An unusual treatment - maybe will help someone else too!
From: IAS Admin (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Mon Jun 4 23:45:42 2007
From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of
Kelly Murray
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 1:35 AM
Subject: Re: An unusual treatment - maybe will help someone else too!
Wow, now maybe this is something we can try. Have to talk to the doctor
about hydration.
Kelly
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From: IAS Admin (Tracy) To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 1:26 PM
Subject: An unusual treatment - maybe will help someone else too!
From: melody57105@yahoo.com (Katie)
Subject: An unusual treatment - maybe will help someone else too!
I have been managing my pain from adhesions fairly well for the past 5
years. The search for adequate pain relief started 10 years ago after
my surgeon at Mayo said he couldn't do anything more for me and no
surgeon in my home town would touch me. I found a general practitioner
who isn't afraid to explore treatment methods (lucky me!) and we went
about finding a way to manage my symptoms.
A brief history - 13 abdominal surgeries in 15 years. Original surgery
was a colectomy due to ulcerative colitis, revisions to that,
hysterectomy, gall bladder, and numerous attempts to clean up the
adhesions. I am prone to partial obstructions and before we found this
regimen, I spent way too many nights in the ER and the doctor's office
trying to get rid of pain instead of finding a way to manage/prevent it.
We found that a major contributing factor is hydration. I don't know
how it factors in, but it does. I go to an outpatient infusion center
every 7-10 days for a liter or two of plain old IV fluids. It takes a
little over an hour so it doesn't impact my schedule much. I also take
oral pain meds daily. It took a lot of experimentation to find the
right drug and dosage. But now, the combination of meds and fluids has
held me for 5 years and counting! The key is to stay AHEAD of the pain.
Playing catch-up is a losing game. I know I'll never be pain free, but
with this regimen I've been able to lead a fairly normal life.
I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has tried this.
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