Re: Thank you and new questions

From: toni welsh (twelsh1@webtv.com)
Wed Nov 3 05:56:21 1999


At Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Merri Ellen wrote: >
>Hello to all! A big thank you to Helen for posting that Painpal
>information...I read it often when I am feeling despair.
>I went to a pain management center today. I went with no expectations
>and figured that the worst scenerio would be wasted gas and parking
>money. I got the shock of my life! A doctor that listened...asked
>pertinent questions...did not make reservations for me at local
>psychiatric hospital! He feels that while adhesions are a definite
>problem for me...an additional diagnosis of fibromyalgia is also to be
>considered. I did not have to explain what adhesions were...why I had a
>hysterectomy at 22, the pain I have been suffering with...or the depth
>of despair that I am feeling. He understood. I was so relieved I
>almost cried. This was a very good thing as I just did not have the
>energy to go through the explanation again...suffer the stupid questions
>or put up with the chase your tail suggestions.
>
>He prescribed Celexa and Elavil. Very low dosages to start as I am
>extremely sensitive to drugs. I have been on the web searching for any
>and all info on the drugs and the fibromyalgia. This additional dx
>explains several symptoms that are not related to the adhesion problem.
>Pain in areas that have nothing to do with my surgeries, memory
>problems, IBS symptoms, joint pain, stiffness upon waking, sleep
>disturbances. I will follow through with the GI testing and I plan on
>having an experienced surgeon who can do adhesion lysis if I get in a
>"sticky" corner with the adhesions. I would be interested to know if
>other people with adhesions have been dx with fibromyalgia also? Several
>of you have posted info about your medications, specifically anti
>depressants...anyone taking celexa? Helen, thank you for sharing your
>experience with elavil as this seems to be the starting point for me
>also.
>
>Good night to all and thank you for listening.
>
>--
>Merri Ellen
>

Hello everyone,

I am finally back online, things are going as usual for now, but I am trying not to harp on it all now. My husband and are fine, we did go for dnner,and I kept on telling him I do not know why I SAId what I said, am still fearfl of losing him for what I said, but the counslor said not to go back there, so I am not.

I went to pain centr too yesteday, merri ellen, ab s may r have mentoned a xof firmyaga too, utthe trigr points ae not tender enoug althoug have extreme

Sorry I cannot ype on this new keyboard,I haven been told about fibromyalgia too, but when they do the tender points, they DO NOT HURT IN ENOUGH OF THEM, AND THE SYMPTOMS ARE CLASsic I OFTHE DISeASE. I was disgusted with pan clinc yesteray.

Everytime go see a different d at first, we taked and then I see the oman I se evrytime. FIRst he aid too me how you feel, what caused your adhesions, andI thougt to my self why do you not read my chart ? He then aid we stop all eds and maybe you fel better, and I was shocked, he also sid no surgery, just go to NY and a r he knows there can clean up wman adhesions in 10 minutes through laparoscope. Knew NOTHING of how the dr here, none of tem hve failed wen trying to do a lap on me. I am so disgusted, but think I will make a call soon to my gyn and tell him what is ging on. Feeling so down lately, why try to stay of here now and then. I hope the elavil helps you merri ellen, I am now taking razadone, but theelavil was the firs theytried, I am sensitive t meds too, tok them awhile for me to.

Love, toni


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