Adhesions
From: IAS Admin (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Sun Jul 8 21:33:14 2007
From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of
Rebecca Mitchell
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: Adhesions
I have had over 30 surgeries for abdominal cyst, endometriosis,
hysterectomy, obstructions, gall bladder removal, peritoneal leak due to
cuts on intestine by doctor who forgot to fix it at the end of procedure for
lysis of adhesions - lead to life support, respiratory and heart failure,
but God spared my life. I can tell you that adhesion surgery alone to me
looking back was truly not worth it. But if your pain is as bad as the
pain I have endured sometimes it may be worth it to you. I do get some
relief but it does not last long and usually comes back worse than before
the surgery. Check your directory for pain management clinic and/or for
spine and back specialists, they are usually very good with pain mangement.
I go to a Spine, Pain and diagnostic doctor who is a surgeon, and advises me
against ever having surgery again. He referred me to physical therapy in a
heated pool, and myofascial massage therapy which after trained you can do
for yourself, also check out TENS units they are used at home and work great
for temporary pain relief w/o having to take all the meds. Muscle relaxants
such as Baclofen and Zanaflex which both help with pain.
Here a brief description of a TENS unit but you can look it up at:
T.E.N.S. is an acronym for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. With
the development of modern medicine doctors and scientists have perfected the
use of electric pulses to treat and eliminate pain. TENS units use electro
frequency at about 80 to 90 MegaHertz. According to doctors and medical
professionals the TENS device is the most highly effective treatments for
pain relief. A TENS unit is a device that transmits small square electrical
pulses to the electrodes, which transmit this electrical pulse to the
underlying nerves. The fundamental components of a TENS unit are the
electrodes, a highly advanced computer chip, and an electrical battery
source. The small amount of electricity is transmitted through the computer
component then to the electrodes, which transmits the electrical waveform to
the underlying nerves. The user can personalize the pulse frequency, which
is the strength of the electrical current given to the electrode.
Rebecca Mitchell,
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Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2007 7:16:38 PM
Subject: Adhesions
Sender: "Rebecca Tucker" <rjtucker@peoplepc.com>
Subject: Re: Adhesions
I've had 8 adhesiolyses and several resection surgeries and can vouch that
my average is 17 months. I had severe, continuous pain after one of the
surgeries and ended up on chronic, high-dose opiate pain control for 2 1/2
years. I'm now pain free after the third try with Seprafilm and am just now
starting to have the familiar adhesion pain return.
Best of luck to you in the ongoing saga of adhesion-related disorders.
Rebecca
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Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 10:22 PM
Subject: FW: Adhesions
> Sender: rogerit678@msn.com (Heidi (Go Beavs!))
> Subject: Adhesions
>
> Hello Everyone!
>
> I'm new to this forum after reviewing it for awhile. I'm very impressed
> with its content and am glad that there's something out there to help
> all of us! I agree, we're not alone, which I have to keep reminding
> myself from time to time.
>
> In 1998, after delivering my second child by C-section, the surgeon
> neglected to sew up my uterus before closing me up. As a result, my
> internal bleeding (2 units)'primed' the way for massive abdominal
> adhesions. It was 'corrected' the next day, yet was constantly scoffed
> at by the doctors, when I complained of pain afterwards.
>
> Four years later, I had a hysterectomy to try to 'ease' the pain, and
> remove the ovarian cysts. However, the pain following surgery was much
> worse. In addition to the burning sensation I constantly have along the
> scar area, my adhesions pull across my diaphragm, giving me shoulder and
> neck pain, which trigger my migraines.
>
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