-- Kelly Marlow -----Original Message----- From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of Carolyn J Meadows Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 11:19 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS Subject: Re: chronic pain due to adhesionsMargaret, I am so sorry you are in pain and hurting, I have been there, it is so wonderful to be free of pain. I am wishing this for you soon. Love carolyn
>----- 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. >