Re: surgery ­hesions, can anyone advise me ??

From: chiggerkat@futura.net
Tue Jul 15 00:44:07 2003


DEAR ANN MARIE HOW ARE YOU DOING? I READ IN ONE OF YOUR POSTS THAT YOUR PARTNER HAD LEFT YOU BECAUSE HE COULDN'T TAKE THE MISERY OF YOUR DISEASE. MY HUSBAND BEAT ME UP REALLY BAD 2 SUMMERS AGO-2 DAYS BEFORE ONE OF MY SURGERIES. SAID HE COULDN'T TAKE THE PRESSURE FROM THE BILLS PILING UP. THAT I NEVER WANTED TO "DO" ANYTHING AND THAT I HADN'T WORKED IN OVER A YEAR FROM ALL THE SURGERIES. I MOVED OUT THE NEXT DAY-HAD THE SURGERY-AND DIVORCED HIM. MY SON AND I MOVED IN WITH MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY AND WE ARE STILL HERE. I'VE HAD 4 SURGERIES SINCE THEN AND THINGS ARE LOOKING UP FOR ME. THIS SATURDAY NIGHT I SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE E.R. DOUBLED OVER IN PAIN. IT FELT LIKE I HAD TO HAVE A BOWEL MOVEMENT BUT I'D BEEN GOING SO I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT BUT THEY DID A XRAY AND IT SHOWED NO OBSTRUCTED BOWEL. THEY SENT ME HOME-OF COURSE-AND TODAY I WENT BACK AROUND NOON AND SPENT THE DAY UP THERE-AGAIN. THEY RAN MORE BLOOD TESTS AND WHEN MY URINE SHOWED NEGATIVE FOR INFECTION THEY WERE GOING TO SEND ME HOME BUT I PLEADED WITH THEM TO DO A C.T. SCAN. ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS CHECK MY RECORD THERE AND THEY COULD HAVE SEEN ALL THE SURGERIES AND WHAT MY "CONDITION" WAS. BUT THEY JUST DON'T LISTEN WHEN YOU TRY TO EXPLAIN. THEY THINK YOU ARE THERE TRYING TO GET DRUGS! THE C.T. SCAN SHOWED FLUID BUILDUP IN THE ABDOMINAL WALL AREA FROM MY SURGERY I HAD IN MARCH. THEY SAID IT WASN'T NORMAL AND FOR ME TO SEE THE SURGEON WHO HAD DONE IT. I EXPLAINED I'D SEEN HIM TWICE SINCE THE SURGERY AND THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO DRAIN IT. THEY KEPT REPEATING THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TILL I SAW HIM! THAT IF HE DIDN'T WANT TO HELP ME THEN HE SHOULD REFER ME TO A PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC.TWO SHOTS OF DEMEROL AND PHENAGREN AND THEY SENT ME HOME. I'M SOOOOOO TIRED OF THIS CYCLE. I DON'T HAVE INSURANCE-LOST IT DUE TO MY DIVORCE-AND CAN'T WORK SO HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO KEEP GOING FROM DOCTOR TO DOCTOR? I DID APPLY FOR DISABILITY BUT YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF HASSLE THAT IS GOING TO BE-HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD ABOUT THAT YET. SORRY TO UNLOAD ON YOU LISTENERS. I'M JUST SO DEPRESSED. I'LL KEEP YOU IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS SHERRY G -----Original Message----- From: Angelofdali@aol.com To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@dns.obgyn.net> Date: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:01 PM Subject: Re: surgery ­hesions, can anyone advise me ??

In a message dated 7/5/2003 01:15:40 GMT Daylight Time, chiggerkat@futura.net writes:

GOD BLESS YOU ANNEMARIE-I'LL KEEP YOU IN MY THOUGHTS. THIS IS SUCH A TERRIBLE THINGS TO HAVE. MY PAIN IS BAD BUT NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS YOURS

thank you so much, for emailing me. i too will keep you in my prayers, we all have pain..and until you suffer..you have no idea.what its like to live with this day by day, do wish i could find a sponser, that could help all of us to have surgery,and maybe help with the sadness we all go thru..... god bless you all......... Annemarie. ....acrross the sea....from london......to the usa. may the sun shine on us all xx


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