At Mon, 1 Sep 2008, IAS Admin wrote:
>
>From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of
>WendyEbbe3@aol.com
>Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 12:02 PM
>Subject: Re: Treatment for adhesions / antidepressants anyone?
>
>Christine,
>
>We are all going through very similar problems with the pain and people
>thinking we are crazy or being accused of being a hypochondriac. Along with
>all of the pain and frustration we go through we get so sick of being sick
>and it's enough to depress anyone. I don't believe that there is a magic
>pill out there that can stop you from being depressed because we are always
>in pain and sick. I agreed to try an antidepressant because my Mom asked
me
>to. I don't really know if it helps one way or another but my Mom really
>thinks that it is helping me so I continue to take it. I have found that
>the more willing you are to try what the Dr's. recommend the more willing
>they are to listen to you and try things you want. I hope this helps you.
>Wendy
>
>Subj:
>Treatment for adhesions / antidepressants anyone?
>Date:
>8/30/2008 10:58:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time
>From:tracy.joslin@adhesions.org
>To:
>adhesions@mail.obgyn.net
>Sent on:
>From: serenechristine@hotmail.com (Christine)
>Subject: Treatment for adhesions / antidepressants anyone?
>
>This is the second time I am posting this since the first time my post
>never made it online, maybe I didn't click on send message??
>So I am a little frustrated haveing to start all over again
>I have been diagnosed with chronic pelvic and abdominal pain due to
>having had Chlamydia, PID and Ovarian cysts & I've had several abdominal
>surgeries to try to remedy the pain. I had the same cyst on my Ovary
>twice and Each time they went in to either remove a cyst, look around
>then finally hysterectomize me, they found adhesions. The last time the
>cyst was adhered to my bowel so badly the doctor had to take my bowels
>out of me to get the cyst from my ovary from my bowel.
>So I have been on pain meds ever since back in sept 08. I still have so
>much pain still but its a gotten a bit better since the hyster almost 3
>years ago. I was on some pretty strong stuff there that was really
>affecting my weight and I believe the fentynal patch nealy killed me
>I've never been so sickly skinny in my life so I told my doctor not to
>give me the fentynol patch nor oxycontin as its too strong for me. So I
>was taking 12 supeudols a day and slowly I've gotten down to 6 a day.
>Back in april my fam doc decides to send me to an adictions councelor at
>a rehab closeby.