> 11 Jun 2009, IAS Admin wrote:
>> Hi Cheryl! It's good to hear from you again! I know exactly what you mean
>about pain being worse after gall bladder surgery. I'm in the hospital
right
>now and have been since Wed. night. I was also in the ER on Monday night. I
>am so fortunate to have doctors who understand adhesions. I'm now @ the U
of
>M. Everyone at the ER to the hospital is wonderful. One nurse even
>admonished me for waiting so long to come in because it takes so long to
get
>the pain under control! I do also have a condition called pancreas divisum,
>which means that I have 2 pancreatic ducts instead of 1 by congenital birth
>defect. This can cause excrutiating pain as well as a condition called
>Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction. I'm waiting now to have a test call and MRCP
>which will be able to do the analysis on the common bile duct and the
>pancreatic ducts. My Dr. thinks is probably a combination of adhesions and
>this other condition. I guess I'll know soon, after all this time! Have you
>heard of adhesions being visible on a CT scan? The ER dr the other night
>said they could see where some had returned since the surgery on May 4th.
>Anyway, I guess the only way to treat this stuff is to manage the symptoms.
>I do go to a great pain management clinic. I'm going to discuss having a
>pain pump implanted. I asked them about it a month ago when I was there and
>they agreed that I would be a candidate. I hope you're having a pain
>tolerant day! I'll let you know how things turn out.
>
>--
>Kris
>>From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf
Of
>>HERB F DIXON
>>Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 8:42 PM
>>To: adhesions-request@adhesions.org
>>Subject: Re: Adhesions & Pain (Celiac Plexus Nerve Block)
>>
>>Hi Kris, Thanks for the info about the Celious Plexis Block. Sorry to hear
>>it didn't do the trick for you. I know about your surgeries, but wasn't
>>aware that your Gallbladder had also been removed. Since mine was removed
>>back in 2007, my pain got much worse, and has really intensified in that
>>area. It is very scary, it makes me wonder what's next? or is it really
>>adhesions. I never really had much pain on my right side except ovary pain
>>when I had a cyst rupture, and bled into the ovary. I know that 2 weeks
>>wasn't very long for pain relief, plus you were more than likely still
very
>>sore from your surgeries. I'm sorry that you have been through so much in
>>just a few short months. Just not fair! The last time I went to the E.R.
>for
>>adhesion pain, I sat there for 3-1/2 hours. I went up to the counter and
>>said that my pain was so excruciating, that I was leaving to go home. I
>>could no longer sit on those hard uncomfortable chairs. I came home went
>>through the same routine, and saw my family Doc the next day.
>Unbelieveable.
>>I am tired of having to be tough, and deal with this pain. When I am
around
>>family, or friends that I don't see often, I actually get embarrassed when
>>my pain is so intense, and I am doubling over. My Aunt that is 84 said on
>>the phone last night, "you better take it easy" you don't want your Dad to
>>see you ill when he comes up to visit in July. As if I can turn it off.
>>People just do not get it and that frustrates me more than anything else.
>>You take care, rest and if you have to bite the bullet and go in to the
>E.R.
>>then Do IT!! maybe they will all get so sick of us, they will try to help
>>solve our illness with A.R.D. Sometimes all I want to do is sit and cry,
>>whine, and feel sorry for myself. It is so childish but it helps cleanse
my
>>soul to turn around and try to be strong again. Take care everyone. I
enjoy
>>all of our conversations very much. Cheryl D.
>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: IAS Admin (Tracy) To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
>>Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 4:00 PM
>>Subject: Adhesions & Pain (Celiac Plexus Nerve Block)
>>From: krisl1204@yahoo.com (Kris)
>>Subject: Re: Adhesions & Pain (Celiac Plexus Nerve Block)
>>
>>At Thu, 4 Jun 2009, IAS Admin wrote:
>>>Hi! It's Kris in MN. I had a Celiac lexus Nerve Block about 3 months ago.
>>It kinda helped for about 3 days. Everyone is different, though, and it
may
>>be helful for you. I had adhesions removed in March. During that surgery,
>>they found a large, right sided ovarian cyst. The cyst was removed. My
>ovary
>>needed to come out as well, but they didn't have signed consent. I had
>>surgery again on the 4th of May to have the ovary and my gall bladder
>>removed. The gall bladder was because I continued to have the same kind of
>>pain after the March surgery. THe adhesions hd returned. They removed them
>>again.