Shelia, Hi my name is Mary and I do understand how terribly pain can affect your life, I am a 41 mother of 2 beautiful girls and have been going through this 4 8 years now. I have had 17 surgeries all but 3 being for abdominal adhesions. I too could not function and was on all kinds of narcotic pain meds.. Right now I am in a pain and med free period of my life, I have been here before but the pain of adhesions always seems to return. I know how very upsetting it is to not be able to join your kids in activities and how depressed it makes you feel. I wanted to e-mail you to let you know that I go to a pain management clinic when I need to and that helps so much and they understand a lot more than a regular Doctor so I don't know if you have a pain specialist in your area but it really helped me.. I also want you to know there is hope, look at me pain free for 2 months now and off all my meds,,, but I always say for now, because with these adhesions you just never know when they will come back,,
Good luck and you can e-mail me ; saddletrampfarm@aol.com wishing you pain free days,, Mary in Maryland