-- ShaliAt Mon, 13 May 2002, cathy:- wrote: > >Given that Person #1 can have insides that look like an explosion at the >glue factory and yet not be in any kind of discomfort, and Person #2 can >have relatively minor adhesions and be in agony, it would not be totally >crazy to think that someone would only have the pains where the >adhesions look "minor." It's all very much a matter of precisely what is >connected to what in a microscopic sense. Yes, it's mostly that where >there are a lot of adhesions is where you are going to find the >adhesions that are giving you the problems, but maybe you are just one >of the statistical outliers... I know that when it comes to endo >adhesions it is pretty common that women with just a few adhesions are >in a lot more poin than women with tons of them. (And no, nobody really >has a clue why.) > >I think that you really need to be listening to what the doctor is >saying "between the lines" here. It's possible that the reason that he >didn't see much over on the right is that he didn't really know what he >was looking for. Or maybe he couldn't get the scope over there very >well to look. I think laporotomy should be out of the question unless >you are in an emergency condition, like a bowel obstruction that they >can't clear. It's just going to make things worse. And if this surgeon >doesn't believe that he is skilled enough to do this with a lap, then >YOU sure don't want to be arguing with him, right??? > >I think that the idea of seeing other specialists in order to rule out >other stuff is a wise choice. I think that you should also be searching >for another adhesion specialist. After 11 surgeries, I think you should >really think about trying something else, or at least trying somthing >with another surgeon... > >At Sun, 12 May 2002, Tami wrote: >> >>Help............. >>I've been away for a long time but now I have returned. I am seeking >>advice and of course moral support. I just went thru my 11th surgery >>for adhesions. It was outpatient with the laproscope and my Dr did not >>remove any of the "ton" of adhesions that he saw. My pain is mostly >>right-sided with some on the left. Problem is the Dr saw the "ton" on >>the left and didn't see anything on the right. He states that my pain >>cannot radiate that far...and he states that it will require a laprotomy >>to remove the extensive adhesions on the left. Now I know from my pain >>and experience what I am feeling is adheisons on the right. But before >>he will do the Laprotomy he wants me to see a Gastro Dr and a Urologist >>to rule out irrital bowel, etc , of which I have no symtoms. Only pain >>meds I've been put on is Tylenol 3...which is doing nothing....just >>curious if anyone out there knows of a good surgeon in Las Vegas? or >>should I go ahead thru all the tests and more agonizing pain waiting to >>find out. My quality of life now sucks and I am so ready to just hang >>it all up....help > >-- >cathy :-) >