God Bless dear Carolyn, Tonya
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From: Carolyn J Meadows <lilly-lady@insightbb.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: Thank god I found all of you
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>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carolyn J Meadows" <lilly-lady@insightbb.com>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
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> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 5:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Thank god I found all of you
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>> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Meg Rose" <mrose64@attbi.com>
> > To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
> > <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 3:49 PM
> > Subject: Thank god I found all of you
> >
> > > I thought I was alone..crazy..I could list so many and I stumbled onto
> > > this and cannot believe my eyes.I have noone to talk to about my
issues
> > > because noone really gets it.I can see I am not alone.What a relief.
> > > Maybe someone out in this big cyber-world can tell me I am on the
right
> > > track.
> > > I need to share my history so you will know what has happened to me,as
> > > well as it may help to just get some of this off of my shoulders (as I
> > > am carrying alot)
> > > I will try to be brief so I don't tire you out.
> > > I NEED to know I will be o.k.
> > > In 1993 I came down with a pain under my belly button in March on a
> > > blustery Tuesday a.m.I took mylanta with no relief.I was not miserable
> > > but as time went on I was not having fun.I waited until Thurs.to go to
> > > an urgent care clinic as we had just relocated and did not have a dr.
> > > yet.The dr. gave me a mixture to drink and thought it may be an
> > > ulcer.If it wasn't better by the a.m. I was to call.It was not better
> > > it was worse so I called and was told to go to the e.r.It was 8a.m.and
I
> > > went to the nearest e.r.My husband drove me in.At this point I could
not
> > > stand or walk.I threw-up in the parking lotwhich was unusual because I
> > > just don't puke often.The e.r.did some tests (blood...white count a
> > > liitle highl,urine...fine etc.)Nothing really.The doc gave me some
pain
> > > meds and cramping meds and said it was probably the flu and sent me
> > > home.By noon I was in tears.My husband picked me up and carried me to
> > > the car and back we went to the e.r.This time the doc did no more
> > > tests..only an x-ray.He saw a big fluffy white patch on my right and
> > > called it a "paucity"of air.He gave me more pain meds and anti-puke
meds
> > > and instructed my husband to stop on the way home and get some milk of
> > > magnesium and a enema for me.I got home and took the m.o.m.and went to
> > > the toilet and did the enama.I thought someone had shot me.I landed on
> > > the floor and rolled around on the ground.My husband works nights and
> > > had been awake for 25 hours so he dosed and was not aware of me
rolling
> > > around.At 8p.m.I went back to the e.r.This time they did an
ultra-sound
> > > and found a cyst on my "left" ovary.They prepped me for surgery for
> > > 1p.m.At 1p.m. they told me I was bumped till 5p.m.They tried to keep
me
> > > comfortable with morphine.The surgeon did a little hole to go in and
> > > found my appendix had ruptured.4 "s of my bowel had perforated.I was
> > > full of feces.She removed part of my bowels and gallbladder.the
surgeon
> > > told my mom and sis that in her 20 years I was the worst she had ever
> > > seen.
> > > I stayed for 6 days and sent home.2 weeks later I had severe pain
again
> > > and they found a pocket infection the had to drain
trans-vaginally.That
> > > hurt like hell.2 cups of infection came out.And then 2 weeks later I
was
> > > in severe pain again and the tried to go in my belly-button to remove
> > > that cyst on my ovary and they couldn't get in very easily.The surgeon
> > > told me it is as if someone opened my abdomen and poured honey in
> > > it.Everything was stuck together.I was 99% probability of being
> > > sterile.I do have 2 boys and was done having kids but still....
> > > I have had bowel trouble and mostly period problems but for the most
> > > part I came out of it pretty good.The period problems became worse in
> > > 2000.Very painful and never-ending.So I had a complete hysterectomy
> > > 5/2002.The OB said I was a mess.My ovaries crumbled.Every one of my
> > > organs was adhered to other organs.He had to chisel my uterus and
tubes
> > > away so he could remove them.He put that sepra film in to prevent
> > > further adhesions.In June I came down with really bad buttox pain.My
OB
> > > said it is common to have it after.My family doc treated it as back
> > > pain.I won't go into all those details butI have been in and out of
the
> > > e.r.I have had injections in my back.CT...MRI...ETC.I kept saying it
> > > sure was coincedental this started after surgery.I have been on
percocet
> > > for pain since June.It helps me so I can work and function.They tried
so
> > > many anti-depressants.muscle relaxants,NSAIDS,etc.with no relief.I was
> > > sent to a pain specialist finally to get help as the percocet wasn't
> > > working as well.Of all the dr.'s the pain doc is the one who said it
was
> > > not my back.He heard me.He listened,spent 2 hours talking to me and
then
> > > talked to all the other drs.He said it is in my pelvic area.Deep in my
> > > butt to the right.He sent me to another OB who I saw yesterday who
said
> > > he was glad he wasn't the one to do my hysterectomy because it was so
> > > difficult(he had the path in front of him).He told me it sounded like
> > > ADHESIONS!!!!!He said they can attach anywhere and strangle your nerve
> > > endings.They can attach to your spine.They wrap around anything.Is
this
> > > true??He told me surgery in my case is not an option as it can create
> > > more.He said it is going to be tough to try and find the exact area.He
> > > said they may not.WHAT...DID I HEAR YOU RIGHT???
> > > Can this go on forever???Can they really not find the source of this
> > > unbearable pain???This is ruining my life.It is putting my job in
> > > jeopardy.My familt is suffering along with me.I am now on 75 mg.
> > > duagesic patch which helps but I still need my percocet every 4
hours.I
> > > am depressed yet awake all night from the pain.I have meds that help
for
> > > 3-4 nights and then stop (Trazadone)helping me sleep.How many more
days
> > > do I have to take all this med?Please tell me this will get better.I
am
> > > not a very good patient.I am so tired of drs.,meds and being a guinea
> > > pig.I am scared that my meds will stop helping completely.How do you
> > > live with chronic pain??How do you take a vacation from yourself??How
do
> > > you want to keep living??HELP PLEASE.
> > > Thankyou in advance
> > >
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