My name is Tara and.........
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Feb 22 16:14:07 2000
Tara, I have taken the liberty to eliminate all of the extra messages -
which had nothing to do with your message. Your message needs to be
read and responded to too! I hope that by eliminating the extraneous
information, your message will receive the attention it deserves.
Welcome to the International Adhesions Society Message Board!!
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At Tue, 22 Feb 2000, alanbaleyko wrote:
If it was something I have written to cause this letter to be written, I
apologize. I will just quietly lurk from now on! Again, if this letter
refers to something I have inadvertently, unintentionally have said
wrong, I am sorry. Best wishes to all, Jessica
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My name is Tara and I am suffering from this problem since I am 20 years
old. My original surgery was for a very large ovarian cyst and 8 years
and 7 surgeries later, I no longer have a gall bladder, an appendix, my
left fallopian tube, my left ovary, and a few sections of my small
intestine. I have not gone one year in the 8 without at least a month
in the hospital and hyperal and lipids and portacaths and central lines
and nasogastric tubes and lots of pain medication, etc. etc. You know
the deal. I completely relate to everything you have all said on this
forum and it is great to know that I am not alone. I, too, have felt
like I wish it would just stop and I could just lay down to sleep and
not wake up. I have days where I have only twinges of pain (twinges in
my eyes, probably excruciating to the average person) and other days
where I get pains that could make me suicidal or even homicidal. I am
afraid 90% of the time that the next day will be spent in a hospital and
I never plan too far in advance for anything. I am lonely because I
feel as if nobody understands me or what I have been through. I have
experienced emotions from people ranging from disenchantment to a
complete fear that I have the "cooties" or something because I am ill
all of the time. My doctors look sad and frustrated everytime they see
me again in the hospital. I rarely see them in their offices because I
am somewhat well when I am not hospitalized. My finances have suffered
greatly and I feel as if I will never marry and find someone who is
willing to stick with someone who spends as much time sick as she does
healthy and cannot say that she will be well ever. I guess it is just
nice to know that I am not alone. Who is Dr. Wiseman and why did he
start this forum? Thank you all for your comments. I have found them
both informative and helpful.
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