At Wed, 25 Oct 2006, Daniel J wrote:
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>Some of you know my story, but its been a long year testing (CT scans,
>EGD's ERCP's, Ultrasounds, Hydrogen Tests, a test for Celia disease and
>others) and we are left finally with the adhesions that we thought were
>the problem all along. Seven years ago, when I had my ileostomy
>surgery, the doctors had me on the table removing the adhesions I had
>acquired from the surgery fifteen years before to remove my colon. The
>surgeon I have lately seen (but who did niether of the previous
>surgeries) sent me for a Barium X-Ray to see if the pain was caused by a
>blockage due to adhesions. He found nothing, as did the rest, but the
>pain is still there and absent a blockage, he will not perform a surgery
>for the adhesions because, of course, surgery will only produce further
>adhesions. So he has put me on Librax to calm my intestines, hoping
>that that will relieve the pain. It really has done nothing for the
>pain and as of now, he wants to wait and see with no further
>appointment. I've been frustrated with this for well over a year now,
>but at least feel confident that adhesions are the problem. I am just
>now frustrated with dealing with the pain and nausea and fatigue. Does
>a person seek pain management for this? Would one have to be referred to
>a pain management specialist by a surgeon? Or can one simply find one in
>the phone book? I can live with this if I know that there is some
>occasional relief. Any suggestions? I sure appreciate those of you who
>have responded to previous messages!