It will tell you all
>about it. Most women have only discomfort for about a day or two after, as
>my doctor told me, and then it's over for life. Very non-invasive!
>
>I hope that this helps. I have never heard of going on birth control to
>stop the adhesion pain, but it makes sense to me, because if you aren't
>cramping as much, (birth control pills lesson the agony of menstual
>cramping for some patients), I can see how it might not add to the
>"already" pain from the adhesions. Adhesions will hurt no matter what if
>you are prone to it, but it could help during your monthly cycle.
>
>Stay with us and know that you can get some of the greatest info from this
>site. Until a couple of months ago, I thought that I suffered alone with
>this horrible disease. I didn't know that other people got this. I really
>thought that I was the only one. I thought I had some rare disease which
>made adhesions grow. It was good to find that I am not alone, although, I
>wish that my friends on here weren't in pain. I wouldn't wish this on
>anyone. (not even my X hubby and I can't stand him) LOL.
>
>Take care of yourself and hopefully this has helped, Tonya
>
>~ ~ ~ ~
>
>any success with birth control for adhesions? ; From: Tiffany
>(TLDunbar25@aol.com) ; Fri Jan 17 08:35:21 2003
>
>My dr. put me on birth control pills for my adhesions, saying it will help
>my uterus quit contracting so much,.my question is I have alot of scar
>tissue surrounding my uterus could this possibly help...if there is any
>good news please let me know....good news would be nice to hear, but if
>there isn't it won't surprise me.....thankyou for your time...
>


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