It has been 5 months since my last abdominal surgery to get rid of the
adhesions, & I am in pain again. The last couple of weeks have been
pretty bad. I saw the ob dr that did my surgery today. He recomended
taking vioxx 50mg & motrin instead of the vicodin. He is against any
kind of drugs. He thinks I should go to physical therapy or maybe
acupunterist. He also thinks I should loose weight. Change my diet to
more fruits & veggies. He doesn't think I have any adhesions because I
didn't have that much when he went in. And of course, he used seprafilm
to wrap everything in. He thinks I have chronic pelvic pain which is
hard to diagnose what is causing it, but does not think that more
surgery will help any. I am just really frustrated!! I am not sure what
to do now. I will be seeing my PC tomorrow to see what she thinks. I
think it is adhesions, because it is the same kind of pain, in the same
places as before. I have had this pain off & on for the last 18 years,
but, hey, what do I know?? I do know one thing, drs are still NOT
telling patients that surgeries can cause adhesions. That in its self
makes me upset. I guess, I just needed to vent some. I tried to call
Elke in Germany the other day. I got her machine & left a message for
her to post how Helen's surgery went, but, she hasnt posted anything
yet, so I will try to reach her again tomorrow. love robin