After having adhesion surgery last year, (pelvic adhesions)they have
returned but out of all the Drs. I have gone to to take care of this
problem, only one agrees with me that they are back. I keep having Drs.
tell me that I have IBS but I KNOW my body and I know that they are
back.(They cause IBS symptoms because the intestines are hooked onto
pelvic wall) It is probably a little my fault because when I walk in to
a Drs. office I get nervous and don't speak my mind. I always rehearse
everything I am going to say and when the Dr. walks in I get nervous and
can't tell them how things are. I think that Adhesion Disease is a very
touchy issue. I would hope that the Drs. that are getting trained now
are getting trained in adhesive disease so patients that do suffer from
them won't have Drs. blow them off or tell them they have Irritable
Bowel or other things.
My Dr. sent me to a surgeon yesterday, and he asked me a few questions
and said that it sounded like IBS not adhesions. Well, instead of
standing up and saying YES it is adhesions because I have the same
symptoms that I had before I had surgery for them, I just sat there and
didn't say a word. Another day walking out of a Drs. office feeling like
crying.
On the positive side, I am still going to Pain Management and am due to
go back next week. It seems to help with the pelvic pain but not the
intestinal disturbances. Does anyone out there have any advise on what
to take for intestinal disturbances, i.e. ("stomache churning all the
time, gas, )
Kel