At Mon, 13 May 2002, Shali wrote:
>
>I have to entirely concur with Cathy on this one and I'll tell you why
>in another point of view. Your doctor has mentioned IBS. Interesting.
>If you read my other post I mention this because I have the problem as
>well. Of course, Ive had two emergency surgeries for adhesions, but the
>IBS is whats underlying the whole disease thing anyway. I would see
>whats going on INSIDE the gut which is easily done with metabolic
>testing. You do not even have to go anywhere! Dr. Trent Nichols in
>Hanover, PA will do phone consultations and send you the kits to send to
>the lab! He is a gastroenterologist and took part in writing the book
>Optimal Digestion. Want the number? Let me know, I'll dig it up. The
>phone consultation runs between $77-110 depending on the amount of time
>spent. There are times when I DO feel improvement like yesterday. Other
>times not so much but that is the nature of IBS anyway and especially
>being sick for 8 years and 4 surgeries. A CDSA [comprehensive
>diagnostic stool analysis - NOT the ones the MD's run], will tell it
>ALL. Its about $225 and it will show dysbiosis, ph, vegetable
>digestion, protein digestion, yeasts,etc., metabolic markers and give
>the full picture. Think I would rule that out or in first. Thats my
>two cents.
>
>--
>Shali
>
>At 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 :-)
>>
LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience