Re: Pain Clinics

From: Robert Harkins (rharkins@ix.netcom.com)
Mon May 17 00:29:57 1999


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Anne Hayashi wrote:

> I recently sent an email question to http://www.pain.com, a site
> managed by the Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation.
> I believe the "pain doctors" who answer the questions are
> anesthesiologists. This site has an immense amount of
> information about the location of pain clinics, appropriate
> drugs to control pain, and nerve blocks. Although they
> do not limit themselves to "pelvic adhesions", I have found
> most interesting their information concerning possible
> nerve entrapment, its diagnosis and treatment. On the
> home page, you will find a section called "Ask the Doctor".
> Under this section you will also find an archive which
> contains Pelvic Pain and Adhesions as subheadings.
>
> After 35 years of suffering, and multiple surgeries,I have
> decided that the main priority for me is getting out
> of pain NOW, and leading a full productive life.
> I thought you might find interesting the answer given
> to me in a question I asked for the Week of Wed., 11/11,98.
> The essence of my question was whether "The Pain Doctor"
> thought I should try surgery again using interceed barriers.
>
> An excerpt from The Pain Doctor's reply was..."I don't
> think doing surgery will do much good (EXCEPTION--if you
> have a bowel obstruction, then you MUST have surgery),
> except to make the problem even worse. I have several
> patients who have had several belly surgeries, and now they
> are comfortable, productive people because they take
> oral analgesic medications. If Ultram is too weak, then a
> stronger opioid(such as hydrocodone or codeine) might
> be effective; if these fail, then long term morphine/
> oxycodone therapy might have to be seriously considered."
> The Pain Doctor
>
> I thought this was an interesting response.
> This is another website resource that you
> might find interesting if you are in severe pain and
> are looking for a pain clinic in your area.
>
> Anne Hayashi
>
> --
> Anne Hayashi


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