Sick women turn themselves inside out when searching for an answer to disabling pelvic and abdominal pain, yet countless women will encounter doctor after doctor, but will never hear the word ADHESIONS!
Why then, does the Johnson and Johnson company make this statement: "many women don't know about adhesions," and then complete that statement in this manner: "and don't discuss the subject with their doctors before having gynecologic surgery-or afterwards when these problems develop. But you should."
Say What???
Yep, that's what they said: The adhesion question!
They begin with a truth that women need to know:
"Adhesions occur in the majority of women who have pelvic surgery."
But then it seems as if the patient is blamed for not asking about adhesions prior to surgery. (Yet, the statement also says that many, (repeat: MANY) women don't know about adhesions!)
Once again, the doctor is not pinned to the wall of accountability, but rather the patient is held accountable to KNOW something to which she has no knowledge!!
The statement seems to slap the patient again when it says that the 'women' don't discuss with their doctor "afterwards when these problems develop." (And just why do these 'women' not discuss with their doctor afterwards? Could it possibly be because they still don't KNOW about adhesions??)
The patient is the responsible party all the way to the last statement: "But you should."
Though I understand the Johnson and Johnson website is acknowledging and attempting to educate in regard to adhesions, it would be nice to read: "Your doctor (surgeon) should discuss with you the risk of adhesion formation prior to surgery. Your doctor (surgeon) should explain to you the symptoms of adhesions should you develop problems after surgery. If your doctor (surgeon) does NOT disclose to you the risk of adhesions, you should ASK your doctor (surgeon) about those risks."
Given the many, many, many who have suffered and continue to suffer from adhesions and adhesion related disorder, and the countless women who were uninformed of the risk prior to surgery, it seems rather insulting to those who already suffer to feel:
"I SHOULD'VE ASKED!"
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