had surgery-please help
From: International Adhesions Society (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Wed Jul 27 20:55:19 2005
From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org]
On Behalf Of CHRISTINE JAMES
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: had surgery-please help
Dear Anna
I know exactly how you feel - I am 32 and have had
severe pain from adhesions for the last five years
or so. I've had a hysterectomy to try to remove
them, but they're back with a vengeance. I hate
using codeine simply to cope with trying to lead
a normal life (not that that's possible, really),
but I have no option. Going without it is unthinkable.
I also don't know what to do or how to cope with
the thought that there's nothing can be done. I
keep thinking that there has to be something simply
because it's the only thing keeping me going.
I can't offer any solutions, I don't have any.
But I hope that it helps even a little to know
that someone knows exactly how you feel. I'm young
and have a long time to have to live with this,
too. And I have two small children (6 and 4) and
trying to be a normal mum for them is next to
impossible, which makes me feel incredibly guilty.
The only possible advice I have to offer is try
another surgeon. I did and I have one now who has
agreed to further surgery (and believe me, I've
had alot already!). I know it's drastic for a short
term solution, but last time it gave me twelve
months almost pain free, even without codeine.
It's not much, but from where I'm sitting it's
something.
Hope this helps. Feel free to contact me if you
wish. Best of luck, anyway.
Cristyn
-------Original Message-------
Sender: annam1006@aol.com (anna merry)
Subject: had surgery-please help
had my cone biopsy today
they did a hystoscopy while i was under the GA and they okayed all
my
reproductive bits-cyst has gone thankfully so they said-
it must be adhesions so we no longer need to see u apart
from the smear point of view.
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