Re: My obgyn surgon told me adheasions dont cause pain

From: rowdyladyrose@aol.com
Mon Jun 17 08:17:07 2002


Maybe we should make a list of all these doctors that don't believe adhesions cause pain and pass it around as a list of 'controversial' doctors!

Sorry, but every time I hear or read this, I want to SCREAM! kcmo rose

At Thu, 13 Jun 2002, Chantale wrote: >
>Hello all My name is Chantale Schaeffer and Ive had chronic pelvic pain
>since I had a cesarean section two and a half years ago. Last month
>during an emergency laparotomy the surgeons found that I am full of
>adheasions. My left tube and ovary is encased in adheasions and It is
>also attatched to my large bowel. I had adheasions over most of my
>right tube and also quite a bit of adheasions on my liver. The pain I
>am feeling is indescribable. I just was at my post operative exam and
>the surgeon says that he dosent think my pain is related to adheasions
>he said that it is very contraversial about pain being related to
>adheasions. This however is not my regular gyne and i am to see him on
>Monday to decide about surgery to remove the adheasions. I feel like
>everyone is thinking the pain is all in my head. Can anyone please help
>me in understanding adheasions and how they cause pain and also a bit
>about the surgery to remove the adheasions. For instance how long I
>will need to stay in the hospital.
>
>Thank you for your time in reading my letter and any reply would be
>greatly appreciated.
>
>--
>Chantale Schaeffer
>chillyb@excite.com
>


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