If you are really serious about having surgery, don't make the mistake of having just any surgeon do your surgery for you!!! There are surgeons in the United States, who have the advanced training, who have the experience, and who have the necessary skills in order to give their adhesion patients the best chance for freedom from adhesions.
Some of the best known surgeons are located in New York City, Pennsylvania, Louisiana; and there are several surgeons from Atlanta, GA. Some of these surgeons specialize in doing these difficult adhesion surgeries laparoscopically. Kathy just had surgery done by Harry Reich, MD, who is known internationally for his ability to do surgeries laparoscopically. From the information, which I have read on the Message Board, it sounds like her surgery was Same Day Surgery!! This means that she had her surgery on Thursday and she is already out of the hospital!! Because her surgery was done laparoscopically she can expect to have less pain and a much quicker recovery from her surgery.
The following websites are from messages which were posted during February at the International Adhesions Society. These sites pertain to your adhesion problems:
1.) * Stop Suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Fibromyalgia - (2-08-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0085.html
2.) * Irritable Bowel Syndrome - websites - (2-07-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0089.html
3.) * Bowel Obstruction -- Constipation -- Diarrhea -- Digestive Disease -- Peritonitis - (2-07-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0091.html
4.) * Peritonitis - (2-07-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0092.html
5.) * Diets: for special needs - (2-10-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0159.html
6.) * surgery vs. no surgery - Tina Shelby - (2-11-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0164.html
7.) * surgery vs. no surgery (from my experience) - (2-11-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0168.html
8.) * Laxatives, stool softeners, etc... - (2-11-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0201.html
9.) * Laparoscopy versus Laparotomy: What are the advantages of each? - (2-12-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0211.html
10.) * Helen - Pain Management - Tina Shelby - (2-14-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0238.html
11.) * Special Diets for Special Needs...and...Distraction (personal account) - (2-15-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0271.html
12.) * [Chronic Pain] Opioid Potency - Tina Shelby - (2-15-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0281.html
13.) * [Chronic Pain] Pain Patient's Bill of Rights - Tina Shelby - (2-15-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0282.html
14.) * [Chronic Pain] Texas Intractable Pain Treatment Act - Tina Shelby - (2-15-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0283.html
15.) * mineral vs. flaxseed oil - (2-17-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0317.html
16.) * Stress and anger will adversely affect the immune system - Mark Perloe, MD - (2-18-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0339.html
17.) * Adhesions - Should you have surgery for adhesions? - (2-18-2000)
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/ADHESIONS.0002/0345.html