There are several reasons that your regular Gyno should not perform the = adhesyolisis. If you are going the route of surgery, the doctor needs = to know the best way to treat your adhesions, most don't as they don't = encounter these surgeries too often. These specialist (listed below) = are pretty much pioneers in their field, and I think are very challenged = at trying to be the first one who has very long term success. So far = I've heard about a lot of short term successes from these doctors, but = of course, only time will tell.
Read Dr. K's site about the gasless procedure that he performs and why = he performs it. You will really have to read both sides of the story = (some do extremely well by this procedure - and some do not). Unfortunately there are no guarantees, but we all hope that some (preferably all)will be lucky enough to have relief for good. Helen has = advocated to me a couple years ago to read, read read. Be informed, and = of course in the end, it will all be a personal decision. There are many people you can email with as well, they can give you their stories. =
Best of luck and happy reading!
Janine
> ----- Original Message -----
From: carpe diem
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: adhesions after C-section
Hi Janine and thanks for your reaction. I'm in the Netherlands so Germany would be an option. Why are regular Gyneacologists not qualified to do the job? I'm new at this site and should still do some research. Where can I read up on Dr. Kruschinski? Also I didn't see Helen's name in the list of contributors to this forum. I'm ready for a next appointment with a my gyneacologist, but she's = the one that outruled endo based on an echo (both internal and external) = and I've learned in the meantime that that's not according to the book. We're going to move to another town soon and I think it would be better to wait and find a new doctor there.
Anyway, thanks again,
Carpe Diem
At Sun, 7 Sep 2003, Janine Love wrote:
>
>It sounds as if you might have some adhesion problems, a c-section =
will definitely do this, this is how I started with them I believe.
>
>You should read up all that you can on your options regarding these =
adhesions. If you do decide to have something surgically done, it appears that your best bets right now are having the surgery done by Dr. =
Reich in PA & NY or going to Germany with Dr. Kruschinski, but you should definitely read up on both and make a very informed decision. =
Helen Dynda has also been a godsend to most everyone with adhesions, and =
a quick email to her, or viewing her posts should definitely benefit you.
>
>Best of luck and let us all know how you are doing.
>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> From: carpe diem
> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 2:33 PM
> Subject: adhesions after C-section
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a 42 year old mother. I've had painful intercourse ever since =
I had
> my baby in October 1998. The weird thing is that I had a C-section =
and
> my birth channel was never exposed to a passing baby.
> I've had sessions with a psychologist (the whole process of giving =
birth
> was quite traumatic), frequent visits to my GP (it always feels like I'm
> having a major vaginal infection while making love) and a thorough
> examination by a very gentile female gynaecologist. She told me =
that
> there was no physical reason to be found that could be the cause of =
this
> pain. Still I'm convinced that there is a physical reason and I'm =
not
> giving up.
> I'm currently under treatment of an osteopath, he's the first one =
in
> years of a long series of doctors I've seen who thinks there MAY be
> physical reasons for my pain. He thinks there may be adhesions between
> my bladder and my
> vagina, causing pain when there is pressure from the inside. The =
pain
> is located where my G-spot should be, so deeper inside.
> As happy I am with his DX, his treatments so far don't sort much =
effect.
> At the moment I'm quite exited for I discovered some websites about
> adhesions with information that could possibly change my life.
>
> So I wonder:
> Does any of you have experience with laparascopy and the risk of =
new
> adhesions?
> What about insertion of a barrier between the organs involved, after
> removing the adhesion?
>
> Please share your experiences. I'm scared of diving into a new
> 'adventure' that may be not worthwile....
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Carpe Diem