>----- Original Message -----
From: "elaine" <babyblues5669@aol.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@dns.obgyn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: pelvic adhesions
> At Tue, 29 Jul 2003, Peggy wrote:
> >
> >At Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Peggy wrote:
> >>
> >>At Sun, 15 Aug 1999, jenny wrote:
> >>>
> >>>can anyone out there help? I live in the UK, and have a long gynae
> >>>history culminating in a hysterectomy at the age of 21. My pain
> >>>disappeared for around 10 years, but for the last 4 years it has
> >>>gradually reappeared. After each operation in the past, my surgeon has
> >>>commented on how badly I was affected by adhesions. I have now moved
> >>>from that area, and am being investigated by a different hospital. I
> >>>was admitted with pelvic pain and an ovarian cyst was discovered and
> >>>drained transvaginally. Despite this the pain has not lessened and
> >>>although I have had a cystoscopy with nil abnormalities found, the
> >>>doctors seem to be dismissing my pain. I mentioned adhesions to the
> >>>surgeon who stated that the pain could not possibly be caused by this.
> >>>Does anyone have any suggestions - I am at the end of my tether!
> >>
> >>Jenny,Welcome to the forum.I agree with Sandie .You have to be
> >>persistant and if they will not listen then you really have to find
> >>someone who will.This will probably be a tough thing to do,Because there
> >>are a lot of Drs. that do not believe that adhesions can be the cause
> >>of pelvic pain.I wish you luck in finding a good Dr. and again welcome
> >>to the forum."FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGETHER" PEGGY
>
> --
> Please help me! i'm in so much pain. my surgions said that my adhesions
> where too futile for another surgury. i've had 6 from 1993 thru 1998. i've
> been alot better for about 4 yrs. now but now when the pain got so
> unbearable i went to my OB Dr. that did my last extensive surgury. he went
> in to remove a ovary that was missed on my complete hystorectomy in 1996.
> when he got in there he said it was like a bomb expoded insided of me. T
> hen he called a general surgon in to help him. they worked on me for 4
> hrs. i was better for 4 years. Now when i went back to the same Drs., they
> don't want to touch me.They couldn't even get to the ovary and remove it
> then. Now what should i do? They want me to go to a pain clinic, but i'm
> affraid of taking too much pain meds and getting dependant on them. Please
> help i need some friends to talk too. elaine E
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