Re: Doctors Insisting Adhesions Wouldn't Cause My Bloating?

From: Millie (milliem@citlink.net)
Sat Nov 9 08:15:45 2002


Barb, Yes, adhesions do cause a lot of pain. I am going through the same thing right now. I believe that Drs. don't want to discuss adhesions, or are not educated enough about them. Adhesions attach to your organs and when those organs are pulled out of shape, you have pain. Millie.

>----- Original Message -----
From: "Barb" <anonymous@medispecialty.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 8:16 PM Subject: Doctors Insisting Adhesions Wouldn't Cause My Bloating?

> I am so frustrated with the myriad of doctors I have seen. I am going
> to assume they know little about adhesions but when they are so
> insistent I start to worry that there might be something else wrong with
> me.
> I have a big mass of adhesions as well as my fallopian tube and ovary
> stuck to my bowel, which is also near - or adhesed - to the pelvic wall.
> The doctor says it is normal for the bowel to be near or adhesed to the
> pelvic wall? Is he correct? Sounds weird to me. Doctor also can't
> believe I am having as much bloating and discomfort with eating as I am
> having. Sometimes I only need a few bites of food and I bloat like a
> balloon and I can feel swelling in the area of the adhesions.
> Are these doctors all nuts? Doesn't it make sense that such a big glob
> of adhesions and organs stuck to a bowel would cause discomfort?
> Help
>


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