-- Tara Switzer, RN, BSNAt Sat, 27 Feb 2010, Cheryl wrote: > >After 5 weeks of the worst pain I have ever experienced with adhesions, >the pain in FINALLY starting to let up a bit. I feel like an emotional >mess since I had the Celiac PLexus Block. I can't believe I have missed >over 1 month of my life. This whole experience has really done a number >on me. I don't want to go anywhere alone. I used to have my Husband >drop me off at one store while he ran to another. The other day I told >him I didn't want to be alone could we go to each place together? He >said no problem. I feel so dependent on him, and I cry a lot. People >should NEVER have to go through this type of horrible pain and be >expected to deal with it. > >I went to a Comprehensive Pain Clinic yesterday. They hooked up a Tens >unit and sent me home with it. After about 4 hours I had enough. It >feels as if it agrivates my pain and intensifies it. They want me to do >physical therapy, work with a Psychiatrist, and find ways to learn to >deal with this pain since it will never go away. Evetually they may >look into a pain pump. Right now I am not thrilled with any of it >especially any type of exercises, we all know what it does to us. I >just don't have it in me to even cooperate with them. I'm not trying to >be stubborn, just emotionally I can't. I am crying while writing this. >My Husband thinks that exercise would be great for me and is very >excited about me trying the program the Pain Center is offering. I just >want to be left alone right now. Does anyone understand me? this? >Eventually some day when we have money ahead again, I will have adhesion >surgery again. Thanks for reading this. Only people that deal with ARD >truely understand what it is to go through our lives this way. Cheryl
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