>----- Original Message -----
From: "Catt" <Rckrchic23@yahoo.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@dns.obgyn.net>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 11:43 AM
Subject: Adhesions & pain(does any one have pain going down left side and
leg?
> Help!
> I am a 39 year old female.
> I had my first Surg in Jan 91, a 6 hour surg which removed my right
> ovary and tube alond with massive adhesions. my second surg was april
> 91 a total hyster. along with my appendex(Dr, said it was "CHUBBY"?) my
> third surg was in 97 i had my gallbladder removed.
> I also suffer from diverticulosis and I had a really bad attack on July
> 27 2003. I went to dr. twicw and was told it was scar tissue and i
> would have to live with it!!!! I then went to a different hosp. E.R.
> and they said I had a majot infection and put me on Cipro (they did xray
> and CT Scan).
>
> I went back to my reg. dr. and now they r going to do a Colonoscopy on
> the 30 of sept. (I also had one 6 years ago!) Any way my pain is
> horrible I feel it on the lower left and I cant move my left leg to
> either side!
> I went back to see DR. last week , (A different one at my hospital )
> she said it was my hip joint! she took xray and said it looked
> normal!(?) So Im back to square one! My husbands insurance change last
> year and we now have Kaiser! It is awfull!!!
> I feel like my insides r stuck together and if i move a certain way I
> feel alot of tugging and buring and sharp pain! I know beyond a doubt
> tht my last infection cause more scar tissue and my guts r stuck
> together! I want a Laprascope so they can REALLY SEE what is going on! I
> have missed alot of work because of this and I know that I need them to
> clean up my isides! I also know that it can come back, but at this point
> I dont care! I need releif!
>
> I am getting no where with my current DR.s They all have pretty much
> said that I should live on laxitives eat more fiber and that I will
> always have pain!!!!!
> How do I push the fact that I KNOW MY BODY! I also had the same ins.
> when i was young and they missed diag. me at 17 and for 10 years I
> suffered untill i went to a Privat obgyn and he did the first 2 surgs.
> he said I was a mess and he was shocked that I was treated so poorly fo
> YEARS!!!!! Thank God I had my son at 16!Or I never would of had any
> children!!!
>
> Catt
>