>----- Original Message -----
From: "margaret baxendine" <kayebaxendine@hotmail.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 5:38 AM
Subject: chronic pain due to adhesions
> I had a hysterectomy in 1980. In 1981 I had another surgery for the
> removal of the right ovary, cyst. For 20 years I suffered lower back
> pain and groin pain. The doctor thought it was in my head, and sent me
> for ultrasound scans and couldn't find anything.
> Eventually in 1999, the pain was too much and I went to a private gynae
> and he did an internal scan. After laparascopy, he divided adhesions
> stuck to my bowel. I was fine then, I had no pain.
> The pain returned by 2002 - so I got them removed again. This time the
> immediate result was not good. I have had pain ever since. I was told
> I had irritable bowel, etc. At the moment my symptoms include; dizzy
> headaches, constant cystitis, permanent urinary infection, burning pain
> on left side of the vagina, left hand side groin pain, disturbed bowel
> function, loin pain, nausea and I have to be careful with what I eat
> because it can make me feel 10 times worse. I feel better when I don't
> eat anything.
> At the moment my GP has put me on antidepressants - to no avail. I am
> going for accupuncture soon. My GP has me down as a nutcase - wants to
> send me to a psychologist! All I need is some sort of pain relief for
> all of my symptoms. Can you please help?
>
> Margaret.
>