Well my hysterectomy caused my adhesions so that's all I can say about your doctor telling you to have one (more surgery, possibly more adhesions). Pain management has worked very well for me (if you can find a doctor to treat you with the proper medication). I was fortunate enough to find a wonderful pain specialist that is not afraid to prescribe the amount of medication that it takes to keep me at a comfortable level. I have only had one adhesiolysis, but since the adhesions came back within months, I have opted to not have another surgery until I see the percentages go up with no reformation of adhesions. As long as you can eat, go to the bathroom, and a doctor will prescribe you the medication you need to stay comfortable, pain management may be an option you really want to consider. Some here have had to have surgery after surgery as they cannot find a doctor to help them relieve the amount of pain that they must endure daily (which is a very unfortunate circumstance). You have a very difficult decision to make; you may want to see if you can find a pain specialist first that would be willing to treat you for an indefinite amount of time, and if that is a possibility, and you find you are able to function at a somewhat normal level without terrible pain, you may want to consider staying under pain management for awhile instead of jumping into another surgery. Hope I have helped.
In Friendship,
-- Helen ChalmersAt Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Heike F. wrote: > >Hi everyone, >Well, I went to the doctor today for my annual and to tell him that the >pain I had before surgery in April to have adhesions removed is back. I >had adhesions that went from my large intestine to my ovary and tube, >pulling everything out of whack. I told the doctor today, also, that I >have terrible problems with going to the bathroom (BM's). After the >examination, he said he just didn't "think" that my BM problem has >anything to do with the other. He wrote down a list of things for me to >try to take every day to help with the BM's. As far as the adhesions, >he does not recommend another Laproscopy because in all likelyhood the >adhesions would just form again. He said I could try to live with it >(with the help of pain management), or have my left ovary and tube >removed. He would also remove the uterus (if I wanted) since my uterus >was prolapsed and I didn't want any more children anyway (I had my tubes >tied 6 years ago). He would leave my right ovary and tube alone. > >I don't know what I should do at this point. I just don't think I can >live with the pain for the rest of my life. How effective is pain >management? Is a partial hysterectomy the right answer for me? I asked >my doctor if the surgery would not cause even more adhesions. He said >that my adhesions seem to want to form between my left ovary,tube and >large intestine. He says that when the tube and ovary are gone, the >adhesions have nothing to "attach" to. > >Please, anyone, if you have advice for me, I am listening. I really >don't know if I should get the surgery, live with it or get a second >opinion. I love my doctor and hate the thought of going somewhere else. > >Please help. Sorry for the lenghty message. > >Heike
-- Helen Chalmers