Re: Take Back Your Life
From: Robin M (rmasse2333@aol.com)
Fri Oct 29 18:00:25 2004
Dear Ms Lee,
I agree that surgery in the USA is a temporary solution to a long term
problem, however, with the use of Spray Gel in Europe and Austrailia, it
can be life time solution. I have had at least as many surgeries as you
if not more since my first adhesion surgery in 1985. I had just about
all the barriers available used on me. Before I had surgery in Germany,
June 03, I was disabled, although because of finances, I did not qualify
for disablity. And since I have been a stay at home Mom, I did not have
the work credits to qualify. I was actually told by the SS office that
if I divorced my husband, I would qualify. Prior to my surgery with
Spray Gel, I was in bed 98% of the time. I was on 3 different pain
meds. I was on Duragesic patch 75, 120mg Morphine and Vicodin 10mg,
10-12 a day, and still was in horrible pain. My intestines were almost
totally shut down, inspite the prescription meds to supposidly make me
go. Just getting up to walk 6 feet to the bathroom made my pain worse.
Any time I did anything, my pain was worse. I spent my time in bed.
My husband did the things I used to do. He cooked, cleaned, did laundry,
the shopping, and served me my meals in bed. I only showered once a
week, because just walking to the bathroom, taking my pjs off I was in
so much pain. I think if I could have gotten away with it, I would have
never even showered. I prayed that God would take me. I wasn't living,
I wasn't the wife or Mother or person that I used to be. I used to be
involved with everything my kids did. I was involved in Girl Scouts,
Boy Scouts and the kids raising animals for our fair. then there were
the things I liked to do. We used to go fishing and camping and hiking.
I used to do crafts and read. But little by little, I had to quit doing
the things I liked to do. I got to where I couldn't even read a book
because the pain interfered with my concentration.
Since my surgery with Spray Gel, I have a life again. I am living life
again. I am a wife, a Mother, a Grandmother and a person. After about
6 years of being in bed, sometimes I have a hard time deciding what to
do because there are so many things I want to do. Now, I am taking care
of my husband the way he took care of me. He is sleeping better because
he isn't so stressed out trying to do everything.
I am 100% adhesion free and 100% adhesion pain free. I am not 100% of
what I used to be. I still tend to walk a little bend over and my lower
back muscles are still out of shape and hurt when I clean, but I get it
all done and then some. I have problems with my youngest daughter
because I wasn't there for her for so long. She says I wasn't her Mom
for so long that she doesn't need me now. So in some ways I will never
be the same, but, I now look forward to tomorrow instead of dreading it.
Surgery with this Dr and Spray Gel has cured me of this horrible
"illness".
I know this was long and I hope that you read it all.
robin
At Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Ms Lee wrote:
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>I am no different than many of you here. I have a complex surgical
>history since 1976, 13 abdominal surgeries, last one was Christmas '94,
>small bowel obstruction. I am an 80% disabled female veteran because of
>all this mess.
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