PLEASE HELP! Need (fast!!) a very good ob/gyn surgeon in washington state
From: IAS Admin (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Thu Apr 5 08:29:35 2007
From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of
Kandi Kroon
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: PLEASE HELP! Need (fast!!) a very good ob/gyn surgeon in
washington state
I was first diagnosed with abdominal adhesions after two years of agonizing
pain and doctors sending me more doctors with no help and looks of doubt
from all of them. I finally went to see Dr. Patricia Otto who said that the
hysterectomy every doctor was saying I should have may only cause me more
problems. She did a laporoscopy and found my entire abdomen, intestines and
uterus covered in adhesions. She cleaned me out and was very informative of
my future outlook. If it weren't for her, I would be in the same situation
many others are from having surgery after surgery only to complicate our
situation worse. I live in Las Vegas now but last I knew she was still
practicing. If they say she isn't taking new patients, tell them you were
referred and you really want to see her and if they could ask her. She was
truly a blessing for me. Good luck!
From: GCOWDRICK@MSN.com (SLC)
Subject: PLEASE HELP! Need (fast!!) a very good ob/gyn surgeon in washington
state
I'm a 29yo with chronic pelvic pain/hemmhoragic cysts on disability
(open medical coupon) w multiple surgical/adhesion history, I'm have
SEVERE ACUTE PAIN and need a good ob/gyn NOW who knows adhesions cause
pain and will help me find ways to reduce my pain and help me find out
what the heck is going on with me-fast
I live in Bremerton, wa. but will travel anywhere in puget sound for
the right doctor, the closer the better, though.
I've been having pain for about 3 wks, thought it was a cyst, had sex
and got SEVERE pain, went to ER thinking I had a ruptured/twisted cyst
but they did ultrasound/blood/pelvic and found zip. I thought maybe I
strained an adhesion or something and layed in bed for 2 days, got way
WORSE, went back to ER, they ran a CT, repeat U.S. & blood, again found
zip. I'm in severe pain, I can't eat(very nauseus), walk, no BM, they
said they didn't find an obstruction, I don't know what to do. I've
never had this much pain w/o something being seriously messed up. I
need a good doc asap. I have an 8yo and am a foster to another child
and I can't just stop functioning, but right now I can't even walk
around.
History-
I've had 10 surgeries, 8 laparoscopies/2 laparotomies, last one a
laparotomy 1yr ago. I've had corpus leuteum hemmhoragic ovarian cysts
that rupture/cause pain for 12 yrs, a reaction to a surgical product
causing adhesions/foriegn body reaction until removed in a laparotomy
7months later, 11cm mucinous cystadenoma tumor removed last year from my
r ovary (only one left, want badly to keep it, I'm engaged and we want
more kids someday) and my omentum was stuck in my lower pelvis for 2 1/2
yrs and released w a lysis of adhesions when I had the lap to remove the
tumor last year. I haven't tested pos for endo, but have had tissue
that looks like endo seen during surgeries which biopsies back negative.
I have chronic pelvic and I'm on a pain contract (I don't need a doc for
that, I have one). I've had my appendix, left tube and ovary removed.
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