At Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Flick Rahke wrote:
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>Hi everyone this is Flick here. I posted a few times a while back. I
>had the laprascopic gallbladder removal a year and a half ago and still
>feel a lot of discomfort all over my abdomen. i feel like I am stuffed
>full of tight rubber bands and rubber knots that pull when I try to
>exercise or stretch. My digestion and elimination seem fine. I am not
>in any severe pain but am still pretty uncomfortable with these constant
>tight sensations. They do get feeling inflamed after even going for a
>hike. This is a real drag for me, because I was a pro dancer and an
>avid surfer before this surgery. I don't want to take pain meds,
>because I just came off a horrible addiciton and withdrawal from
>tranquilizers I took for anxiety after this botched surgery and
>non-healing. The pulling even extends to the left of my naval where the
>small laprascopic scars are. the surgeon who did the operation won't
>even discuss it with me. I am afraid to get another surgery to try to
>correct this, since surgery caused it to start with. I am willing to
>try it though if there would be a good chance that the uncomfortable
>sensations would go away and I could dance and surf again. Does
>adhesion surgery, if it is successful, allow one to exercise vigorously
>again like in dancing or surfing without causing discomfort afterwards,
>or is this a completely hopeless situation? I know many in this group
>are in much worse pain than me, but it has still ruined the quality of
>my life and gotten me very depressed and anxious. I would much rather
>correct the problem that is causing the depression and anxiety than take
>pills to mask them. In fact, I can't take pills, because I am too
>sensitive to the side effects.
>I don't want to have another surgery to correct the adhesions if it
>would make things even worse or give me a bowell obstuction or
>something. I can afford to see the best surgeon for this, whoever or
>wherever they may be. Is Germany and Dr. Korrell really the best shot?
>i talked to Dr. Gerhart in Pa. and he wants to see a copy of my
>surgical report, to see if he can figure if I really have adhesions. Is
>it possible to have just some sort of tight scarring that feels
>uncomfortable that is not really adhesions? This is all very confusing
>and scarey for me. I have been getting a deep tissue therapy called
>myofascial release therapy. It feels like it sort of stretches the
>scarring out. has anyone ever heard of this and if it can be effective?
>Someone from the group wrote me and said that there is no massage
>therapy that can be effective for this. supposedly only surgery can
>work. Sorry for the long post. I am just venting and fishing for some
>hopeful answers. Best to all Flick
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