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> ----- Original Message ----- From: Bernie and Beverly Doucette To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 11:15 AM Subject: Re: ADHESIONS AND PAIN
> ----- Original Message ----- From: George Perry <anykeyco@home.com> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 9:23 PM Subject: Re: ADHESIONS AND PAIN
> Two questions: > > 1. What is a neuroma? A cyst or benign tumor on a nerve... > 2. What is RSD? BEATS Me on this one though..! Sorry..but I'll bet helen can find it on the net!! :-)
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marla" <onery1@soltec.net> > To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 8:39 PM > Subject: Re: ADHESIONS AND PAIN > > > I just want to add that this is what creates an opportunity for doctors to > > take a peek inside. This is what happened to me last October and the > > punctures made by the tools used for the "diagnostic" laparoscopy and > > cystoscopy have now formed scar neuromas in addition to all the other > > problems I was having. > > > > See my hystory at http://www.soltec.net/~onery1/health.html > > > > Any invasive procedure can cause adhesions to form. If the adhesions > entrap > > a nerve in the process it can trigger RSD which is another problem all > it's > > own. I cannot stress enough how important it is to stay away from invasive > > procedures when you know you are susceptible to adhesions UNLESS they are > > performed by a doctor (like Reich, Reiden and durn the meno fog but I > can't > > remember the german guys name at the moment) who has extensive, Proven > > ability working with an adhesions patient. > > > > Marla > > > > Dear Bonnie > > > > NOPE!!! Nothing can...nothing!! No diagnostic test known to man today can > > show an adhesion due to the density of the tissue composition of the > > adhesion. BUT...a bowel x-ray might show an intestine pulled out of > > alignment..but still a DR. is leery about giving an interpretation as to > the > > cause of that.....please keep in mind that even though adhesion tissue > does > > not show in a diagnostic test, something else MIGHT show up and that is > very > > important to keep in mind. > > > > Not all abdominal/pelvic pain is caused by adhesions, and not all > adhesions > > cause pain!!
> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Natalie Shook <airportss@redshift.com> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS > <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 5:17 PM > > Subject: Re: ADHESIONS AND PAIN > > > > > Do CT scans show adhesions or not?
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Bonnie <lady_luck43_2000@yahoo.com> > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 2:03 PM > > > Subject: Re: ADHESIONS AND PAIN > > > > > > > At Tue, 28 Mar 2000, toni welsh wrote: > > > > > > > > > >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 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Bonnie Truesdell > > > > > > go > > > > to the unsubscribe form at > http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm > > > > > > > > > > to the unsubscribe form at http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm > >