>----- Original Message -----
From: "Sally Grigg" <lostcst@mcn.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 12:59 AM
Subject: Welcome Kimmi & Dave from Sally
> Dear Kimmi, Welcome to the board. I'm sorry its taken so long to write
> to you. My computer broke and I was "stranded" here in the wilderness. I
> wish you would go to the adhesions site http://www.adhesions.org and look at
> everything. The quilt and all our stories would be a good place to
> start. And please do not be mad at me for what I am about to say, but
> telling your doctor to do a full big cut and take out what ever he feels
> like ...well, it might not be such a good idea. So many of us here on
> the board have had surgery after surgery and no one would recomment a
> full big cut unless it were life or death.
>
> I know a lot about pain. Even after your surgery you could be in worse
> pain. I'm so sorry to say that, but its true. We get our hopes up, and
> go through the ordeal, but it doesn't necessarily help with adhesions.
> In the last 18 months I've had three laproscopics, one of which became
> a big, full cut because he sliced my bladder. My abdomen was full of
> adhesions and he couldn't see. Now a different doctor with better
> equipment might not have done that.
>
> Anyway, welcome to the board. There's so much information here and great
> love and support. The emails from Helen Dynda are great. All my love and
> any help I can give you are yours for the asking. And I believe you
> when you say it hurts so bad that you don't care what they do, but you
> do care, and it could get worse.
>
> Lots and lots of water is good. It helps flush you out and can't hurt,
> although I must say, and you know this already, I'm sure, I'm not a
> doctor nor do I have medical training just 34 years of experience with
> adhesions. Prayers to you and yours, Sally at http://www.howardcreekranch.com
>
> > Helen,Oh that's right forgot you were not US.. Its possible they carry
> > that drug, you can actually go to an online pharmacy and find that
> > out.You know I sometimes wonder where these doctors heads are someday
> > and its sad we put our lively bodies on the table and let them do what
> > is best. So then it becomes live and learn unfortunately.Now if you
> > need another you will have state take all of what you see that many
> > not be the full cause now but those adhesions are going to grow and
> > attach they need to be cleaned up.With Dr Delise which I need to make
> > an appt myself with him to discuss surgery. He mentioned he would
> > start with lap and then what if that wasn't good enough do you have a
> > problem will full inssision. So I try to tell him like this one we are
> > approaching you go in there and you do everything that needs to be
> > done. If you anything mentions in your brain well this one might
> > suspect to go bad treat it now.I don't care about the Lap or full size
> > cut just do it and do it now.Tonight again my stomach is swollen to
> > the size of a pregnant woman and the pain pressure feels like I could
> > push out a baby.. Its terrible and you try and relate that one to male
> > doctor they have no clue never pregnant don't understand.hopefully
> > together we can all get bits and pieces of treatments and get em all
> > together as one and present this to the doctors and say see
> > FIXME!!! Well hon gotta run.. Happy thanksgiving.Kimmi
> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Helen Gibson
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 9:27 PM
> > Subject: Kimmi
> > Dear Kimmi, thanks for the post, I will consult my Drs and
> > see if I can get a referral to a pain management Dr, I don't
> > know how long I will have to wait, but I will get the ball
> > rolling.As far as him not removing all the adhesions, who
> > knows what he was thinking, maybe he was in a hurry?, but at
> > least I know now what some of the pain is being caused by.I
> > will ask my Drs about the neurotin, it may be called another
> > name over here in OZ, and see if I can take some to see if
> > it helps at all.Thanks for caring!!hope your having a good
> > dayLoveHelen G
> >
>