Coping without surgery
From: Richard Hagen (r.hagen@worldnet.att.net)
Thu Jan 27 18:04:51 2000
I know I haven't written much. My wife needs a new pain
doctor for pain meds and to keep her motivated in fighting
the ARD. We are still waiting to hear if surgery is
available. Meanwhile she suffers greatly.
We were unable to connect with Dr.Reich when we were in New
York plus she most likely needs a full surgery and not a lap
with a scope. The clinic in New Orleans never got back to
me. We have been made into pariahs locally and it is very
hard to keep a PCP. I don't know what to do anymore. It's
like we are at an impasse and nothing will happen unless it
is life and death and then it most likely will be just
another two years of suffering and more doctors. Dr.
Semertzides has not responded as of late. He was the last
surgeon to work on her. He was going to arrange surgery
where he could use the interceed. But no info.
We tried the nerve blocks, pain clinics, pain doctors,
physical therapy ,now its viceral manipulation. I still feel
that we are just wasting our money on unknowledgeable
doctors.
Its hopeless.