Re: Does activity make anyone else's pain way worse?

From: Helen C. (hchalmers@ccbc.cc.md.us)
Wed Dec 6 12:51:37 2000

Adhesions sufferers learn to protect themselves - don't do anything because it will cause pain, i.e.; if I lift that laundry basket, walk the grocery store, lift those bags, vacuum, I am going to pay dearly for this later. In answer to your question, the more you do the more pain you will go into and not right at that time, but later after you almost think you have gotten away with living a normal life it will hit you with a bang. I cannot live my life without having to do the normal day to day activities, therefore, I must stay on pain medication to get me through an almost normal day. If I were not medicated I would be in bed afraid to move because of the amount of pain I knew I would go into. Hope I didn't confuse you, but yes, lift one box - some pain, lift 10 boxes - get ready for the ER.

Love, 

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Helen Chalmers


At Tue,  5 Dec 2000, gidge wrote:
>
>Hi I am 9mths post op from TAH/BSO and have been having pain since 3mths
>post op....which originally was blamed on interstitial cystitis but we
>have now established that although I have moderate IC it is not
>responsible for the pain at the right end of my incision that goes
>through to my back and the more activity I have (ie walking, lifting)
>the worse it gets..
>
>...also hurts with intercourse, bowel movements or any internal
>exams....I have endo prior to my hyst and wonder if it's back or it's
>adhesions or a combo of both and can't get my dr to take me seriously,
>am waiting for my records to come from hospital and see the gyn on
>Monday again..
>
>....any advice on how to get her to take me seriously? Does anyone
>else's adhesion/endo pain get worse with activity...my right hip and leg
>and lower back just kill the more I walk????

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