WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 1999: Re: Pelvic adhesions Kate

Re: Pelvic adhesions Kate

From: Peggy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Oct 1999 09:48:26 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Peggy wrote: >
>At Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Kate. wrote:
>>
>>Peggy,
>>Well to put it midly, you have been through hell. I too am an adhesion
>>sufferer and have been for the past two years. I am only 26 years old
>>and mine have resulted from a burst appendix, which caused peritonitis,
>>a bowel abcess and huge pelvic abcess. I am also a registered nurse and
>>work in the OR. Even though I am not a doctor, my advice to you is to
>>NOT have another laparoscopy. I have been told repeatedly by many
>>doctors and know thorough experience that removing adhesions only causes
>>them to grow back. I live with daily pain, but manage it with a gym
>>workout and stretches, hot packs and pain killers. Without the gym, I
>>am in terrible pain. Like you, I have had all those tests, only to be
>>told "it's just adhesions". People who say this, have NO idea.
>>
>>Best Wishes,
>>
>>--
>>Kate.
>>RN, B.Nursing, Certificate Perioperative Nursing.
>>
>Hi Kate,
>I was wondering, What type of excercise do you do ? I was told by a pain
>amnagement Dr. that the best excercise to do for this problem is
>swimming and walking. He advised against any type of excercise that
>involved lifting or pulling as they would only agrivate the problem
>more. Right now I am back to the point where even walking intensifies
>the pain. This is so frustrating!!!!!! THe pain meds that I am taking
>are no longer helping at all ( Klonopin and Methadone ) And with these
>meds now I have to worry about going through detox.Life is just one big
>bowl of cherries for me. THanks for the advise on the laporoscopy. I
>still do not know what to do. The pain management Dr. recommends it
>and the gyn agrees,He will also take my remaining ovary and tube out
>this time as to eliminate that this could be the cause of some of my
>pain . Thanks again, Peggy

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