>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kathryn" <PocaNC@aol.com>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 4:24 PM
>Subject: Re: PLEASE...Share types of discomfort and pain that adhesions can
>cause...
>
>> At Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Chrissy492@aol.com wrote:
>> >
>> >Hi Helen,
>> >Sharing my pain .............
>> >I wake up each day with a smile on my face so that the pain won't know
>that I
>> >feel it. Silly huh? Like a mind game for the body. Some days that
>smile
>> >helps. My pain feels as if a hand has crawled up inside of me and keeps
>on
>> >pulling and twisting everything inside of me, tighter and tighter the
>grip
>> >gets. Then I have those wonderful knife pains that shoots up my rectum
>and
>> >vagina (sorry for being so blunt) I'm in a car - driving...the pain gets
>so
>> >bad I can't feel part of my left leg anymore. Now my right leg is doing
>the
>> >same thing. The pain gets so bad, my lower constant back pain, my left
>lower
>> >side pulling, stabbing, twisting pain - I vomit. When I finally feel my
>leg
>> >come back to life, I vomit. The pain doesn't run down my whole leg, it
>stops
>> >almost at the knee cap. If I eat or drink too much, I feel as if my
>whole
>> >insides are on fire and I just want to explode. I can't say yes to
>future
>> >plans, just lets see how I feel that day. When the day comes, I go to
>that
>> >birthday party or social gathering - and for 2-3 days after that, I'm
>laying
>> >around the house in extra pain, but I have a smile on my face because I
>made
>> >it to the party or social gathering. When I can't make the party, my
>heart
>> >hurts. I feel as if I've let down the person or people who were
>expecting me
>> >to come. What helps, are people like yourselves. You know what my
>feelings
>> >are when I say - it hurts - you have the same hurt. When I'm down - you
>lift
>> >me up. If I have a question on a medication or some medical lingo - you
>> >educate me. Thank God for all of you..........and may we all see pain
>free
>> >days soon and forever.
>> >With hugs and love,
>> >~Chrissie xo's
>>
>> --
>> I want to thank you folks for sharing these symptoms and problems. This
>is my second day on this website and I have learned a lot.
>> All these things I thought were just weird things happening to me for
>unknown reasosns are now crystal clear as to why they are happening to me.
>> I am also diabetic so I didn't know for sure why I was having such
>terrible pain but now I can understand.
>> Understanding makes dealing with this so much easier.
>> I plan to visit this site regularly to learn as much as I can and to get
>help and also to hopefully be of help to some of you.
>> My pain isn't to the point of needing pain meds yet but I am having
>terrible problems with my bowels and bladder.
>> My doctor tried me on a daily mild stool softener and I thought I was
>going to kill me with cramps. Has anyone found
>> anything that really helps with this as far as diet, excercise etc.
>> Thanks.
>> Kathryn
>>
-- Karla, Thanks for the waring. I hate your surgery turned out so badly. I am very lucky in that when my adhesions were found they went in to remove my ovaries, thinking I might have ovarian cancer. Thank God not, but my surgeon teaches Laproscopic Surgery at Bowman Gray Medical School in Winston Salem NC. He did an awesome job removing my adhesions and ovaries. My bladder was encased in adhesions but he worked slowly and did an awesome job. Hearing your outcome I don't think I'll change surgeons. It's an hour drive from my house to this surgeon but it may be worth the drive to get good results. How many times have you had to have surgery for the adhesions? Mine are coming back but I'm not sure do we suffer until we have a blockage? Or go in before that happens and get cleaned out like having an oil change every 3,000 miles? Sorry for all the questions but I'm in the brain pickin' mode. Thanks! Kathryn