Living in Faith with Adhesions / Viviendo en Fe con Adherencias

Our Story

My name is Evelyn Rivera & it seems today that I have been in this battle with adhesion forever. For many years I had been treated for the pains & discomforts that adhesions cause with no clear diagnostic being sent home with little & at times no hope. Since adhesions cannot be seen in images x-rays, ct scan or mri I never had an answer to the culprit of the pain. In 2008 I went in the operating room for an exploratory which turned in to a laparotomy 6 days later when I was lucid I was told I had adhesion & what they are. I soon returned in to operating room for another Laparotomy. I recovered well resumed my normal life until March 2011 when the vicious pain struck me again I had surgery 7 times in a 9 month period of time in 2012. Devastated when I learned that I have to learn how to live with pain for the rest of my life. I lost my dreams, my career, many friends, relationships & even myself. As I started my journey of testing different medications, food & finding myself. I was desperate in shock I could not believe what I was living. The partial obstructions where now weekly. The pain unbearable. I ran crying & pleading for help, for peace of mind, for strength, for clarity to the arms of my Faith my GOD. I found myself, my peace & clarity, my help, my strength. GOD gave me all I needed to get up & Live & never lose hope or my Faith in Him. Today 10 years have passed since I was diagnosed. I live in chronic pain however GOD has given me a testimony. I have learned to live with the pain and all that comes with ARD. GOD has provided at all times HE has never Forsaken me. I have the best relationship with my Mother, my children, my grandchildren, my family and friends. I can share a list of what has worked for me and what has not worked for me. I have tried it all to manage ARD & I will continue to try to better my life. I share my story with all that are suffering sharing how we can be “LIVING IN FAITH WITH ADHESIONS”.