Now 25 lbs lighter, and 1 month later, I begged my new OB Gyne for the laporoscopy. He jumped, and with in two days, I was on the table. This was last week Thursday. They found severe abdominal adhesions (for no particular reason I might add), and it took 2 hours of lazer sergury to remove them all. My *NEW* OBGyne apologized, and said, "I guess you were right, we should have done this back in August when I first met you."
So, of coarse, I had to call my jerky GI guy... you'll never guess what he said... "Well, adhesions could certainly account for the digestion problems, but I don't see how they could be causing you pain..." If I could have choked him through the phone I would have! He never apologized for the mis-diagnosis (he has NO idea how mentally damaging that is!), but he did say he could have been wrong. *laugh* Yeah... ya think?
There were days I couldn't get out of bed, because when I slept, it didn't hurt. Every day was a liquid diet day. I was even addicted to vicodin for a while - taking them every 3 hours. I thought I was going crazy. I felt like no doctor believed me, and I felt like a burden to my friends and family. If I hadn't found a great doctor, I'd still be helpless. My GP says that there's a 100% chance my adhesions will return. You know - I can live with that - so long as I know that there IS something wrong, and that I have a great group like you guys to support me.
Bless you all!
Amy
>From: gidge@eudoramail.com (gidge)
>Reply-To: adhesions@adhesions.org
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Happy to say my dr is looking into my adhesion problem!!
>Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 12:38:20 -0600
>
>went to see the dr that did my hyst yesterday (she's been off sick for
>8mths and I"ve been dealing with her partner) and before she even
>examined me, listening to my symptoms she said "Oh, sounds like
>adhesions/scar tissue on your bowel/colon" and then she examined me
>which caused a ton of pain (and is still painful the next day), she
>wants to start with an ultrasound and possible bowel studies to rule out
>an obstruction and then she feels we will probably go in with the scope
>and have a look, let me just say that the right dr can make all the
>difference in the world!! any advice from my fellow adhesion friends?
>