Re: Pain

From: chiggerkat@futura.net
Wed Jul 2 22:57:01 2003


DEAR DALENE, YOUR STORY IS HEARTBREAKING. I JUST FOUND THIS SITE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT HAS HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY. I, TOO, HAVE HAD 8 OPERATIONS FOR ADHESIONS AND COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO IT. I WENT THRU A DIVORCE BECAUSE OF IT,TOO. I CAN'T WORK AND HAVE APPLIED FOR DISABILITY BUT HAVE ALREADY BEEN TOLD I'LL PROBABLY GET TURNED DOWN BECAUSE ADHESIONS ISN'T RECOGNIZED AS A LEGITIMATE "DISEASE". THERE ARE TIMES I LAY IN BED PRAYING TO DIE,TOO. I'M ONLY 45 BUT HAD TO MOVE IN WITH MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY. I DON'T EVEN HAVE A CAR. MY SON, 20 , IS HERE WITH ME BUT I FEEL LIKE SUCH A BURDEN TO THEM, TOO. I HAVE FOUND PRAYER DOES HELP. AND THIS SITE. ALTHOUGH I DON'T LIKE KNOWING OTHERS HAVE THIS AND ARE SUFFERING ITS NICE TO KNOW WE ARE NOT ALONE AND CAN TALK TO OTHERS WHO KNOW OUR PAIN. I WILL KEEP YOU IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS SHERRY GRIFFIN

-----Original Message----- From: "Dalene" <Deett@aol.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@dns.obgyn.net> Date: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:45 PM Subject: Pain

>It seems to be getting more difficult to work at my job now.I just
>finished seeing my pain dr who put me on demerol for the pain.But I
>don't like being on pain medication of any kind unless I am in serious
>pain. I just had my 10th surgery and lost 4 pints of blood in less than
>30 minutes. I am so scared now, because this pain is not going away and
>I am too afraid that I may lose my job. I have been taking care of my
>mother who's health is not good and have been helping her out the best
>that I can under the circumstances.I love my job and my company knows
>the disease that I have. I am under FMLA intermittinly only.It last for
>only 3 mos at a time. So everytime my FMLA is going to expire, my
>primary care dr just fills out FMLA forms again.The last surgeon I had
>almost killed me. He did not care if I had lived or died. I know
>eventually I'll have to have surgery again soon, but I am trying to put
>it off so that I can finish my bankrupcty with my attorney. I sometimes
>wish I would die on the operating table so that I wouldn't have to put
>so much pressure on my mom and sis. I just hate putting them thru this
>all the time. I have my good days and more often lately bad days. I
>know in my heart that this last surgeon made a horrible mistake on me to
>which I have to live with for the rest of my life. I even have pictures
>to prove he wronged me. I am so grateful for finding this site and I
>pray for each and every sufferer with ARD. I can't afford to go to
>Germany for surgery, but God has helped me along the way. Please pray
>for me.
>Thanks
>Dalene
>


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