>----- Original Message -----
From: Sherry <smgqueen@aol.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:27 AM
Subject: How long do I wait to have surgery, that is the question...
> I would like to know how long I should wait before giving in the surgery
> again. I had 2 laparotomies in 1998 for extensive dense adhesions
> throughout the abdomen, and on intestines. The surgeries also included
> TAH and appendectomy. I was hospitalized several months ago for a
> partial obstruction as I have experienced acute obstructions in the
> past. The pulling is severe in my back and today feels like my insides
> are being pulled out through my lower back and buttocks!!! I am having
> trouble bending. I have been told my my surgeons and pain clinic
> doctors that I should not have surgery again until I start throwing up.
> My understanding is due to the fact that I have had previous surgeries
> on my intestine including a resection, the surgery is quite risky. What
> do I do in the mean time? My husband and I are going on vacation in 2
> 1/2 weeks! We didn't get to go last year because I was hospitalized a
> lot. We are looking forward to this time together. I feel like I'm
> going crazy, this whole adhesion thing is just a dream, when will I wake
> up? Sherry in WV
>