>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: ROSES4CHRISSY2@aol.com
>Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 11:10 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
>Subject: Re: just wanted to say something to the group
>
>thanks for sending me the emails on problems that you all have. my name s
>chrissy and i live in nort jersey and i suffer from massive adhesions to my
>entire pelvic area/ lower abdomen.
>i had a total of 11 laparatomy's. it was all due to me having endemetris sis,
>ruptured cyst at age of 16 and that went undiagnosed. then i found ut i ad
>p.i.d. too. had a total hysterectomy in july of 97. they only removed th
>last 2 parts of my reproductive organs; right ovary and uterus.
>the doctor told me that this would defantly be the end of my pain. today
>9/3/02 i am in excruciating pain from this and all surgoens tell me to g to
>pain management. i am with my 4th pain management group and i am taking
>oxycontin.
>this medication is a narcoctic pain relieer and i have to take it every ay
>of my life. i can not go without it now, especially because my body is
>addicted /used to having this drug in my body. i have gone threw alot of
>withdrawls from taking too much, when the pain is worse and my body has
>become immune to the doseage. i am on 40 mg ; 1 pill every 12 hors. i go
>tomorrow and my pain doctor is most likely going to up me to 80 mg; 1 pi l
>every 12 hours.
>this really sucks having to rely on a drug /pain pill to help this disea e.
>no surgeon will operate cause they are scared of a lawsuit and plus my a e of
>bein too young; 34.
>i am so stressed over this problem that i cant understand why no surgeon will
>operate on me!!!!!!!! i know they come back, but i want to get off these
>pain/drug pills!!!!!!!!!
>if ya feel like talking and have a similiar story, please email me at:
>roses4chrissy2@aol.com & plus, i am on the adhesions quilt as well.
>
>chrissy - n. jersey