>----- Original Message -----
From: Peggy <pklippe1@nycap.rr.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@talk.obgyn.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: the answer to my prayers!
> At Thu, 2 Dec 1999, jenny wrote:
> >
> >Hello all,
> >I haven't posted for ages, but read all the postings every day.
> >I had a really rough weekend two weeks ago, and was started on Oramorph
> >solution which really has been the answer to my prayers. It is liquid
> >morphine. I now feel in control of my pain instead of it being the
> >other way round. The pain is not away completely, but is much more
> >bearable.
> >I go for surgery next Wednesday for division of my adhesions, and for
> >removal of an ovarian cyst and the remainder of the little bit of ovary
> >that I have left. I'm sure that you'll all understand when I say that
> >in many ways I can't wait for the op, although in other ways I'm
> >terrified!
> >I've tried really hard to distract myself from pain, by continuing to
> >work. The problem is then that people then don't believe that you are
> >any pain and think that everything is fine. Mind over matter is great
> >in theory, hard in practice! I do think that distraction of any sort
> >really does help though.
> >Love to everyone, and thanks for sharing your experiences. On a hard
> >day, I can't wait to read how everyone has got on that day - the forum
> >is so helpful!
> >Jenny
>
> Hi Jenny. I would like to wish you luck with your upcoming surgery on
> December 10th. I hope that all turns out well for you.I had given
> second thoughts to having my last surgery but I am really happy that I
> went through with it. It has been almost 2 weeks since my surgery and I
> am feeling really good. The pain that I had on the left side is so much
> better than before. I still have some pain on and off but not near the
> constant pain that I had.The Dr. did not find any adhesions at all
> ,What he did find was endomertiosis So I am hopeful that I am on the
> road to recovery from the nightmare that I have been in.THe Dr.applied
> interceed when I had the surgery back in April of this year and all
> along I was thinking that it did not help me at all But I guess I was
> wrong. So there is hope out there for adhesion sufferers. I contribute
> me having no adhesions to the interceed that was used.I may be wrong .I
> am sure that I will never know if it was the interceed that helped me or
> not.Any way good luck and please post and let us know how your surgery
> went.
> "FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGETHER" PEGGY
>