Re: Adhesions after rectocele repair.
From: Jayne (jam001@sympatico.ca)
Sat Jan 5 21:46:48 2002
I forgot to mention that during the surgery performed in October 2000 my
right fallopian tube was removed due to it being "full of adhesions".
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Jayne
At Sat, 5 Jan 2002, Jayne wrote:
>
>In October 2000 I had a vaginal prolapse repair done and a rectocele
>repair done at the same time (my third rectocele)the surgery was
>performed through a previous incision in my lower abdomen that was done
>in 1991. I had no problems after the surgery and healed quite well.
>
>Unfortunately, by the middle of last year the 'bulge' was back. I went
>back to my OB-GYN who, after examination, told me that my large
>intestine was protuding through the top of my vagina and it would have
>to be repaired.
>
>However, upon starting the surgery he realized that it was actually a
>retocele again and so repaired it but this was after he had already
>opened up where he thought my large intestine was protuding. He also
>tightened my pelvic floor again.
>
>This was last September and again I healed well but for the past few
>weeks I have been in awful pain. I feel like I'm contispated but I'm
>not because I tried using a laxative and nothing happened, if you know
>what I mean? When I sit it feels like something is pushing up from my
>rectum into the area where my abdominal scar is from the surgeries
>performed in 1991 & 2000 and that scar hurts a lot too. When I do have
>a BM again the scar hurts.
>
>I am not a healthy person if you count the many surgeries I have had. I
>have had 31 surgeries including a total knee replacement in 1996 at the
>age of 36, that failed because of adhesion build up and my knee is now
>fused and unable to bend. I had a vaginal hysterectomy at the age of 27
>and since then have had 4 rectoceles repaired, two birch procedures and
>one vaginal prolapse repair.
>
>When I was about 11 I had my appendix removed and had adhesion build-up
>from that, in 1999 I also had my gall bladder removed and the surgeon
>told me it was full of adhesions. My knee, as I said, also built up too
>many adhesions and is the cause of my disability. Now with this past
>record I think it's likely that this pain I am experiencing now is
>caused by adhesions due to the amount of surgery I have done there. I
>have this awful thought that my rectum is stuck to this scar or
>something, sounds silly I know but this pain is pretty uncomfortable.
>
>Do you think this is possible? Am I paranoid about adhesions? If it
>could be adhesions what can be done if anything?
>
>I intend to go and see my OB-GYN over this obviously but I would
>appreciate some feedback on this from this forum too.
>
>Thanks
>
>--
>Jayne
>
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