I just found this websight, and am looking for help, advice,
doctors...something. My daughter who is 18, had an ovary and appendix
removed when she was 2. At about the age of 8, she had abdominal pain
and gastro-intestinal issues. After weekly visits to the doctor, me
pleading with them to find something, they said it was in her head, and
sent us on to the Pyschiatrist. She was put on anti-anxiety meds, which
never worked. She has suffered through High School, missing so many
days that despite medical records and doctors notes, I had the truency
officers knocking on my door. Needless to say, she didn't graduate, and
proceeded to get her GED. She and I are so fed up with being stuck
between Doctors, who's easy answer is to keep her on pain meds. But you
can't function without the meds, and do not function properly on the
meds. In March 2007 again, another ER visit, and an ultrasound that
they thought had no blood flow to the ovary, so she went into emergency
surgery. Only to find out the ovary was fine, but she was filled with
adhesions. Once removed....she felt great!. No nausea, vomiting, no
abdominal/pelvic pain at all. Lucky for her, that they made a mistake
on the ultrasound reading otherwise, this would have never been found.
This May 2008 she had the surgery again. (after numerous tests of
course) This surgery always seems to be the last resort as an
exploratory surgery. Again...she was filled with adhesions. She feels
that if once a year, this has to be repeated, it is worth it.Could this
happen again so soon? Is there some sort of preventative that a general
surgeon can take? She lost a job, because of the amount of time out, she
can't function normally on a day to day basis. It effects evrything she
does. Can we stop this from spreading?Please advise.