by Nicola Morrison
(Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
Hello,
My name is Nicola and im 34 years old. I have had 3 c-sections, a sub-total hysterectomy, my cervix removed and a few key-hole surgeries and im now suffering from chronic abdominal pain caused by adhesions.
I have undergone countless trips to the Doctors and A+E and have also had a few stays in hospital. Im now constantly on pain killers and ive had to take some pretty heavy duty (ie: oxycontin, oxynorm, Oramorph) and im now currently taking Dihydrocodiene along with Amitryptiline which do help at first but then after a while i seem to get immune to them and then i have to try something different which is hard as im allergic to most NSAIDS and also Diclufenac and Tramadol. I am now (finally) on the books so to speak for an appointment with the Chronic Pain Team.
I understand very well that the more operations i have is only going to make things worse as its a very vicious circle and im lucky to have a very good support network to help out when it flares up as im usually in that much pain any movement just kills.
My husband and 3 children are all very good about it and very patient.
My GP is quite ignorant about my condition, she told me its mostly Psychosamatic and i should "toughen up". I have since changed GP.
My bowls and bladder have already been affected but my main worry is....what if something serious did go wrong ( i was admitted to hospital not long ago for suspected appendicitis) and i wasnt able to tell as the level of pain is really that high....
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