I hate to answer the second question but the pain is worst now than I year
ago. THe best think is to learn your limits and manage the pain. I'm on
pain medication a lot more then a year ago. I ask the dr. when a got a
refill how long I would need pain medicine. His answer was he has another
patient with adhesions that has been on pain mediciation for 20 years. I
gave me 4 refills of 120 pain pills. I quess I got my question answered.
stitch in there! Darlene
At 08:14 PM 12/10/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi everyone! So glad you are getting some publicity on adhesions. It
>will help so many women. I had symptoms years before I was diagnosed
>and had I known more about ARD I would not have suffered so long
>wondering what on earth was wrong with me. Until I joined this group I
>did not fully understand the depth and scope of this disease and that
>some of the symptoms I have been having for years where due to ARD. The
>pieces of the puzzle have come together.
>The past two days have not been so good for me. At this time of the
>year there is so much to do. I was uncomfortable yesterday but had to
>carry my 4 year old about 1/2 a block. This morning the "burn" and
>stabbing was there on my left side. I had to take my class to the
>shopping mall today for a Community learning experience. About half/way
>through the mall I started limping on my left leg and broke into a cold
>sweat, gritting my teeth, and all of you know how that goes. By the end
>of the school day I was on the floor stretched out trying to get relief
>after taking 2 asprin and 1/2 pain pill. It seems like every month
>after my hysterectomy (May 3 1999) I have more bad days. I have 2
>qestions that I don't know if you will be able to answer but here it
>goes.
>1. Does anyone else's symptoms get worse when you do any kind of
>lifting?
>2. Can anyone give me an idea, from the benefit of your experiences,
>how long it will take before I am uncomfortable/ in pain on a daily
>basis? Or has anyone stayed with 2 to 3 bad days for an extended period
>of time?
>Thanks in advance for your help! "FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGETHER" Jessica
>
Darlene M. Beres