I am having my third surgery for adhesions this Wed. Adhesions do come back and I would get a second opion. I was in pain for 6 months before they would do surgery. That time, they had to remove a foot of my colon. Listen to your body. You know it best.
Soft hugs to you!!!!,
>"G"
>
>There are NO barriers available here in this country
>that have proven to be effective. They are in the
>trial stages of testing SprayGel in two states in this
>country. This particular barrier is the only one that
>I see as being promising. I would not however subject
>myself to a 50% chance of not getting the SprayGel
>used. If I was in the 50% that did not get the Gel I
>would have just worsened things for myself.
>
>Adhesions begin to reform immediately after your
>surgery and stop about two weeks later. It is very
>likely that this pain is adhesional pain. You aren't
>crazy. Your doctor is just uneducated when it comes
>to adhesions. Take the time to search the IAS site
>and educate yourself. Make copies of all the
>literature and bring them to your doctor so that he
>too can learn. Perhaps, in a way, he is right. It
>isn't the adhesions that are causing the pain. It is
>how they attach themselves to the different parts of
>your body....those parts are where the pain is coming
>from. After the two week reformation period all the
>adhesions do is strengthen themselves. But, as we all
>know they can and do become very strong.
>
>If your doctor continues to tell you, even after you
>bring in the materials, that adhesions don't cause
>pain I would recommend that you find a new doctor.
>But, don't be in any hurry to have more surgery. It
>will just make matters worse. Don't be afraid to take
>pain medication. And while you are researching the
>IAS site read the stories on the quilt...including
>mine. You will find every reason why you should not
>have more surgery.
>
>God Bless,
>
>Karla
>--- "g." <yoonmenam@msn.com> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> I was wondering what anyone thinks of statemnet
>> my doc gave me today. I had lysis of adhesions
>> 9 days ago and am now again experiencing pain,
>> that feels the same as pre-op. I just wonder if
>> the adhesions could be back and doc says, "There
>> is NO WAY the adhesions are back." He says on
>> exam that my sigmoid colon was impacted and
>> that I shoould go home and do an enema, and if
>> pain persists, that he would put me on a low dose
>> anti-depressant, amd refer me too gastro. doc.
>> hummmmmm
>> I wonder if I should just seek a second opinion?
>> what would you do? except and trust my doc. or
>> jsut chalk it up to my stupidity of not seeking a
>> different surgeon/gyn that does beleive in pelvic
>> adheisons barriers. This guy says there is not
>> proof
>> that barriers work in post-op hysterectomy
>> patients.?
>> anyone here of that?
>>
>> bye for now,
>> Gwen
>>
>> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
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