FW: Not knowing what to do.
From: International Adhesions Society (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Tue May 4 21:43:28 2004
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From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org]On Behalf Of
MICHAEL MURRAY
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 11:09 PM
To: tracy.joslin@adhesions.org
Subject: Re: Not knowing what to do.
So, what were your symptoms of the fistula?
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From: International Adhesions Society
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Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 7:17 AM
Subject: Not knowing what to do.
Sender: leenoga@cfl.rr.com (Ms Lee)
Subject: Re: Not knowing what to do.
>From: Pam Amos
> I'm not planning on seeing a doctor
>until I can't take the pain anymore. I don't think
>we can ever get rid of adhesions.
I wish to gently throw some caution into the wind. I have had several
decades of surgeries and sail the same boat as many here. BUT, it is
very easy to attribute problems and pain to our adhesions. We get so
conditioned to blow off Doctors because we know they offer little
solution.
HOWEVER.
We also can develop complications from the adhesions. I speak from
experience because I swore the Docs off for years. This Jan. they
discovered a "enterocolonic fistula", a perforation communicating
between my small and large intestine and causing some malabsorption. A
complication of surgeries and or adhesions. My last op was in
1994.....and this fistula popped its head up prolly 2 years ago and was
found on the small bowel follow thru Xray even tho I had a normal CT
scan.
The blessing was when my case was sent to GI for extensive work up. It
gets real easy for the main Doctor to assume adhesions without
considering there could be a couple of things going on. My regular Doc
was shocked at the finding after treating and managing my pain for 5
years...he was upset he never considered anything else going on and got
blinded by the obvious which was adhesions and NEVER considered other
things could be going on at the same time.
So honey, my point to everyone is, do NOT swear off Doctors, consider
adding some other specialists to your team [GI and colorectal surgeons
for consultation], never go to a GENERAL surgeon.
We have to manage our own care, and love yourself enough to be a
nusiance :-)))
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