At Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Kara Bachman wrote:
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>Hi. I am new to the site and see that almost everyone here suffers from
>adhesions due to endo. I do not have endo, but today I had a
>preliminary diagnosis of adhesions as a result of Gallbladder surgery.
>My dr. wants to wait for scan results first, but says he's almost
>positive. I am seeking someone else who has adhesions CAUSED by
>gallbladder removal. I want to know a few things: My dr. says this
>type is not operable. Is this true? He said I just need to live with
>the pain. He prescribed an antidepressant but I can't take it because
>I'm trying to get pregnant and don't want to affect a fetus with drugs.
>Are there other remedies to help this? What about diet? He has not
>helped me with any of this. Also, does it get better or worse as years
>go by? Can it develop further into an obstruction, or would it be
>finished growing by now? I had the gallbladder removed 2 yrs ago and
>this adhesion pain just started 6 mths ago. Is this normal? I'd love to
>hear from anybody with some insight, I don't know anything about this.
>Never heard of it til today and am quite puzzled and hope that this pain
>will go away! Thanks, Kara