c.m.,
hi i read your post and let me tell you i too have been put thru the
ringer.i have had a full hysterectomy(thank god for my two beautiful
daughters)in january.by march i was in a lot of pain again..i had
terrible adhesions once more and a nerve was trapped..they severed the
nerve and i was doing fine until recently.the pain is back full force
and i possibly have a kidney stone and/or kidney infection..its a
vicious cycle.u get to the point where u meet a dr.that u love from the
very beginning and then u think he is just like god and then this
returns and he is frustrated and more importantly u are too. so i know
how u feel.please feel free to write me any time.and i will definitely
pray for u..
ann barber
--- Dick Hagen <r.hagen@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> For my wife, the decision to have surgery was > quality of life. As it turns > out, the last surgery helped a little bit as she was > able to begin coping > better and staying out of the emergency rooms. It > reduced my employers > medical costs somewhat, but my out of pockets costs > continued. She tried PT, > but it was too painful. Bio-feedback was the best > for her. She is going to > go back to that. TENS unit has limited use, very > expensive unless insurance > covers it. Medication has been Oxycontin 160MG 3 > times a day, but we have to > get it mailorder because of the high copayment on > the dose($250/30days). We > just tried a pain doctor to see if she could have > the nerve blocked, but the > pain doctor says it would have probably limited > success, if at all. The pain > doctor had reaffirmed thru testing that she was in > pain. We had problems > with doctors doubting us. Because of the high dose > of meds it gets tricky > getting anyone to prescribe. My wife has always had > a low tolerance to pain > and a high assimilation rate of meds. She qualified > for Social Security > Disability last year. She has a nursing degree but > can't work. > > As far as the doctors, it goes like this..... > We can help. Lets test you. Here take this. > We can't find anything. Don't take this now. > We can't help. Go away. Go to that guy over there. > Where's the money? Here's my lawyer. Pay now. > -----Original Message----- > From: C.M <mclainc@millenicom.com> > To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS > <adhesions@talk.obgyn.net> > Date: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 3:12 AM > Subject: hello > > >Hello, I just found the site and did not even > realized it was up yet, > >but I am glad it is. > >I am 26 years old I have had 2 abdominal surgeries > and now I suffer from > >adhesions. I have bowel problems, alot of pulling > and live in pain > >everyday. > >As I write this I have the hardest choice to make, > I live in pain > >everyday, the doctor said I could have another > surgery, but he can not > >tell me anything, only that they will try to do a > lap, but if the > >adhesions are anything like they were the last time > I might have to be > >cut back open, and I might lose my remaining ovary > too. I know that the > >more surgery the more adhesions but there is also > hope that maybe it > >would make things better.I have read others posts > about having more > >surgery after finding out you had adhesions and was > wondering how you > >were able to make the choice to have another > surgery, I know this sounds > >stupid but it would help me greatly, I talk to my > husband but it does > >not understand why the choice is so hard to make. > Thanks for listening. > > > >C.M > > >