>From: gina@maine.rr.com (Gina)
>Reply-To: adhesions@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@talk.obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: teresa-Question on adhesions
>Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 09:55:52 -0500
>
>Hi Teresa,
>What new meds that really work??? Tell all! :-)
>Yes I have noticed the people giving the most advise on how to deal with
>adhesions, have never had one themselves. There should be a rule about
>that! LOL
>Hugs,
>Gina
>
>At Sat, 23 Oct 1999, teresa hunt wrote:
> >
> >Hi Gina: I have a bad few days and hevan't been on-line. (Getting
>adjusted
> >to the new meds which REALLY WORK). Family and friends don't know what
>will
> >make your pain and adhesions better unless they have experienced them
> >personally. That old saying about walking a mile in my shoes goes for
> >adhesions too!!! Keep the faith and it's NEVER too late to do something
> >about it. Teresa
> >
> >>From: gina@maine.rr.com (Gina)
> >>Reply-To: adhesions@obgyn.net
> >>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@talk.obgyn.net>
> >>Subject: Question on adhesions
> >>Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 10:06:19 -0500
> >>
> >>I am new here, though by all rights I should have been here 18 years ago
> >>because that's when my adventure with adhesions began. Only I didn't
> >>know it (and docs didn't dx it) til I had surgery 8/12/99. Now I am
> >>known as "adhesion prone". Yippeeee! (BTW, I have a weird sense of
> >>humor, better to laugh than cry most days).
> >>
> >>Anyway, it wasn't til after my 2nd surgery (9/15/99) that I researched
> >>adhesions and found out it was possible to prevent them with exercise
> >>immediately after surgery, or with barriers, etc. No one told me--even
> >>though they knew I was adhesion prone. So I laid flat for 2 weeks solid
> >>"resting", hardly ever moving because I was told not to "over-do" it,
> >>etc. Now I find out it was the worst thing I could have done! It "set"
> >>my new adhesions permanently doing that, I think?
> >>
> >>Anyway I am getting tired of everyone (friends & family) telling me the
> >>best thing for adhesions is exercise. Sure in the beginning that might
> >>be true to keep them from attaching. But at 5 weeks post-op, when they
> >>have already started to harden and be permanently attached, most
> >>exercise hurts!!! ALOT! I can walk for a short time comfortably, but any
> >>bending, twisting, tummy and lower back area stuff is excruciating.
> >>
> >>Are they right? Should I be trying to exercise through the pain to
> >>detach them? Are my new adhesions permanent at 5 weeks, and hard? Is
> >>there anything I can do besides surgery and pills, to get rid of the
> >>pain and the adhesions at 5 weeks post-op?
> >>
> >>My doc who did the surgery told me that yes I do have new adhesions
> >>again in pelvic area, and I will just have to live with chronic pain.
>He
> >>told me that at 2 & 1/2 weeks post-op! He gave up. He said no one will
> >>operate to remove adhesions only, just because it hurts. He also said
> >>in my case any surgery to remove adhesions would make more (even
> >>laprascopy since that was how these last 2 surgeries were done, and both
> >>created new adhesions). I am not ready to accept "chronic pain" when it
> >>seems early enough to do SOME thing about them?
> >>Thanks,
> >>Gina
> >>
>