>----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheryl Cole" <ccryder752@aol.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: pelvic clearance
> At Wed, 14 Nov 2001, karen wrote:
> >
> >thankyou all so much for your responses, I am going through a bad time
> >at the moment and really feel grateful that i'm not alone, the pain is
> >really bad just now, the surgeons are still discussing what they think,
> >but after reading all the information on site and on message board I
> >don't think i'll be agreeing with them, in the past 15 years i've had
> >surgery after surgery, and errors made and i've felt so ill and believed
> >they could get me pain free, but i've come to a point now were they are
> >not getting me into theatre, sometimes your better the devil you know
> >and I know my pain even though at times like this it takes me by
> >surprise and gets worse, I know I have to find strength and fight on,
> >each day is hard, the pain, the sickness, bladder,bowel problems but i
> >must be strong, I think last week when I was in hospital and they were
> >talking about the pelvic clearance, I just felt so bad, I just wanted
> >them to do something, to help me, sometimes it feels like that , you
> >just can't take anymore, but then from somewhere you find strength to
> >overcome, sorry if i'm rambling on I just feel the need, so forgive me
> >please. The pain is bad at the moment and I feel awful as many of you
> >know it runs you down, so I shall wait to see what the drs say and then
> >I shall have my say, much more informed now thanks to this site.
> >
> >Thanks again for your messages, hopefully tomorrow will be a better day
> >karen
>
> --
> Karen,
> So glad you have decided to wait to proceed with this totally drastic
> procedure! As you know, once it is done, you can never go back. And
> the adhesions will still find something to adhere to. They are great
> at that. You can vent and bawl, cry and whine, ramble and complain
> all you want. We all know what you are feeling, "been there, done that,"
> and we can relate. That is why we are here. This is your support
> group. I am also waiting for a life-threatening situation to even
> have surgery considered. I have an ovarian cyst and an adrenal
> gland tumor they will do nothing for. My ob/gyn tried to do a lap
> and there were too many adhesions for the instruments and camera to
> move around. They just backed out and closed. I have days when I
> think I just want everything out and the pain gone and then I realize
> that is impossible. Don't let your pain drive you to do something
> you will regret forever. Stick with us and we will help you through
> the rough times. Feel free to e-mail anytime at all.
>