>----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa" <lilylover5555@aol.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 9:01 AM
Subject: Thanks for the welcome
> Thank you for the nice welcome! I have read all the information on this
> site, and anything else I can get my hands on. As I said before I am
> totally frustrated with the doctors in my area, so I emailed Dr. Wiseman
> to see if he knew of a doctor anywhere around here that is sympathetic
> to ARD sufferers, he told me that Dr.Diamond is in Detroit, only an hour
> away! I have an appointment with him next Friday, and I'm so excited! I
> technically have not been diagnosed as having adhesions yet, because my
> last doctor doesn't believe adhesions cause pain, even though he did a
> laparoscopy in October and found them EVERYWHERE,my omentum, and bowels
> were stuck to my abdominal wall. There were inter-loop adhesions to my
> bowels, and 2 partial bowel obstructions. The last time I saw him he
> said he didn't think adhesions were my problem, but we had ruled
> everything else out, and he had no idea what else it could be. Needless
> to say I don't think I'll be back to see him! That is why I'm so excited
> to see Dr. Diamond.I also have a first appointment at a pain management
> clinic on December 11.My last doctor thinks I'm addicted to my pain
> pills because I've been on them since June. I only take one a day
> because I don't have many and I tend to ration them, and save them for
> when I just can't take the pain any more, but then it just seems to
> knock the pain down slightly, but doesn't really take it away. Hopefully
> the clinic can help me manage it better than I have been lately.Thanks
> again for the kind words, I feel like I have a whole new group of
> wonderful caring friends!
>
> --
> Lisa
>