>From: pklippe1@nycap.rr.com (Peggy)
>Reply-To: adhesions@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@talk.obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: Any advice???
>Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 08:44:44 -0500
>
>At Sat, 11 Sep 1999, teresa hunt wrote:
> >
> >Here goes...I'll give you a brief run down so you'll know history. 80
>first
> >vaginal birth, 82 laproscopy diagnostic & DNC, 85 tubal after vaginal
>birth,
> >93 appendectomy 3 weeks later diagnostic laproscopy, 96 rolling ball
> >endemetrial ablation after 6 months of bleeding, 97 both tubes removed
>fluid
> >build up, Feb 98 right ovary removed STUCK to my pelvic bone, after 6
>months
> >of "unexplained"((I suggested adhesions from the start)) pain and 5 pcp's
> >and 5 specialist (my gyn and the last one that finally diagnosed
>adhesions
> >and removed them, a GI, 2 general surgeons, one of which said pulled
>muscle
> >in the beginning of pain after the other gave me a cortisone IN my
>abdomen
> >Worse pain than surgery without prescribing any pain meds). On August
>18th I
> >had 8 adhesions cut they were way up in my abdomen almost to my ribcage,
>so
> >no barrier was used. Yet they were attached to my small intestine and
> >colon. Now I'm having the same pain as when the adhesion first started
>this
> >year. I went for my post-op check up Thursday and was told that he
>didn't
> >what was causing my pelvic pain most likely muscular-skeletal. He never
> >check the 3 port he made, one of which got infected and he sent me to a
> >local doctor who put me on 500mg Keflex. He gave me Robaxin 750mg and
>said
> >if they didn't help I needed to see a neurosurgeon and maybe physical
> >therapy. The present adhesion pain is like it started after surgery in
>Feb
> >this year, not bad yet but the same. He told me before surgery if it
>came
> >back I needed to try pain management and I agreed after I heard how it
> >helped people on here. I am lost and don't where else to turn I traveled
> >100 miles to find a doctor who even believed I had adhesions in the first
> >place. I know I not crazy, but it sure is hard to accept sometime. I
>start
> >back to work Monday and I'm not sure how long I'll be able to keep it up
>the
> >Robaxin isn't helping with the pelvic pain.
> >ANY ADVICE???? I'm think I am going crazy, but I know better.
> >Teresa Hunt
>
>Hi Teresa, you have been through the mill and back again. No you are
>not crazy, your story is a lot like several of us on this forum. What
>state do you live in ? You had your last surgery on August 18th and went
>in for you post-op this past Thursday? Did you ask him to check the port
>holes ?Not that you should, He should have checked them right away
>seeing that you had an infection in one.And why did he send you to a
>different Dr. for that problem? I would think that he should have been
>capable of taking care of this himself.THe Dr. that did this last
>surgey,was he a gyn or a surgeon? The only advice that I can give you
>right now is too try and find a different Dr. but if it took you going
>100 miles to find this one to recognize that adhesions are a problem I
>really don't know what to tell you.Except,know that you are not alone
>.We are all here on this forum for the same reason."ADHESIONS" and we
>are a very supportive group and can help you with emotion support.
>Please hang in there and let me know where you are from.
>"FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGETHER" PEGGY
>