Well good luck and keep us posted on what's going on with you, Love, Tami
Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Jenny wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>
>I am not really new to this forum, I just haven't been able to read the
>postings or been able to post in a long time. I have had 8 abdominal
>surgeries, a mixture of adhesions and other female surgeries, with 5
>being laparotomies. In April, I went to see my gyn because I noticed
>things had dropped (rectum and bladder). I just had surgery last July
>to repair all this. My gyn sent me to a urologist who ran a bunch of
>tests since I am also having trouble emptying my bladder. After running
>all the tests, he told me due to my complicated adhesion history, he
>felt it would be best for me to go to a doctor, another urologist, in
>the medical center here in Houston. All this has put in into July this
>year. This new urologist is telling me he wants to repeat all the tests
>the first urologist did, but they can't be scheduled before the middle
>of September at best. The problem is I am supposed to start nursing
>school in August. We are not allowed to miss more than one class period
>or they will drop us. The new urologist told me that maybe they could
>schedule the surgery for my break which would be Christmas and he
>wouldn't touch the adhesions at all. I am currently already in pain
>management and do not want to live like this. In the meantime I have
>called both my gyn and the first urologist to see if maybe they will do
>the surgery. My gyn's nurse told me I would have to come back in for a
>consult before they will tell me anything since it has been so long
>since they saw me (in April). The 1st urologist called and tried to
>tell me to go see another Dr. in the same practice as the 2nd
>urologist. I told them once again what is going on and told them I
>don't want to go there. I had 4 people (3dr.s and 1 nurse) staring up
>my rear with a flashlight. I don't care to go back to that. I feel
>like I am getting a complete run around. I feel totally helpless. I
>really feel like I am going through this alone. I guess I am upset
>right now because my husband told me that he might not be able to go
>with me to the gyn appointment on Aug 2. I really feel helpless and
>like it is me against the world. There is really no one I can talk to
>about all this. So of course I thought of all of you. I am sure some
>of you have been there and I thought maybe some of you might could tell
>me what you did to get through this. I don't want to wait on school. I
>have already waited over a year to get in the program and that is
>busting my butt to do so. I would really like to have my life back and
>all the good things that go with it. Honestly just trying to have a
>intimate relationship with my husband right now is so painful that I
>don't hardly ever, if ever enjoy it. Anyway, you are the only one I
>felt I could share this with. I need an ear and a hand to get through
>this. And of course if anyone knows of a good doctor here in Houston, I
>could surely use his/her name. Thanks for listening.
>
>--
>Jenny
>