Welcome to our family. Everyone here can relate to what you are going through. We have all felt hopeless and alone dealing with adhesions and the problems that come with them. But know that you are not alone. There are wonderful people on this site who truly care and understand where you are coming from. They also help you as much as they can to educate you on ARD (adhesion related disease). Many of us have been from one doctor to the next searching for answers and help. My gyn just quit his practice at only 43 years of age, so I have been searching for a new doctor with no luck at all. I do have a wonderful pain management doctor. Have you thought about seeing one of them? It really helps when your pain is being managed. You don't feel as helpless. The wonderful people on this site will be a support to you as well. I have gained more strength and learned so much from this site than I could have gotten any where else. I know they will be a support for you as well. Some of us here have had multiple surgeries. I have had 8 and am in need of another. So if you need to know anything, then any of us would love to help. Email me any time. We all get depressed here from time to time. I believe it is the support here that really helps pull me out. If you can get your pain managed then that will also help with the depression. If there is anything else that you need, let me know. Enjoy those babies of yours. They grow up really fast.
Love and hugs, Jenny
At Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Caroline wrote:
>
>When I was born I had a condition called intussusception, a telescoping
>of a loop of intestine into another loop. This resulted in surgery at
>the age of three months. At age nine I had my first adhesion surgery
>then again at age 24 which was 1993. In 1998 I began to have chronic
>gas pain stomach aches and diarrhea. After months and months of
>fighting doctors my OBGYN became fed up and reffered me to a surgeon who
>he thought would help me. He did, I had a laporoscopy and was FINE!
>
>Since then I have had two babies and during the last pregnancy a similar
>diagnosis was determined when I was only 24 weeks along. Intermittent
>small bowel obstruction due to adhesions. I was hospitalized and fed
>through an IV for almost two weeks as I was unable to keep any food
>down. for the last three months of the pregnancy I was put on a liquid
>only diet and drank four cans of Ensure a day as my only food source.
>
>Once the baby was born I felt a little better now however the problems
>are beginning again. I am back to suffering from constant gas pain
>every time I eat, all the way up to my shoulders. I have diarrhea,
>constipation and a pinching pain in the lower pelvis just like all the
>other times. I vomit off and on and feel absolutely miserable and HATE
>eating.
>
>The surgeon who did the laporoscopy in 1998 has changed his practice and
>can not help me this time. The new surgeon who was very uncomfortable
>with my condition during the pregnancy demanded I get a new
>gastrointestinal doctor since my regular one opted against new testing
>saying "this isn't rocket science you need surgery". From past
>experience I know these things do not necessarily show up on tests
>including GI series. Once the surgeon saw my negative one he returned
>my phone call and was less than nice. I was in tears. I now face more
>testing including the ever lovely colonoscopy but not for another month.
>
>I feel very depressed and desparate and am now having post partum
>symptoms.
>
>I need help and support.
>
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>Thanks for listening
>
>Caroline
>