>----- Original Message -----
From: Jayne <jam001@sympatico.ca>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: Adhesions after rectocele repair.
> 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".
>
> 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
> >
>