At Mon, 4 Oct 2004, diana wrote:
> >hi jennifer my name is diana...and i know what you are going through i >had a hysterectomy in sept. 2000 it took 6 1/2 hours i too had severe >endometriosis i had several operations before the hysterectomy to remove >cysts,adhesions and the endo my husband and i went to a fertility doc >who was wonderful and really tried to help me but he said my tubes were >crushed under all the endo he finally told me he couldn't help anymore >and couldn't string me along anymore.i have had 6 surgeries since 2001 i >too am in constant pain it never really goes away. like a fool i >thought if i had everything taken out it would be ok. i feel good after >an operation but 2 months and it starts all over again, i can't keep a >job because i can't work in all that pain. my husband and i are going >under bills are piling up and i can't get a job because my doc is going >to put in an adhesions barrier which he has to open me up to do and it >will take 8 weeks to recover or longer i keep getting operation after >operation every 6 months or so it takes me a little longer to recover >than most people. believe me i dooo know how you feel it is lonely. can >i ask how did you get disability everyone says i should try but >adhesions are not considered a disability i can't walk too far and can't >sit, drive for long periods of time i hate being like this but there >isn't much i can do.but hang in there you are among friends here we all >understand. > take care, diana lamond