Re: adhesions in London
From: Mary Wade (acbcsrt@kansas.net)
Sun Nov 12 20:11:38 2000
Dear Helen. There is help for you here. It comes to you in fragments...you
have to do a lot of sorting and thinking on your own. I would suggest at
this time that you get into the archives on the board and start reading.
Some of the old-guard who have the best minds on the board are in Germany
now having surgery. A quick way to get to the meat of it is to sort the
posts by author and go to the sites that Helen Dynda has found for us.
While you are wading through all that material on the archives, here are
some things that make me feel a little better on a day-to-day basis.
Heat--long hot baths. Heat pad feels good, too. Low residue diet. I
follow the Mayo Clinic low residue diet that is on the web. Laughter. I
make a conscious effort to find joy and laughter in every nook and cranny I
can find. It's difficult sometimes but those endorphines do help. To some
degree, I'd say the same goes for exercise for me....if you can do some of
it without it aggravating your pain, do it. Give yourself the credit due
you for being a brave person in the face of a difficult situation. Keep in
touch. There are others here who understand. In friendship, Mary
At 02:13 PM 11/12/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Sorry, but did I rant on a bit about my adhesions problem? Or did I not
>come across as desperately in pain enough for a reply? I sit here in the
>office on Sunday only because I was so hoping to hear from someone who
>may have read my email - I'm not in a good way and hoping for any kind
>of advice on perhaps seeing one of these recommended surgeons in Germany
>or the States. Please write, somebody!
>