Re: Do I have adhesions, does it sound familiar??

From: Millie (milliem@citlink.net)
Mon Jun 11 22:03:55 2001


I am having a lot of problems with bowels, and bladder too. I had an unneeded TAH in January. I have had a colonoscopy, a pelvic/abdominal Ct scan... Been told "No, it's not adhesions." A lot of Drs. think it's all in your head. Or else it's the old IBS standby. You can always go for a second opinion, but for all the ones I've had, I'm worse. Good luck. You're not alone. We're out here. Millie

>----- Original Message -----
From: "al" <alison184@ozemail.com.au> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 9:00 PM Subject: Do I have adhesions, does it sound familiar??

> I had a laprascopicaly assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Then two vaginal
> heamatomas drained. Then my small intestine dropped down and adhered to
> the vaginal vault, this was cut and the small intestine relocated and
> the colon put in its place. I have since had a subacute bowel
> obstruction, this was very painful. The doctors were reluctant to 'go
> in' again, a colonoscopy was done this found no problem in colon.
>
> This has all happened in the last two months. I feel like i have been
> thrown into something i know nothing about. My theory is that a problem
> with colon wouldn't have shown as the bowel had been prepared and it was
> empty, my problem occurs when it is full. The pain in my lower back and
> front is great. It's as if someone has sewn my bowel to the abdominal
> lining, it pulls. I can feel bowel movements, it hurts to sleep on my
> side, I can't walk around the block with out pain. Doctors told me to
> drink "Metamusil" three times a day, eat lots of fibre.
>
> When does the pain end?
> Do adhesions stretch, as this is what i have been told?
> Should i ask for a second oppinion?
> HELP
>


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