>----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly" <kelly@uagonline.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: Can Dr.'s admit to ARD?
> Heather,
> Some times I just have to laugh. I was told I just had really bad
> gas...after I changed Dr.'s It turned out I had a miscarriage due to a
> cyst the size of a grapefruit and adhesions pulling my uterus and
> sticking it to my left pelvic wall.( just hearing your Dr. say lose
> weight and change positions! My God where do they get there degrees!?) I
> am lucky to have a good Dr. now. I hope you do as well.
> Kelly
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf
> Of heather hetrick
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 9:56 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> Subject: Re: Can Dr.'s admit to ARD?
>
> I don't know why doctors can't believe some of the symptoms we have are
> caused by adhesions but if they didn't then why do all the symptoms go
> away
> after the adhesions are removed??
> I personally spend 11 months trying to convince several doctors that
> something was REALLY wrong and they needed to go in and check it out. I
> was
> suffering pain, heavy periods, menopausal symptoms, pain during
> intercourse
> just to name a few. I was told by one doctor that I needed to loose 60
> pounds and change my sexual position. I was told by two doctors "well
> we
> can't find an infection but there must be one so I recommend
> antibiotics"
> and "you just suffer bad periods" and I was told I had IBS. Finally
> someone
> went in to find: adhesions, adnomyosis, endometrosis, and a cyst on the
> back
> of my ovary. Needless to say my respect for doctors dropped
> significantly
> during that time.
> I can't give you any information about the ulcer but I can sympathize
> with
> the doctors lack of understanding of what adhesions symptoms adhesions
> can
> cause.
>
> Good Luck!
> Heather
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Spincon58 ." <spincon58@hotmail.com>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 10:23 PM
> Subject: Can Dr.'s admit to ARD?
>
> >
> > I went to visit my gastointestinal doctor to discuss my lastest GI
> series.
> > His explaination was the xray showed adhesions, but the pain in my
> bowels
> > were IBS. Why does't he believe adhesions are causing this pain and
> > irregular bowels. He never mentioned ARD. I also have an ulcer that
> cannot
> > be treated with medication only surgery. So he said he was sorry and
> when
> it
> > gets worse call my surgeron.
> >
> > Does any one know if Dr. K in Germany can cut out uclers from the
> > intestines?
> >
> > Someone Please reply.
> >
> > Connie
> >
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> >
>