I was also more or less told I had distraught emotional issues... EXCUSE ME< ...YOU be in constant pain, from surguries and adhesions, , YOU have YOUR bladder "tied" to your spine, YOU have YOUR colon kinks and pinched to your liver, and YOU find NO ONE that LISTENS...
Ugh... it is like a male OB-gyn sticking an ICE COLD spec in there, saying, relax, this won;t hurt!
I will say prayers for you to find a compassionate dr / surgeon and relief.
Blessings, Sue
PS, BARIUM will not show adhesions, but would show IF there is a kink or something else like a tumor.
I am going to need a colocscopy this yr, (turning 50) and I am afraid since I just had 3rd adhesion clean out, (almost had obstruction) and only had 10 days of pain free in the liver area, now it is coming back.. I am afraid of a scope incase they may accidently perferate where the kink is. 10 days pain free! that's it! I prayer soon drs in the US will find something like the gel I am reading about.. I have had 4 abdominal surgeries, and this last was a lapro...I;d do it again to get this one on my liver, but only if they find something to help STOP them, or at least slow them down.
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Joyce" <jcleveland26@charter.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 1:17 PM
Subject: barium enema
> Has anyone got any kind of diagnoses from a Barium Enema test. I just
> had a visit with a surgeon that my PCP referred me to and he spend maybe
> 3 minutes with me, had a snarl on his face the whole time like I was a
> waste of his time and belittled me to death. He told the nurse to set
> me up for a Barium Enema and walked out of the room. I already had a
> colonoscopy and it was normal other than a narrow area that they had a
> hard time getting the scope through. I have a very good physical
> therapist who had done a thorough hands on massage and examination of my
> pain areas. She says that she feels something on my left side (pain
> area, left flank pain) that could possibly be scar tissue, possibly. But
> she definitely feels stuff on my left side that's not on my right. The
> surgeon did not even look at my pain area. He did not examine me at
> all! I had my CT Scans and MRI's and he did not even look at those. He
> asked why I had a CT Scan of my chest, like I was a hypochondriac that
> just like to be tested for everything. Well, considering my pain is in
> the upper abdominal area and lower chest area, I would say that's why
> they did the CT of my chest. It showed possible scar tissue of some
> sort, but I really don't know how to read this CT report. Anyway, I'm
> so freakin' frustrated!!!! I feel like I've just been called a Neurotic
> to my face!!!! I've been through this before though and know it's just
> lack of knowledge and manners on the doctors part, but MAN IT HURTS to
> be treated this way!!!!!!! Wow, I really needed to vent. I wish these
> doctors could be held responsible for their rudeness and lack of patient
> time to listen and really exam. This is probably just another (of many)
> expensive tests, more time off from work, (I'm down to like 1 sick day
> and 3 vacation days left this year!) Guess tomorrow I'll take a Barium
> Enema Vacation! WooooHooooo! Can't wait for that!!!!! Or maybe I'll skip
> this test and ask my PCP for a new surgeon. What do you guys think?
>
> --
> Joyce
>