At Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Bonnie wrote:
>At Tue, 28 Mar 2000, toni welsh wrote:
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>>At Tue, 28 Mar 2000, Helen Chalmers wrote:
>>>
>>>Three months ago I had a total abdominal hysterectomy, and have suffered
>>>in severe pain ever since. Just two weeks ago my ob/gyn told me he sent
>>>my CT scan to a different radiologist and she diagnosed it as my having
>>>adhesions. O.K. now what? My ob/gyn told me that this would be my last
>>>week of pain meds. Need to figure out a better way to deal with the
>>>pain. Well, I just don't know how to deal with extreme pain. He has
>>>referred me to a general surgeon. I am not optimistic about this,
>>>because in reading all that I can about adhesions, it seems most general
>>>surgeons don't understand them very well. Can anyone tell me what kind
>>>of doctor I should see, or if anyone knows of a good surgeon who is
>>>experienced in adhesions in the Baltimore, Maryland area. I don't think
>>>I can live without the pain meds, which will stop next week (just
>>>because, my doctor, thinks I need to find an alternative method then to
>>>take them). I'd like to see him live with adhesions. Any HELP would
>>>certainly be appreciated.
>>
>>Helen,
>>
>>You are lucky someone told you that, my drs all say that adhesions show
>>up on NO tests. I ahve begged my gyn to do an ultrasound and CT scan
>>and he says it will show nothing because my female organs are gone, I am
>>planning on asking him when I take my sister Friday if he will pleas edo
>>one, it is not going to hurt,
>>
>>Then my other sister said he did an ultrasound on her 3 weeks ago, and
>>said she had some small functional cysts on her ovaries, and to take
>>provera , and she stopped it, will not listen, and she says he did
>>another one today, she tells alot of tales, when I had functional cysts
>>he always told me they are nothing to worry about, it happens when women
>>ovulate, and the eggs get stuck there each month. I wish I could talk
>>him into doing some test for me, he keeps on saying a CT scan will not
>>show adhesions, isn't it possible, I would rather have a negative test
>>befor e any surgery for now!
>>
>>Toni
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>Bonnie Truesdell
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