Hi, My story started out with a cyst on my ovary that I was going to
have removed. To make a long story short, my simple laparoscopy turned
into a laparotomy due to stage 4 endometriosis and adhesions. I had so
many adhesions the doctor couldn't find my organs. So, they had to
switch the surgery to open surgery in order to give me full treatment.
Anyway, I had many bowel problems before this surgery. I didn't put two
and two together until much later, but all my bowel problems
dissappeared after this surgery. Two years later all the problems
returned, only worse. Right now I am in constant pain and can barely
eat anything whithout severe consequences. I went to an
endochrinologist who did a lap on me and he said that I, again, have
very dense adhesions which have all my organs stuck together, including
my bowels. He said he didn't separate them because he was afraid he
would puncture my bowels. SO HE LEFT ME THAT WAY! Anyway, I then went
back to my gyno who performed the first surgery, and he said that in
order to treat me he would have to cut me open again and cutting me open
again would then cause more adhesions. Then he told me that I pretty
much have to try to live this way until I can't possibly live this way
anymore. Meaning I get obstructed! They want me to sit around and
suffer until I get a complete obstruction and end up with emergency
surgery with whatever doctor I happen to end up with?! No thank you! It
was then that I got on the Internet and started checking out all these
message boards and doing some investigating. I truely believe that what
my doctor said is right. But that's not the final answer. Yes, my
doctor is not qualified to help me. But there is a very few doctors
that I think can. I know you must have read about Dr. Harry Reich by
now. I haven't been there yet, but I have an appointment on January
22nd. From what I've read about him he is capable of helping people
like us laparoscopically. He hasn't resorted to cutting someone open in
16 years! And, believe me, I've been cut open, and that's no picnic to
recover from. If you are interested you can read more about him on
http://www.adlap.com [urls deleted] You will find it very
interesting. It talks all about how he does the surgery and why it
works. There's also more info on him at http://www.obgyn.net and in the
endometriosis forum on obgyn.net. I know this is long but hopefully it
will help someone. I will keep everyone posted on how everything goes
for me. Good luck!