-- Karla
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Cole" <ccryder752@aol.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 5:02 PM Subject: Re: Thanks for the welcome
> At Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Lisa wrote: > > > >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 > > > > -- > Welcome Lisa. If you don't mind my asking, where do you live? I > live in Clarkston and I also was very excited about getting an > appointment with Dr. Diamond. I know everyone has different > experiences with dr.s but let me tell you what I know of Dr. > Diamond, as it may help you. His specialty is fertility problems > and how adhesions may affect your getting pregnant. He is listed > with the AMA. I am 49 years old with a partial hystrectomy so > pregnacy is not a concern. My concern is strictly pain caused > by adhesions. My reg. ob/gyn had tried to do a lap, but just > backed out and closed me up because there were too many adhesions > to even view the ovaries or tubes that remain. She had suggested > seeing a specialist...hence, my appt with Dr. Diamond. He said > he would do nothing unless a life threatening blockage occured. > No surgery till then. He also said adhesions don't cause that much > pain. In fact as I was sitting on the exam table he said "You > don't look like you're in that much pain to me." I was very > disappointed when I left his office and I haven't gone back. My > advice to you would be to play up your pain and make sure he sees > it. Don't put on make-up and don't try to look good for your > visit. Maybe he was just having an off day? When is your appt? > Where is the pain clinic you are going to? I am also not happy > with my present pain management dr. I have an appt. at a new > place in Jan. Hope it is better. Please let me know how your > visit with Dr. Diamond goes. Good luck and pain-free hugs. > Cheryl >