At Sat, 15 May 1999, Sue Pickernell wrote:
> >Hi out there, >Its great to be reading all your messages. I now know that the symptoms >of pulling and burning etc are real !! Doctors don't seem to have >adhesions in their textbooks as being able to cause Sue,It is unfortunate that you have not found a Dr. that realizes that adhesions can cause a problem.The gyn that did my hysterectomy kept sending me to different Drs.most concluded that I had adhesions,But my Dr. did not want to do the laporoscopy,He wanted a different Dr. to do it .After months of being on a physicians merry go round I decided to change gyns.I have had 2 laporoscopies in 6 months due to adhesions.I wish you all the luck in finding someone that can help you. anything other than >obstruction. So how do you try and explain the discomfort of doing >things like going over bumps in the road when you are sitting in a car >etc. I got sent to psychiatrists etc also, well thats like squeezing >the toothpaste tube with the lid still on isn't it. >And then there will be a few days or even weeks when you feel like you >can wear something with a waist band again and be able to sit down and >jump up again without bracing yourself and you think Yes its over I'm >better ...and then it comes back. So then you even think about >approaching the medical proffession maybe one more time....Are there any >surgeons out there who have ever had surgery followed by >adhesion problems?? >I read Dr Wisemans article through tears. >Is it OK if I print all your Emails and send them to my Doctors so >they'll believe me? >Thank you all so much, Sue > >-- >Sue >