I assume that you are not finished with your work-up at the Mayo Clinic. Let us know what the final results of your examination are, will you?
I know of one lady from the metropolitan area whose doctor has been able to successfully qualify her for what is know as "compassionate use" of Intergel - in other words, the use of Intergel during a surgical procedure before the FDA has given its approval to the use of this adhesion barrier. Depending on the severity of your pain, this may be an option for you.
Hopefully, you will at least be prescribed medication for pain relief as a result of your Mayo Clinic examination.
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At Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Laura wrote:
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>Hi all,
>
>Thought I would let everyone know how the doctor visits have been the
>past few days. Friday and Tuesday I spent 8 hours getting evaluated by
>the "experts" at Mayo. Eight more hours to come tomorrow. I've had
>some pretty horrifying tests with little in the way of results. I saw
>the IPPS doc in Wayzata on Monday and that was more than useless. He
>basically told me that he doesn't know what to do and all he would
>suggest is to stop taking my estrogen supplement for 3-6 months to see
>if that helps the pain. I think I've lost the little remaining bit of
>hope I had for a Christmas miracle.
>
>Thanks for everyone's help, any way. Happy Holidays.
>
>--
>Laura J
>
>--
>Laura Johnsrud
>Savage, MN
>
-- The 15th century proverb which summarizes the purpose of medicine is: * To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always. *