Adhesions attaching uterus to abdominal wall
From: Renee (renee@loveless.com)
Tue Jan 22 16:34:21 2002
I am 33 years old. I had a c-section in February of 1990. I had a
second c-section in July 1996. I had no problems with pain until the
year 2000. In October of 2000, I went in for laparoscopy to find the
source of pain. Due to a large amount of scar tissue, they found that
laparoscopy was impossible and had to cut me open fully. This surgery
was done via a verticle incision about 6 inches long from my belly
button down. They found extensive scar tissue and adhesions. My uterus
was fully attached to my abdomen wall. The scar tissue and adhesions
were cleaned up, and a barrier was put in place to, hopefully, decrease
the risk of the adhesions re-forming.
Unfortunately, I ended up in the operating room again in September of
2001. Less than 1 year after my initial surgery. This time, the Dr.
tried laparoscopy from a different location (higher up on my abdomen and
to the left), and found that the adhesions had returned. I again had
the adhesions cleaned up (by being burned off).
Here I am again, January of 2002, and the pain has returned with a
vengeance. I am to have an ultrasound tomorrow morning to rule out
other possibilities (possible cysts etc).
I have reached the end of my rope, and reached the end of my patience. I
do not know where to turn to next. My question is, has anyone else had
this problem with the uterus specifically? If so, did a hysterectomy (as
my dr is considering) take care of the issue? If the uterus, which is
the specific organ that the adhesions are attaching to, is no longer
there, will the adhesions come back and form on any other organ that is
closest?
I'm not sure what to do, or where to go to get answers. All my Dr seems
to say with some repitition, is that scar tissue/adhesions are not
painful. In the meantime, I am missing work due to the pain, and family
functions are near impossible. I live in the state of New York and am
looking for somewhere to go to speak to a specialist.
Thank you for your time,
Renee
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