I also recently found this site and feel better (not to be cruel but.) that there are others out there going through the same thing. I also had pain with urination first thing in the morning, VERY low back pain, pain down my right leg which caused me to limp, and cramps like I had my period (hysterectomy almost 4 years ago). I don't mention all the symptoms to my doctors any longer because in past experience if I told the doctor that I was having irregular bowel movements they wanted to send me for test I know I don't need, that it is caused by adhesions. My last bout with adhesions caused pain usually when I would sit. I had to get up 3 times during Thanksgiving dinner with my family and stand for a couple minutes just to make it thru! My last doctor gave up on me saying he didn't know what else to do for me so I had to find someone else. The new doctor did surgery on my May 2 and all those weird symptoms are gone (for now) after he removed the adhesions. He is suggesting I have physical therapy to keep things 'loose' so to speak and I have my first appointment on Tuesday. I have only been able to find a couple places mentioning this angle to deal with adhesions. I am going to give it a try and see what I get. The doctor doesn't want to have to go back in because he said there are several very thin places on my bowel caused by the adhesions increasing the chance of damage to my bowels. I really hope the physical therapy works because I am getting frustrated and depressed about this whole mess. It just seems like I am fighting a loosing battle to live a pain free life. Good luck to everyone! Heather
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Sheryl" <noemail@email.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: Digestive Problems, Headaches & Leg Pain
> Hi Tammy,
>
> I've got the leg pains. Mines the left leg...it hurts into my groin and
> thigh a lot. Since my intestines don't seem to work right - or actually
> at all most of the time, I've started feeling leg aches similar to what
> I used to feel when I'd have my period. I had the worst leg pains when
> I'd have my period and this is so similar. I also get the pain that
> shoots down the back of my left leg once in a while, but that only
> happens if I'm extremely bloated from not having a regular bowel
> movement.
>
> At Thu, 15 May 2003, Tammy wrote:
> >
> >Hi again, I was wonder what, if any digestive problems anyone is having
> >that are associated with or related to abdominal adhesions. I seem to
> >have one thing after another happening to me.
> >Also, I have recently gone through a really bad bout with a horrendious
> >headaches that caused vomiting. It lasted about 3 weeks, felt like a
> >spinal headache except no relief could be found and caused me to be
> >hospitalized. I did have my head thoughouly examined and there was
> >nothing. They put me in a head traction to open and relax the
> >indentations in the back of my head where it joins my neck. well those
> >are subsiding now, but I am just wondering what's next?
> >OK, one more.....LEGS....does anyone feel pain in their legs from the
> >adhesions affecting the nerves and blood vessels in the pelvic where the
> >legs join in? I have pain that sits in my pelvic and runs down into the
> >crook of my legs, it then spreads down my inner thigh towards my knee.
> >It use to do this mostly in my right leg now it has begun to do the same
> >thing in the left one. I am scared that even if they can clean up the
> >scar tissue, will they be able to repair the damage in my legs?
> >Well those are my thoughts for now, I am going to go look at and respond
> >to some of the other messages on the board.
> >Hoping the Best for All,
> >God Bless,
> >Tammy Lynn
>