I live near the Charlotte area and found a wonderful surgeon in Pineville.
He has operated on me at least 5 times for adhesions/bowel obstructions. I
was in the hospital for 3 wks. in April to remove my abdominal adhesions. I
will be honest with you...they are BACK and I hurt most of the time. I do
go to Southeast Pain Care and they help to control my pain. God Bless.
The surgeons name is Dr. Leslie Webster. Ginger
> Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:42:30 -0600
> From: tracy.joslin@adhesions.org
> To: adhesions@mail.obgyn.net
> Subject: Need Dr in or near Charlotte, NC
>
> From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf
Of
> HERB F DIXON
> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 5:56 PM
> To: adhesions-request@adhesions.org
> Subject: RE: Need Dr in or near Charlotte, NC
>
> Adrienne, I am so sorry to hear about all that you are going through. You
> are very young, unfortunately Adhesions don't have an age restriction. I
> don't live in or around where you do, I just felt compelled to write to
you.
> All that you are going through I have been there. My son's are older
though.
> It would be so hard to have young kids like you do. I have survived on
> shakes, Gatorade, the BRAT diet, yogurt, even Slim Fast etc... I am
> concerned about your diet. Have you tried Ensure? Even soft foods like
scr.
> eggs, mashed potatoes, soups, broth?? I know how hard it is to even
> cook. Just trying to help. Do you still suffer from Colitis related
problems
> too. Do you have any Family support from your side, or your Husbands side?
> Have any Dr.'s been able to help you with any medications? Like something
> for nausea? Diarrhea? Pain? Even Benadryl helps with Nausea. I do take
> Phenergan for nausea, I also have IBS and when it gets bad I take
Hyomax-FT
> to help with the cramping and diarrhea. Along with heavy duty pain meds. I
> sound like a walking pharmacy. I sure wish I could help you. It just
breaks
> my heart that you are so ill and have a young family. I get so fed up with
> what I go through I know how you feel. I have been dealing with them since
> 2002 after a bowel surgery. I have had atotal of 11 abdominal surgeries. I
> even went to Germany in 2005 for Adhesion surgery. I did very well after
> surgery and it was so wonderful to not feel the horrible pain, to stand up
> straight and not constantly doubling over. I got hurt 7 weeks post-op,
> returned to work way too soon and ended up just hurting myself. I also had
> another surgery Gallbladder in 2007, that was it! The adhesion monsters
just
> went CRAZY!!! I am worse than I was before I went to Germany. I would love
> to go again but don't have the money. I know there in a Dr. in Florida at
> C.A.P.P.S. Dr. Redan. Unfortunetly with adhesions there are no guarantees
> when you have surgery. Do you ever go in to Urgent Care, or the E.R? when
> you are so bad? they may help with referrals too. I have gone in a few
times
> this year. I had never gone before, my Gastro does this for me. I go in
for
> I.V. Therapy. 1-2 bags of Saline for dehydration, something for nausea,
and
> either Morpheine, or Dilauded for my pain. Last time they even gave me
> Benadryl too. It's hard because by the time I get in for help I am really
> losing it! I always wait too long, or my pain is so horrid that I can't
even
> walk to go anywhere. I curl into a ball rocking and sobbing for up to 6
plus
> hours at a time. It is just so unfair all that we go through, and then
> having Dr's doubting us is just inexcuseable! If you need someone to
listen,
> or to email back and forth with, I am here. You take care, and Good Luck!
> Cheryl
>
> > Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:44:58 -0500
> > From: tracy.joslin@adhesions.org
> > To: adhesions@mail.obgyn.net
> > Subject: Need Dr in or near Charlotte, NC
> >
> > Sender: adri_lion@yahoo.com (Adrienne)
> > Subject: Need Dr in or near Charlotte, NC
> >
> > I am suffering from adhesions after an emergency Right Colectomy due to
> > necrotic large bowel caused by Ischemic Colitis in 2008. I am only 28
> > years old and this is putting tremendous strain on myself & family (I
> > have 2 young children whom this is also affecting). My quality of life
> > is poor, I struggle to get through each work day, calling out & leaving
> > early very often and being sick in bed with nausea, diarrhea (this
> > increases my pain by far), anorexia (it hurts so much to eat) and of
> > course debilitating pain on my days off. I have no life anymore, it
> > only constant pain & sickness. Majority of my meals consist of nothing
> > but a milkshake. I have seen countless Dr's and none of them seem to
> > understand or even care about the severity of this condition. Please
> > refer me to any Dr with experience in treating ARD. I have no advicate
> > & feel so alone. I'm hanging on by a string, please help...
> >
> > Adrienne
> >