Re: Hurtful comments 'some doctors' have told me
From: Bonnie L (Destiny2606@aol.com)
Tue Apr 8 10:07:42 2003
At Tue, 8 Apr 2003, Suzanne wrote:
>
>Having experienced abdominal pain for three years and been to five
>specialists, 15 months ago I underwent a laparoscopy during which I was
>diagnosed with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and saw the video they made
>of all the adhesions I have. 13 months ago I had a laparotomy to remove
>the adhesions and also had microsurgery on my fallopian tubes to treat
>salpingitis.
>
>Over a year later I have pain still, specific to one area (before it was
>everywhere). The same "genius" doctor I was so grateful to said to me
>last visit that "often women think they have a pain, and they actually
>create the pain".
>
>I have since cancelled two further appointments and am considering
>looking around for my 6th specialist! If the pain was in my head I would
>know it. I'm not crazy - my adhesions are back!
>
>At Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Kelly wrote:
>>
>>Tell me, have you had something traumatic in your childhood that could
>>be causing this pain? (This is said after I have had TWO adhesion
>>surgeries!)
>>
>>--
>>Kel
>>
I have had chronic abdominal pain since I was 13(I am 29 now) In the
past 7 years I have had 10 surgeries. I have had Docs tell me
"Adhesions don't cause pain" "You'll just have to learn to live with it,
there's nothing more I can do.""Narcotics will make your pain worse""Try
to think of something else." "Oh, your just depressed, your body deals
with depression this way." I had one doc, I saw when I was extremely
sick. Hadn't slept, eaten drank anything in 6 days, I looked like
death. He said" Oh, your looking at the glass like it is half empty, I
am looking at it like it is half full. You have the flu. I am sending
you PC a "good" letter....*laughs*....for once."
Some docs SHOULDN'T BE PRACTICING!!!!!!
((Hugs))
Bonnie