Re: Cleveland clinic doc thinks adhesions are my main problem

From: Shelly (lilshelg@cs.com)
Mon Aug 28 20:27:31 2000


Susan,

It sounds like we both have the same problem. I am 32 years old and just had my 4th surgery in May. The first surgery I was told that I had adhesions, my ob/gyn removed them. A few months later I was getting more pain, 6 months later I had another surgery because the adhesions had torn my right ovary in half. I had my third surgery last year and they took out my uterus and removed more adhesions, which had also attached to my bladder. This last surgery, the adhesions had attached my left ovary to my lower pelvic area and my bladder and my intestines. Unfortunately, I think the adhesions are back. The surgery's did do some good for awhile. But with me they didn't last. I come from Ohio and live about 30 miles from Cleveland. I came to this site to see if there were any other options. Your E-mail made me think of me 4 years ago. Luckily we already have 2 children and were not going to have anymore. So the hysterectomy was not a problem. I hope you do not have the same fate, but I think I would have surgery again if it meant a better chance of getting rid of the adhesions. Best of luck! I know this is a hard decission. The Cleveland Clinic is a wonderful hospital. At Sat, 26 Aug 2000, Susan_OR wrote: >
>I went to see a doc at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio about the lymphatic
>cyst I have as a result of my hysterectomy. My docs in Oregon have all
>told me that the cyst is probably causing most of my pain but that "oh
>yeah, you probably have some adhesions too". The doc in Ohio doesn't
>think the cyst is causing my pain at all...he thinks it's adhesions that
>are causing most of my pain! Specifically adhesions on my ovaries that
>he thinks are probably tacking my ovaries up "someplace they don't
>belong". His suggestion is that I should have another surgery and have
>at the very least my left ovary taken out plus "a general clean up of
>the adhesions". I don't know what I'm going to do from the point. The
>pain is bad but everyone (hubby, docs, parent's) is pushing me to try
>other solutions first, like pain management. I don't know but somehow I
>have a problem with going through pain management to learn how to deal
>with the pain when there is a chance another surgery will be able to
>help the pain. Everybody seems to think that avoiding another surgery
>should be my #1 priority...but my #1 priority is to feel better. I
>understand there are not guarantees with surgery and there are risks
>with surgery but to me, a chance of lessening the pain is better than no
>chance at all. Am I completely crazy? Should I really try other things
>first or should I go for the surgery? All opinions and suggestions are
>greatly appreciated...say it like it is, please. If my thinking is a
>little "off", I want to know.
>
>Take Care Everyone...
>Susan

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Shelly

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