At Tue, 6 Aug 2002, ELEFUN4@aol.com wrote:
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>I have gotten a lot of information from this group and I want to say a big
>thank you to everyone who takes time out of their extremely painful days to
>answer all the posts. You are a true inspiration to the many of us who just
>read without the courage to share our story.
>My name is Jackie, I have suffered from adhesions for over 13 years. I have
>been in serious pain for the last 3 years. The doctors have told me that
>nothing is wrong, it's in my head, and I even had an OB/GYN tell me to stop
>being a baby about my menstrual cramps and to focus on something else. I have
>had internal sonograms, external sonograms, test after test. I am on my 5th
>OB/GYN and his solution last year was "you need to have a hysterectomy, it is
>the only solution, I won't give you anything more for the pain" needless to
>say I am shopping for a new doctor. Thank God for my PCP after a long talk
>with my husband (my angel my rock)he finally gave me some pain meds. Some
>days I just feel like this will never get better. I am 34 years old I have 4
>children ages 15, 13, 8, & 5 (the last 3 were c-sections). I don't feel like
>a person anymore, every aspect of my life is controlled by my pain. Some days
>I can't make lunch for my kids, or go for a walk, or take them anywhere. I
>really feel like I am loosing my hope for the future, I want to be pain free-
>but i don't have the money to go see Dr.R in Penn, or Dr. Korell in germany.
>I guess I just feel lost. Well Thankyou for letting me vent. Jackie