>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jaynie Jarvis" <hipjaynie@webtv.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 2:47 PM
>Subject: Re: are adhesions visible on ultrsound?
>
>> At Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Robin wrote:
>> >
>> >Joy,
>> >Adhesions can not be detected by any test. The only way to diagnose
>> >adhesions is through a lap. Something can be done about adhesions, a
>> >specialist can "remove" or "cut them down". Sometimes one pain
>> >medication may not help, but another type will. Vicodine was the one
>> >that mostly helped for me, but, at a later time I was given another
>> >medication along with it & then the duragesic patch (which is hard to
>> >come off of). Most people with pain have depresion, That is a standard
>> >questions that Drs seem to ask. Most think it is in out heads, because,
>> >it cant be seen on a test. Been there, done that with the colonoscopy,
>> >have fun!! An Adhesion Specialist will believe you have pain, I haven't
>> >had to convence one yet!! Adhesions can cause a wide range of pain,
>> >everyone seems to have it differently, but,, pain is pain. Although it
>> >isnt talked about much on here, I think most of us do have pain with
>> >sex. If you have any other questions, or if I havent answered them all
>> >for you, post again.
>> >Good luck
>> >Robin
>> >
>> >At Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Joy wrote:
>> >>
>> >>I went for my ultrasound today. The doctor said everything was fine, I
>> >>had no cysts or masses. He said that it is probably just adhesions and
>> >>nothing can be done for them.
>> >>He gave me a prescription for darvecet a week agao, this doesn't help
>> >>the pain at all. I told him that today and he said I shoild take
>> >>motrin.I have told him I was in severe pain. I do have an appiontment
>> >>for a colonospocy next Friday, with another Dr. who wants to check for
>> >>bowel endo or adhesions on the inside, however he said he couldn't see
>> >>if I still have endo on the outside. My gyn didn't even sugest a lap.
>> >>My gyn also took me into surgery 4 times in 1 year, he knows I am not
>> >>making this up. He also did a partial hyst. and then took out both
>> >>ovaries, one at a time.
>> >>I don't really trust him anymore and feel like he is ignoring my pain.
>> >>I also made an appionment with a adhesion specialist for next Friday.
>> >>Can anyone tell me what I can expect when I go see him?
>> >> Also are adhesions or endo visible on a ultrasound?
>> >>Can adhesions cause the kind of pain I am experiencing?
>> >>My stomach is bloated, I am unable to have a bowel movement,
>> >>the stomach Dr. told me to drink a bottle of mag. citrate and that
>> >>would clean me out, guess what I went to the bathroom twice and still
>> >>felt constipated.My have a constant pressure my stomach and it hurts
>> >>terribly to have sex. The stomach Dr also asked if I had been under
>> >>stress or depressed. Why do they ask that. This is not all in my head.
>> >> Thanks for letting my vent, any help is appreciated.
>> >> Joy
>>
>> Joy is this adhesion specialist self proclaimed ? Or is he world
>> re-nouned ? Find out who he is. Tell us his name maybe someone has
>> knowledge about him.And do everything to keep your bowels moving.Hang in
>> there sister, Jaynie
>>
Richard.
Could you or your wife email me about him, I saw him about 2 yeras ago, and he had told me he had to first do a test where they put a NG tube down your throat to see where each adhesions is, and he takes one at a time down, and that it would take me 5 to 6 more laparotomies, and he scared me away! I need to find soeone who will help me. The gyn said my pelvis was covered after four months after surgery, and it is 2 and a half years now, I KEEP pushing it off! I hope to hear from you soon, when was your wifes surgeries? and does she need anymore as of now?
TOni, in Cincinnati