At Tue, 21 Sep 1999, toni welsh wrote:
> >I am not on here alto for awhile, but I have ad ALOT of faithin my gyn >for 6 years, he did all the surgeies last year, and the laparascopy in >aug, where he could not get the scope in. He told me he talked to a >geeral surgeon about my case, annd they both agrred that all that could >be done is surgery if things are getting worse. He knows the pain >clinic is not working, and he also said that the narcotics are causing >alot of te constipation. I told him I have been worse sine seeing them, >and all they have done is run me ragged running back and forth to >counselors and PT. The general surgeon said that they could go in and >do a laparotmy, and use the seprafim, and my gyn would lyse the >adhesios, knowing I will not go into surgery without him, but he would >defintely want a generals surgeon there do to all the bowel invovement. > >He knows I am not ready for that right now, and he told me and my >husband that he too would like to wait til the FDAwould approve a new >barrier, but right now even wrapping the bowels with seprafilm is no >guarantee, and I told the gyn last year, I will not go through this >again, he told me then he does not want to do it again. But I have cut >back on oxycontin, and I am in alot of pain again, but I know now that >the 2 drs will try to help me. The family thing is making me smaoke so >much, and the onl thing that helped me quit last year was Zyban, now On >trazadone, I cannot take this. I would not even go under as many as I >am smoking now! I am VERY scared of anmre surgery, but the general >surgeon said too yu cannot let her go on like this, I enjoy NOTHING , >without pain, at least I have found 2 drs who KNOW adhesions cause >severe pain. The pelvic exam again sent me off the table when the dr >pressed on the lower pelvis, especailly my right side. Not looking >forward to more surgery, but what are we supposed to do! > >They do think the pain in legs and hips are the tightness from the >adhesios, and pulling on the bowels. > >I will be back later, and am thinking of all of you, wis I had more time >to talk to you girls again! > >Toni