adhesions

From: Jennifer Plateo (aplateo@bellsouth.net)
Tue Oct 5 16:51:04 2004


DEAR FRIENDS, I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW SURPRISED I AM TO RECEIVE SO MANY RETURNS.

WHILE,I FEEL RELEIVED IN KNOWING THAT I AM NOT ALONE, I ALSO FEEL VERY SADDENED TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OUT THERE SUFFERING SO MUCH.

I THANK YOU ALL WHO HAVE CONTACTED ME, I TOO REALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR PAINS AND EMOTIONS. SUFFERING EVERY DAY TAKES SUCH A TOLL ON YOUR SPIRIT. I ALWAYS TRY TO WAKE UP EACH DAY AND HOPE THAT IT WILL BE BETTER.

SOMETIMES IT TURNS OUT TO BE A SOMEWHAT BETTER DAY AND SOMETIMES IT TURNS OUT MUCH WORSE THAN THE DAY BEFORE. THE ONLY ADVICE I CAN OFFER AT ALL IS TO REALIZE THAT EVERY DAY IS STILL A BLESSING, IT IS SO HARD TO HOLD ON TO THAT .

MY DOCTOR HAS HAD ME ON AN ANTIDEPRESSANT, ZOLOFT AND I CAN TELL YOU THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. I HAVE NOTICED MYSELF LAUGHING AT THIS HORRIBLE CONDITION. I TELL IT THAT IT WILL NOT DO ME IN. I WAS CONSIDERING FOR A WHILE, THE UNTHINKABLE. I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO BE EXPLICIT HERE. THE ZOLOFT HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE. IT IS HELPING ME TO COPE A LITTLE BETTER. IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE WHO HAS NOT TRIED A PRESCRIPTION ANTIDEPRESSANT... PLEASE TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT IT.

IT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT CAN HELP YOU DEAL WITH IT BETTER. I ALSO USE A HEATING PAD ON MY BELLY AND MY BACK AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH RELEIVES THE CRAMPING SOME. ALSO, IF YOU ARE OVER 21 AND HAVE NO OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM TRYING IT, WHEN MY PAIN IS REALLY REALLY BAD, MY HUSBAND MAKES ME A MIXED DRINK LIKE A J,D, AND COKE OR SOMMETHING. DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU ARE ON PAINMEDS AT THAT TIME. BUT IT DOES HELP TAKE THE EDGE OFF AND RELAX MY BODY. I HOPE I DO NOT OFFEND ANYONE BUT I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE MY SISTERS IN THIS AND I WILL SPEAK FRANKLY. ALSO, I MY MOM BOUGHT A HOMEDICS BACK MASSAGER FROM WALMART. IT WAS ABOUT 30.00 IT HAS A LONG HANDLE, AND TWO HEADS WHICH ACTUALLY PERCUSS OR BEAT YOUR SKIN. IT DOES NOT HURT UNLESS YOU ARE TOO FORCEFUL OVER A VERY TENDER AREA. MY HUBBY USUALLY HOLDS IT FOR ME A MOVES IT AROUND THE AREAS HURTING. IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS ACUALLY MASSAGING INSIDE MY ENTIRE ABDOMEN, I ONLE USE IT ON MY BACK, BECAUSE MY TUMMY IS TOO TENDER, BUT THIS MASSAGER REALLY PENETRATES THRU YOUR BODY. I'M TELLING YOU TO TRY IT, IT HELPS ME SO MUCH.

LOVE AND GENTLE HUGS JENNI.

[moderator note: please do not try any new therapies for treatment or coping without discussion with your doctor.


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