Chronic Pain cont.....(Mary this is in response to you also)

[Angel22]

Okay....here is most of the story. I had my surgery and ended up in a five day hospital stay about two weeks later due to sharp pains down my leg. On my fourth day I got this real peach of a doc who decided my pain was due to being addicted to pain killers so she took me off of all of them. They let me go. I had my post off with the same lady unfortunately and I told her there is this stabbing pain in my left incision mark...I had my right tube taken out plus a cyst. So she looked at me and said I am sorry but I can not help you. There is nothing I can do. She said they have decided I have chronic pain and need to see a pain specialist. So I went home. The pain has moved into my legs where I can not get comfertable for the life of me. I can not sleep. I can not eat wtihout getting really sick. I went to an Urgent care yesterday and they gave me muscle relaxers which are doing absolutely nothing for me. I am so frustrated and don't know what to do. I can not get comfertable enough to sleep and feel like screaming through most of the day. I went to an e.r. last night and once again since I have been in and out of the hospital eight hundred times with various problems I was accused of going for pain killers when the real reason is I am in so much pain I do not know what to do.......I definatley have put this in gods hands and I pray every night but what do I do to keep my sanity through all of this.

[Angel22]

thank you Mary.....it is just so frustrating to live with this every day. I have a doctors appointment monday and will probably come up with some more questions.

[Mary 53]

Sorry Angel, I just re-read this post...ah, a tube and a cyst is what you had removed. Not sure how I missed that earlier.

Wondering if the pain is related to a change in hormonal levels. Soft tissue pain (such as tissue in the uterus, soft muscles...soft tissues in legs) can sometimes be related to progesterone level changes. Just wondering.

Certainly hope you are able to get some answers soon.

Mary

[Mary 53]

Hi Angel,

I just scrolled down the list of posts to see if I could find info on your surgery...I have a few questions if you don't mind.

Tell me again, if you will, what the surgery was for. It was a lap I believe..for a cyst? I just cannot remember. You still have both ovaries, right?

I have some thoughts, and I will post after I hear from you if you don't mind sharing the information again. And, I am assuming that you are 22...right?

Sorry you are having all these struggles.

Talk to you later,

Mary

[Mary 53]

Hi Angel,

I thought of you when I found this information. I have to have an ultrasound next week so that more info can be obtained before I get treated for some vericose veins in my legs along with the one that concerned the doctor today...I have one on my labia. Before I get the in-office treatment for the leg veins, the doctor wants to see if there is something more complicated causing the vein in the labia. It may give us information about what is going on in my pelvic region that may be causing the vein problem on my legs as well as my labia. The doctor said there is a very easy procedure to treat my more conspicuous one, but we need to check it out on the ultrasound first.

Consequently, I have been doing research on this tonight...Yet a new area to conquer! Thought I would send this info to you.

Take a look at the section here that talks about how it is difficult to see these veins on MRI's ...because the patient is lying down. My one weird vericose vein (in a place I was NOT expecting to find one) cannot be noticed if I am lying down. Now, this makes for a very interesting medical exam!

Something to ask about perhaps....hope you find this helpful as you try to get answers to the problems you are having.



Media
Press Releases
Minimally Invasive Procedure Successfully Treats Painful Varicose Veins in the Pelvic Region
Released: June 19, 2003

At A Glance

Chronic pelvic pain afflicts up to 15% of U.S. women of child-bearing age.
Ovarian vein reflux, or pelvic congestion syndrome, is a leading cause of chronic pelvic pain.
Ovarian vein reflux often goes undetected.
Radiologists can now diagnose and treat ovarian vein reflux with a minimally invasive procedure.

Media Contacts:
Maureen Morley
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NEW YORK - Although researchers have long suspected that varicose veins could be the cause of chronic pelvic pain in some women, the condition, called ovarian vein reflux, or pelvic congestion syndrome, has remained largely undetected and untreated

[mermaid26]

I am so sorry they treat you like this.  Does your hospital have a "pain clinic" in it?  I noticed one in mine yesterday when I was there paying a bill.  I have heard some good things about people getting a very caring personal advisor at a pain clinic. I would think they consider themselves the experts at pain management and I would certainly encourage you to try that route given all the frustration and pain you are experiencing.  I'm praying for your continued healing and that you immediately get your personal "ANGEL."