Re: This is so scarey...
From: stevie (selwood@netzero.net)
Sun Jul 2 20:22:11 2000
At Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Sherry Marie wrote:
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>Hi Stevie, My problems with adhesions started when I was 29 or 30 years
>old. I had a tubal ligation and guess what happened? I had a tubal
>pregnancy that ruptured. This started my many problems from adhesions.
>I am 41 yrs. old and have had 7 abdominal surgeries. My intestines
>were punctured during lysis of extensive adhesions esp. on my bowels. I
>hemorrhaged and had 3 blood transfusions. I have had acute bowel
>obstructions and suffer from partial obstructions often. I had my TAH
>about a year and a half ago. I also had an appendectomy and extensive
>lysis of adhesions which were everywhere again. At my insistance my
>surgeon used Seprafilm adhesion barrier. My last two laparotomies were
>only 6 months apart. It has been close to two years since my last
>surgery. Yes, the aliens(adhesions) are back but in my case I feel the
>barrier did slow down the formation of adhesions. I know that the
>barriers appears to be one of th most promising methods of adhesion
>prevention not a cure. Your surgeon needs to use microsurgical
>techniques that minimize trauma, ischemis, foreign bodies, hemorrhage,
>raw surfaces and infection to reduce adhesion formation. Important
>surgical practices include: minimization of tissue handling, use of
>delicate insturments, use of magnification and constant wetting of all
>tissues. Adhesions can lead to a variety of complications which include
>pelvic pain, infertility, bowel obstruction and prolonged operative and
>recovery times. We have to be informed, take charge to find a doctor
>who is sympathetic to our needs and utilize a support system. The the
>thing that has given me the most comfort is knowing that I am not alone.
>Sherry Marie
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Thanks Sherry you are right it helps to know your not alone. I cant complain much compared to what you have been through. Does serafilm have to be applied via laparotomy or can it be used with laparoscope? When the doctor did my laparoscopy after my hysterectomy he put saline 1 pint in my ab I dont know if it helped but the pain never left thats why I am at a loss if its adhesions or not. again thanks a bunch for your input. Stevie