>Suzy! again I see a flicker of Hope!
>
>I have been reading Edgar Cayce and adhesions, he said to use white
flannel
>and castor oil packs, I was fixing to start that. I had a lapro in march,
>and had 10 days of pain free. people that know me well, saw the difference
>immediately..I was ALIVE again! and they also saw the change when the
>familar tugging, burning , squeezing was slowly comming back! I am willing
>to try this massager and heat.. do you think I still can, it has been 4
>months!.. the cohesive (VERY THICK)grisley adhesion is back on my liver
>connecting to colon and omentum. I can function, but I have bad days. I
>was trying to "strain physiclally , moving furniture, carrying rocks to see
>if I could tear them from the omomentu before they attached too strong.
>
>I wish you had posted this months ago, I would have come from the hospital
>and started this then!
>
>are you PAIN FREE totally now...? and how about your bowels, any small
>bowel obstructs?
>
>thanks...
>
>Sue R in Ohio
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Suzy" <suzyteaser@netscape.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@dns.obgyn.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 2:33 PM
>Subject: adhesions be gone!
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I too underwent five surgeries, of which four were to remove adhesions.
>> In those five years, I lost my uterus, left ovary and fallopian tube. In
>> addition, I lost my self-confidence, an activity life style and my sense
>> of humor. Shortly, after my last surgery I began to experience the same
>> signs indicating that the adhesions were recurring. Those signs were:
>> pain when standing for long periods of time, pain when sitting past 15
>> minutes, awaking in the middle of the night in pain, a significant
>> burning sensation in my abdominal area and buttocks, nausea, major
>> fatigue, problems passing my bowels, pains when urinating, pains
>> shooting down my legs and lower back pain. I was placed on Elavils 10
>> mgs and Zoloft 100 mg.
>>
>> My physician expressed reservations with conducting another surgery,
>> since my body continued to developed problems with adhesions after all
>> of my previous surgeries. His recommendation was to send me to a pain
>> center.
>>
>> The idea of applying for disability at age 38, wasn't appealing.
>> Depressed and lost, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I
>> conducted some research on the Internet and learned a lot about my
>> condition. It had only been four months since my last surgery and I
>> learned that I had up to 12 months from that surgery to work out the
>> adhesions. I developed a plan of action, and began to implement my
>> recovery plan. Below, please notice the steps I took to become pain
>> free from adhesions. I hope that this helps everyone who reads this
>> note.
>>
>> First I purchased a 32-ounce bottle. Since drinking water was a habit I
>> failed to master, I decided to start. I made sure I drank at least two
>> 32-ounce bottles of water each and every day. Also, I purchased a
>> massager (hand held) and some massage oil. Lastly, I purchased a moist
>> heating pad.
>>
>> 1. Twice a day (morning & night) I would use ice to numb the area(s). I
>> learned from researching wombs, that numbing the area causes the white
>> blood cells to move away which helps to minimize the pain;
>> 2. Once the area was good and numb, I would rub the massage oil on the
>> areas;
>> 3. Next, I would use the massager to massage the area that was
>> re-developing adhesions. In the early stages, I would take a pain
>> killer to help me thought this step. The massager has three different
>> speeds. They are: soft, medium and hard.
>> 4. After about 15-20 minutes of massaging my abdominal area, I would
>> take the moist heating pad and lay over my abdominal area for another
>> 25-30 minutes. Moist heat allows the white blood cells to return to the
>> area and remove any toxins broken up during the massaging time. Please
>> note: do not use the heat for more than 30 minutes. Too must heat may
>> cause another type of pain.
>>
>> I continued to use the massager each month, I would increase the level
>> each month until I was in the third month and my pain was sufficiently
>> reduced. I used the massager until my pain was completely gone.
>> Occasionally, I still use the massager. Old habits are hard to break. I
>> hope this helps someone who has recently under gone surgery and wants to
>> fight the adhesions. Should this help someone, I would appreciate and
>> email (suzyteaser@netscape.net) of the good news. God Bless!
>>
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