Re: Why does my body keep letting me down?
From: cathi (cathi_haha@webtv.net)
Mon Nov 20 23:52:39 2000
At Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Lynne wrote:
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I'm afraid I'm in the same boat as Chrissie. The ADHESIONS ARE BACK. I
>didn't have any pain free days but I kept telling myself it was just
>operation pain but I think I new deep down on the Sunday we were coming
>home from Germany and the pulling started. I wanted to let Dr Korell
>and our dear friend Elke in Germany know about the pain before I posted
>on the board.
>
>I've spent the last week feeling very sorry for myself and not even
>looking at the Message Board. I couldn't face it.
>
>Like Chrissie, I don't want anyone to be put of going for Surgery with
>Dr Korell (Chrissie went to Drs Reich and Redan). I have great faith in
>him and would trust him with my life. He is a real gentleman and knows
>what he is doing. I think I just fell through the net and was one of
>the unlucky ones but some day when we get the money together I will go
>back and keep trying to get some sort of normal life.
>
>I have an appointment with my Doctor tomorrow (she's the witch who
>causes me more pain than the adhesions do!) to try to get my painkillers
>back to what they were before the operation. I know she will probably
>think it's in my head and I just want the codene. Tomorrow is going to
>be a really horrible day.
>
>The pain is hard to cope with at the moment. Sometimes I forget we have
>been to Germany already. I would really love to have that feeling of
>hope back again.
>
>I really admire Chrissie for her faith in God. At the moment he and I
>aren't on speaking terms. Not just for the fact that the adhesions are
>back but while we were away I kept praying to God (after the first
>operation and the cyst formed) when the pain was really bad to take the
>pain away. When the pain didn't go away I just prayed to God to help me
>cope with the pain better. That didn't happen either. Finally then, on
>our way home, I was in agony and we had to wait 3 hours in Brussels for
>our flight connection home and guess what, the plane was delayed for an
>hour and I just thought "God after all the pain during the fortnight and
>all my praying you couldn't even get us home in time". Sorry, please
>forgive me for babbling. I'm sure God and I will be friends again soon.
>Probably the next time I go to ask him for something!!
>
>I really do wish, from the bottom of my heart, all my American friends a
>very happy Thanksgiving and for those still to go for surgery, you will
>be in the hands of the very best and when God and I do start talking
>again my prayers will be with you.
>
>Love and hugs from Belfast.
>
>--
>Lynne.
>
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hello lynne
i too am in the same boat.
i have a lot of pain and pulling too. i had surgery with dr R & R
I THINK I NEED TO BE OPENED BUT I WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE SAME DOC. I HAVE A GOOD DOC HERE WILLING TO HELP IN SURGERY BUT I WILL WAIT TILL I CANT TAKE MUCH MORE. SORRY ABOUT EVERYONE'S PAIN AFTER SURGERY.
GOD BE WITH US NOW, CATHI