Re: Embarassing question:

From: Karla (ifirgit@new.rr.com)
Mon Jun 11 22:38:47 2001


Hi Ginny!

I wonder if it is the tumor that is affecting your bladder or adhesions that now involve them. I don't know if you remember or not, but my problems all started when I couldn't go to the bathroom. I had to catherize myself all the time. That turned into total loss of control inbetween catherizations. I would be out in public and it would just come with no warning. Surgeons did two bladder augmentations...making my bladder larger...the first was very unsuccessful thus the second. The second was much better, but due to complications I ended up losing my bladder and now have a ureostomy. Please, please, please do not have any type of surgery relating to your bladder without speaking with some of the adhesion specialists...you know who I mean.

Missed you!

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Karla

>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ginny Halpern" <gingin99@home.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 3:07 PM Subject: Embarassing question:

> Hi All: > I miss talking to everyone but I have been a little preoccupied with my > personal problems the last week or so. Some of you guys remember I was > laid off from my job in senior management but was hoping to find work > again, soon. > > I was called for an interview for a management position and despite the > really crappy level of pain I have been in, decided to get all spiffied > up and head out into the corporate environ again to talk with a mega > telecom firm. > > I realized halfway through the interview with the General Manager of a > billion dollar company that I was sitting in a little puddle of piddle. > > I guess I needn't tell you that had it not been for the fact that I had > a raincoat with me I would probably still be sitting there, waiting for > him to leave the office first. > Be that as it was, > I have a 4 pound "tumor" (non malignant but now inoprable)and adhesions > combined, resting in the lower pelvis, where the uterus was. It must > have grown another few ounces or somehow dropped a milimeter lower, > because it is now riding on bladder like a broncing buck and regardless > of how I curtail my fluid intake when I know I have to got out, I have > NO control over "things." > > Is there anyone out there under the age of 90 who has found themselves > with this rather pissy affliction thanks to ARD?? I am only 46 and not > ready to go the Depends route. > I have had 16 operations and somehow feel that this isn't an option. I > know that a "nip and tuck" of the bladder is great for women who have > cystoceles (dropped bladders or weakened bladders) but because they > cannot remove the mass of gunk inside me they won't operate and cause > more adhesions just to have the mass eventually fall down again. > > Needless to say, after that interview I have been on no others. I > cannot even imagine schlepping off to work every day carrying a diaper > bag.. > I know I sound like I am being trite but remember, I've had my mass for > 15 yrs and until now, except for unbearable pain and multiple > obstructions, my mass was good to me. Besides, if I don't try to make > light of this I will fall into a depression again, and believe me, > that's not my first choice. > > I've enjoyed talking with all of you who are reaching out to me for help > in finding either pain management doctors or surgeons who specialize in > ARD in the Phila. or the Tri state area. I hope you will keep on > writing. > I am working on a package of info to distribute to surgeons and pain > specialists in the state in an effort to introduce them to ARD and get > them involved in this mess. > > Meanwhile, please tell me........am I the only one who has this? If not, > does anyone have any thoughts? > > Love you all, > Bev, haven't heard back from you recently...any more work for me to do? > Hi Millie and Janet and Helen! > > Ginny >


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