Posted by Civ on March 12, 2004, at 20:19:02
In reply to Re: Adjustment disorder? Something else?, posted by ryan312 on March 12, 2004, at 15:52:05
> Were there any complications to the surgery? How did you handle it emotionally at the time? Both before and after?
There were LOTS of complications: thrush due to all the antibiotics I was on, inability to urinate without a catheter for 1 week, not being able to open my eyes for the same amout of time because I was so drugged up with pain meds. It was not an easy time. I felt a lot of emotions: helplessness, fear, etc.
> Could this possibly be PTSD? Is there anything in your past..even back into childhood..that the trauma of the surgery might have triggered?
I don't think it is PTSD because I never relive any of the memories. I think there is some emotional trauma involved but not full blown PTSD.
> Also, the possibility of Chronic Fatigue/Fibro. comes into play. Although some MD's would choo choo that as a theory as I know it gets a bad rap among certain components of the MD community.
This is very true. I was also thinking autoimmune disease. Any kind of stressor can cause a dormant autoimmune disease to manifest itself. This may have happened to me.
> It could be an adjustment disorder and depression. Or, something above? All food for thought :)
> take good care and I am sorry you are having to deal with this. I can only imagine that not knowing precisely what is causing it is especially hard.Thanks. Yes, it is hard, especially for somebody with my personality. I've always craved certainty and this uncertainty really bothers me.
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