Your symptoms sound very different from the way I feel with what is supposedly pain from adhesions. I have noticed many different kinds of descriptions on here of how individuals, who supposedly have adhesions, experience their pain. It leaves me all very confused. Your symptoms match the symptoms I had before I had my gall bladder out. I have no answers...am just confused...how can we all carry the same diagnosis yet have such different sensations?
A follow-up on a post I wrote about a couple weeks ago about a compound of ketamine and neurontin that my pharmacist had suggested to my doctor. It has helped me, I think. Just to be sure...I am going off it for a few days to see if I go downhill. The good help I got from my pharmacist (a long time friend) makes me wonder if we go about getting the pain meds backwards. Maybe we should first cozy up with a pharmacist, get some suggestions, and go with those suggestions to the doc.
At Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Pat B. wrote:
>
>Before I ask my questions, I want to tell you I have been searching
>through your postings initially looking for problems similar to mine -
>and I was taken aback by the care and sincerity you have towards each
>other. What a wonderful group of people.
>
>First, I'm not even sure if I have adhesions, it was suggested to me
>Friday by an ER Dr. I'm off work today recovering and thought I'd
>research a bit and found your forum. I'll try to keep my story short.
>
>May 1992 Cervical Cancer, radical hysterectomy followed by 8 weeks
>radiation. All OK now.
>January 1993 First attack of severe upper abdominal cramps.
>Since then regular "attacks" with the addition of sometimes violent
>vomiting. Upper abdominal cramps start then increase in frequency and
>strength over the course of 2-5 hours, then vomiting every couple of
>hours until there is nothing left - then usually one more for good
>measure. After the vomiting stops the cramps ease up slowly over the
>next couple of days. Frequency of the attacks vary from monthly, to
>every 2-3 months - the longest I've gone without an attack is 5 months.
>They always happen suddenly, without warning. Occasionally, I am over
>it and well enough to return to work the next day - other times (like
>this one) it takes days to come back.
>
>I have had: endoscopy (2), colonoscopy, ultrasound and hydascan (to
>eliminate gall bladder) X-rays, and blood tests, CT scan (but more to
>follow-up cervical ca). All negative, all Drs. say nothing is wrong.
>
>My questions are: Does this sound like adhesions?? Would they be caused
>by the hysterectomy? or the radiation? Alternatives to surgery? Herbal
>remedies? Acupuncture?
>
>Thanks to you all for listening (reading). Pat