Deb,
Welcome, even though it is in these circumstances, you will find people who are going through the same thing you are and will give you some good advice. I hope that you will stay with us and maybe you will find information to discuss with your doctor. Just remember that YOU ARE NOT ALONE !!!!!!!
A new friend, Lynn
>Hello,
>I am a soon to be 38 yr old female. I have had 3 major surgeries becuae
>of
>ahesion/scar tissue and 1 laparacopy. My latest suregery was April
>2002. I had been in pain for two years and went to ob/gyn after ob/gyn
>and doc after doc and they just look at me like i am stupid and don't
>know what i am talking about. This is my body and i know what is going
>on but they don't listening.
>
>Anyway, I had a lapacropy last year 2001 to remove scar tissue well the
>ob/gyn
>only removed it from the lower pelvic region, at the same time i was
>experiencing pain in the upper left quardran by the rib cage area and i
>didn't think it was related to scar tissue, so the ob/gyn just went
>inand took out the scar tissue in the lower peliv area. And in the
>meantime i was in pin in the uperr quad area and i was being seen by a
>gastro specialst, who did test after test and could find anyting wrong.
>so they sent me back to the ob/gyn, he asked me some question and i did
>say the painin the uper quad did start around the same time at the lower
>pelvic pain, but i didn't think they were relat. Well tehy were, in
>april i was schdule for another laparscopy, but when he went in
>(after i was advised by the gyn that he didn't usuall work above the
>belly button but he understood how much pain i was in and said he would
>have a look) so when he went it it was a big mess and he had to cut me
>open from the navel down to the pelvic area, my second scar there, and
>took out the scar tissue that was all the way up my left side in my ribs
>and causing me greif and pain.
>
>It has ben over four months since that operation and guess what???? Yeah
>you guess it the pains are back grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I can't stand it.
>I am taking vioxx and that helps a little. There has got to be another
>way, I need help, someone i can talk with, i am driving family crazy,
>they don't understand, when the pain hits it wipes me out and i turn
>into this evil person that doesn't want to be bothered. If you can help
>plz email thanks deborah
>
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>Deb
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