At Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Christine M. Smith wrote:
>
>I think there are other things to consider concerning my doctor's
>opinion and your doctor's opinion (about operating just because of
>pain). My doctor was a general surgeon and yours was a gyn. You would
>think that because they are both MD's first before specialists they
>would think in a more general sense, but I think you really do have to
>consider the source. If my problem had been a lot of pelvic adhesions
>I'm not sure my general surgeon would've operated, which makes me wonder
>if a gyn would want to get too involved with bowels. In fact, someone
>on this forum said something about that. After my surgeon read the
>report which documented what I told him about the bowel adhesion I
>thought had reoccured because of the symptoms, he said he would first
>have to talk with my gyn who did the surgery. Not only that, the gyn
>ended up consulting at the surgery. I guess every situation is
>different.
>
>Chris S.