here we go again
From: International Adhesions Society (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Sun Feb 29 11:09:47 2004
From: CollineSent: Friday, February 27, 2004 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: here we go again
This is my first time replying since joining
this list. I am 30 years old and am in
remission from Hodgkin's Disease.
My adhesions problems first occured around
13 years ago after my first staging lap for
the cancer. Scar tissue caused a complete
obstruction six months later at the
age of 18. Since then I have had no
reoccurance of the cancer but three surgeries
for the scar tissue and gallbladder removal.
My last lysis of adhesions was on valentines
day almost two weeks ago. I am fed up and tired.
I cannot imagine how many more years of this
pain and surgery I have to deal with. There
has to be some solution out there. My pain
is only occassional and usually bowel rest
and/or antiboitics help solve the problem but
complete blockage is only on the horizon.
I am tired of surgeons shrugging their
shoulders and telling me they don't know.
Fighting the cancer was hard enough now
surviving the side effects is killing me. I
hope they have an answer for us soon.
If the surgeons could only understand how
hard the recovery is year after year.
Thanks for listening. Colline Stevens
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