>Marilyn,
>
>I read your posting about your daughter and am so sorry she is suffering.
I
>went through a VERY similar situation after the birth of my second child
and
>DID have the hysterectomy at age 25. Unfortunately for me, it didn't
>relieve the pain and more adhesions formed, of course. In my case, they
>took the uterus at that time, then with each ensuing surgery after, they
>took each tube and each ovary; the last one was taken in 2006. Now, at 39,
>my health is a mess. My hormones can't seem to get regulated, my weight
has
>gone up and down in swings of 50+ lbs, and from all the adhesions, I have
>had dozens more surgeries. Now, please, I am NOT in any way saying that's
>what will happen to your daughter, as we are all different. Some form more
>adhesions than others, and my docs say I am the worst case they have ever
>seen. It may just work for her, but there will be more adhesions, no
>doubt. I stopped the narcotics also and take ULTRAM to keep the edge off
>the pain for now.
>
>It's really a tough call. When you're in that much pain, you are willing
to
>do ANYTHING to make it stop. Surgery, unfortunately is a temporary fix. I
>have a great female doc here in Illinois who also specializes in
adhesions.
>He's worth the trip. I've recommended him to a few others on the site who
>have seen him with great results. You are welcome to contact me for his
>info.
>Good luck.
>
>Jeanne Surdo
>
>
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>From: "IAS Admin (Tracy)" <tracy.joslin@adhesions.org>
>
>> Sender: zimmerman@insightbb.com (Marilyn)
>> Subject: Constant pain due to adhesions, endometriosis, and polycystic
>> ovaries
>>
>> We need some help!
>> My daughter needs help to find a doctor in the Indianapolis area that
>> knows something about this condition and will both help treat the
>> condition and the pain. Any suggestions?
>> She is relatively new to this problem compared to many of you on the
>> board. She has been told by her doctor that the only solution to her
>> constant pain is a hysterectomy. She gave birth to her second child
>> aboy 6 weeks ago after having gone through IVF because her tubes are
>> messed up due to adhesions. She is on narcotics to help her deal with
>> the pain, but as many of you have expressed, she does not want to
>> continue on narcotics, which only make her pain bearable. Her doctor
>> does not seem to believe her that she is in such constant pain. My
>> daughter is 29 years old and I am very concerned about her having a
>> hystorectomy. She is so anxious to get rid of the problem, she is
>> seriously considering the surgery. As I have been reading the threads
>> on this board, I am feeling that tere are adhesions after the surgery
>> and that surgery may NOT be the best solution. Are there other
>> solutions? We haven't heard of any other treatments.
>> Anything any of you with more experience can contribute would be much
>> appreciated. I will send her to this chat board so that she can stop
>> feeling crazy and so alone. Thanks for being here.
>>
>> --
>> Marilyn - concerned mother