Left Flank Pain

From: IAS Admin (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Tue Sep 30 15:54:37 2008


From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of carynlruzich@comcast.net Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 1:07 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS Subject: Re: Left Flank Pain

Sorry to say what your feeling is most likely adhesions.  My pain has always been under my left rib and radiates through to my back.   You might want to try a pain clinic, although they've never been of any help to me.  Tried a couple nerve blocks which weren't effective.   Also, adhesions do not show up on any type of imaging, so don't hold your breath that a test is going to see whatever's in there.  Surgeons are really the only doctors intimating acquainted with adhesions.  I wished I had more encouraging information for you.  All I can say is to keep asking for help.

Good luck!   Caryn R  

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From: "IAS Admin (Tracy)" <tracy.joslin@adhesions.org>

> Sender: loftinhouse@gvtc.com (Jules)
> Subject: Re: Left Flank Pain
>
> >>
> >>Hi, I visited this message board a couple of years ago because I thought

> >>I had more adhesions. I had some lysed in 1996 but the pain returned
> >>after about a year so I assumed it was the adhesions. I've been through
> >>a lot of pain and doctors since then, but now I'm better after having a
> >>complete hysterectomy with removal of both ovaries. But I'm still left
> >>with a very aggravating and persistent pain in my left flank area. I've
> >>had this pain for about 5 years and was hoping somehow the hyst. would
> >>take care of it. Well I had the hysterectomy in April of this year but
> >>I'm still left with the pain in my back on the left side right where my
> >>kidney is. But I've had the whole Urology work-up to check for stones,
> >>infection, etc. Everything was normal. I now have a visible knot in
> >>the area of my pain. My doctors think it could be muscular so I'm doing
> >>Physical Therapy exercises everyday. Sometimes I think it's helping but
> >>I always end up laid up on the couch a day to rest my back so I can work

> >>the next day. Physical Activity makes it worse, like lifting or even
> >>bending a lot. And when it hurts, it not only causes pain, it also
> >>makes me feel terrible. It's like that spot on my make contains all my
> >>nerves or something and when it's really hurting bad, I just want to
> >>crawl in a hole and cry. I've been diagnosed with having an Illiopsos
> >>muscle problem, but by what I've read the usually affects you more in
> >>the groin area. Which I used to hurt there, but I don't now. It's all
> >>in the one area in my back. Bowel Movements make the pain worse but I
> >>try my best to stay regular because constipation makes it a lot worse.
> >>When the pain is at it's worst, it hurts to breath. I wonder if maybe
> >>it is adhesions from my transverse colon to my diaphragm. I asked my
> >>gyns to check out that are during my last 2 laprascopic surgeries, but I

> >>have videotapes of the surgery and neither one of them looked there.
> >>They just keep saying it has to be muscular. I'm so frustrated and
> >>tired. This pain makes me very, very tired. I need proof of the pain
> >>so my PCP will continue to give me the 30 vicoprofen a month he gives
> >>which is not enough but I make it through work with those. My house is
> >>a disaster area. I have seen a Physical Rehabilitation specialist about
> >>the pain and she acted like I should not be there that I should be
> >>seeing a Gyn again or something. And their the ones that said it was
> >>muscular and just needed rehabilitating. Erghhhhh! Where do I turn now?
> >>I'm the type that I need to know what's going on in my body so it's
> >>driving me crazy not knowing exactly what it is.... But do I just worry
> >>about living with the pain now? What other tastes can they run? I just
> >>had a follow up CAT scan.... one I had in 1999 showed scarring in left
> >>front bottom of a chest scan. Which is same area as pain, only in the
> >>back. But the follow up scan was completely normal, of course. And
> >>what is this knot on my back. Doctors seem unconcerned about it.... I'm
> >>sorry this is so long, guess I just really needed to vent. Any ideas?
> >>Or anyone else with similar pain? I'm a total loss right now as to what
> >>to do next. BTW, my meds that I already take are Effexor XR,
> >>Wellbutrin, Buspar, Estrogen, Progesterone Cream, Acculate (for coughing

> >>form of Asthma), Neurontin (which does help the pain), and Vicoprofen as

> >>needed (30 to last 30 days). Thanks to anyone that reads this
> >>completely, sorry so long...
> >>
> >>--
> >>Joyce (other posts may have been, BJ or KJ)
> >>
>


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