At Fri, 13 Jun 2003, LL wrote:
> >Hi, > >I need advice...... I found this place after a web search on adhesions. > >I am a 38 year old male with a 2 year history of sharp pain in the lower >left quadreant of my abdomen. The pain is generally centered in a spot >to the left of my navel. There are no symptoms involving bowel >function... no diarehha or constipation, no nausea or fever.... just >the pain. > >We have gone through colonoscopies and several CAT scans. I went to a >new doctor recently for a surgical evaluation since my GP wanted to rule >out an abdominal hernia. The surgeon looked at my CAT scan and showed >me a spot where my bowel was unusually close to the abdominal wall. I >have diverticulosis and he suggested that a diverticula may have >ruptured and and adhesion formed in that spot. He put his finger on the >spot and it triggered the pain. He did a trigger point injection which >helped a bit... maybe for like a day. > >The surgeon said that he was going to leave it to me to decide if I >wanted him to do a diagnostic laproscopy. He said there is clearly no >emergency and no tumor or something trully scary. The diverticli I have >are not inflammed or infected. > >My question, after reading alot here about adhesions, is should I go >through with the diagnostic procedure? I am afraid of it making it >worse...... If there is adhesions now, they are on;y problematic in one >spot..... I don't want them other places too. Any opinions or >experiences? I am not afraid of the procedure, but I am afraid of the >incredible risk of adhesions after surgery.