>----- Original Message -----
From: Sherry <queennwv@aol.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: adhesion pain and pulling...
> I would like to share with our new friends a little information I have
> learned in my battle with adhesions and their related disorders. We all
> know the more info we have the better we can understand what our bodies
> are going through. Pelvic adhesions are bands of scar tissue that form
> between organs in the pelvic area. They are caused by infection,
> inflammation, endometriosis, or as areas heal from surgery. Adhesion
> pain can cause a sharp. pulling type of pain, or pain with intercourse
> or bowel movements. They can be filmy like sheets of saran wrap, or
> thick. Some contain small blood vessels. When they involve the
> fallopian tubes, they can cause infertility or lead to ectopic
> pregnancies. This happened to me. If they are above the liver they can
> cause pain with deep breathing. If near the vagina, there can be pain
> with intercourse. Yea, had that too! When they involve the intestines,
> there can be pain with exercising, bowel disturbances, nausea, and
> mechanical small bowel obstruction after previous surgery. This is the
> most severe effect of adhesions that I have experienced. I too had my
> bowel punctured during a surgery which hemorrhaging brings blood
> products into the operating field. The raw surfaces from the operation
> plus blood from tissues enhance the formation of adhesions. Pain
> management is a must when the pain affects your quality of life. Keep a
> journal that you can write down your symptoms,etc. In my personal
> experience, when my adhesions had strangled my intestines and I could no
> longer eat or have a bowel movement, I knew what was coming. I have a
> wonderful primary care physician who hospitalized me while my husband
> and son made arrangement for my trip to Scranton. PA. Dr. Redan &
> Reich gave me back my life, I just pray every day, and I pray for all
> who are suffering. In Friendship, Sherry
>