Suggestions for Relief of Adhesion Pain

From: International Adhesions Society (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Mon Sep 6 22:08:14 2004


From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org]On Behalf Of Dee1020tt@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 12:55 AM Subject: Re: Suggestions for Relief of Adhesion Pain

Cathy, It was so refreshing to read your e-mail. I found it very helpful. Thank-you so much! Dalene _____________________________

Sender: cathbill@comcast.net (Cathy) _____________________________

Subject: Suggestions for Relief of Adhesion Pain

Hi, I'm new to this site but have read enough where I see the cry for

help and relief. I'd like to share some of the things I'm doing or am

planning on doing in the hope that it will help someone.

First of all, if you need to take any kind of narcotic pain relief, long

term, please do your body (and your mind) a favor and take a stool

softener. That was the first thing my doctor recommended after my

surgery. I take an OTC product called Colase. This is a very expensive

medication but at least Meijer makes a brand comparable for about 1/3

the price of the name brand, and it works JUST AS WELL. I take one of

these per day and have not had a bit of a problem.

Secondly, I am experiencing a lot of back pain lately and all I can come

up with is the fact that these little buggers attached to everything, so

they probably attach to nerves, too, which probably travel outside the

abdominal area and into the back, since it's pretty close. I use a

heating pad constantly on my back and sometimes a cold gel pack and find

great relief with both. If I'm planning on swimming or doing any kind

of exercise (which a lot of time exaccerbates my pain, especially

vacuuming), I take Motrin first (anti-inflammatory).

Third, my doctor recommended (no more than) 400 mg of Vitamin E. This I

take by mouth and the idea is that it softens the adhesions and makes

them more pliable and when that happens, hopefully = less pain!

Apparently, Vitamin E is not water soluable so you have to be very

careful to NOT take more than one per day!


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