Hi all. 44 y/o female. 2 Vaginal births. 8#8oz and 8#6oz. Lost the
heart beat on the first, and German doctor placed hand at top of belly
and pushed son out. Over 100 stitches. No problems with second
delivery. Tubal 2004 resulted in a staph infection. The doctor that
performed the procedure refused to believe I had any postoperative
issues, and told me I needed to be tougher. After three weeks of
repeated attempts to receive help from him, I went to another GYN for a
second opinion. He thought I was pregnant and upon exam, discovered
immense swelling of abdomen and that my rectom was displaced. Over 1100
cc of staph was removed from three different abcesses. In 2012 I
underwent a vaginal hysterectomy as we thought my uterine fibroids were
causing alot of pelvic pain. Unfortunately, this GYN discovered
adhesions from my liver to my rectum. She did the best she could to
remove them, but could not get them all. One area alone still the ovary
so encased in scar tissue that the fallopian tube was wrapped around the
ureter. Unfortunately, again, I hemorraghed and required 3 pints of
blood and 2 bags of platelets. The abdominal and pelvic area swelled to
the point that I could no longer see my belly button. After discharge
from the hospital, the pain never decreased, but proceeded to get
progessively worse. I don't know if my running and sit-ups 4.5 months
post-op contributed (military), as I only had pain after excercise, not
during. Her only solution was another surgery. Of course I said no.
Fast forward a hellatious 7 months, another MRI or CT showed adhesions
between vaginal apex and pelvic sidewall and colon. I received a
referral to a pain specialist. He started me on Vicodin 5/325 twice a
day. This was not enough to manage the pain. We went to three times a
day, in addition to bi-monthly massages on the abdomen and pelvic area.
Recently, it was discovered that I have a mucosal prolapse, mucosal
edema, rectocele, and "tortuous elongated sigmoid colon". Whatever that
means. This doctor says if I quit taking medication and have the rectum
repaired, all my pain will stop. I'm disinclined to believe anything he
says, as he did not see the scarring in the rest of my pelvic area. How
do I get someone to believe that the pain I am feeling is real, and
fixing the rectum without addressing any other pelvic issues is a waste
of time and too much to take on emotionally? I'm afraid that I will be
in pain for the rest of my life and refuse to live this way.
Thanks for any assistance you can provide me, even if it's only
believing me.