>----- Original Message -----
From: "IAS Admin (Tracy)" <tracy.joslin@adhesions.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.obgyn.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 9:45 PM
Subject: Need Doctor in Maryland
>
> Sender: rak35@verizon.net (Karen)
> Subject: Need Doctor in Maryland
>
> I have had 9 abdominal surgeries including hysterectomy and cystectomy
> with
> urinary diversion. I had a pyloroplasty in May of 2010 during which the
> doctor found that the bottom of my stomach had been attached to my
> liver....the reason for the pain that I complained about for 4 years. I
> woke up from the surgery pain free (other than usual post-op stuff) and
> was
> eating and very active for 5 months. Suddenly one day the pain in the
> upper
> right abdomen started again and has not let up. I have been hospitalized
> 6
> times and all of the GI docs say there is nothing they can do. Last set
> of
> docs said that the problem is probably adhesions but that no one would do
> anything about them unless they caused a total bowel obstruction. My life
> has fallen apart since mid-October and I can not believe that there is NO
> doctor that would be willing to help me with this. My insurance does not
> cover outside of Maryland.
>