Re: Pelvic Pain and Adhesions after repeated c-sections
From: Sally Grigg (LostCst@mcn.org)
Sun Jun 15 22:45:02 2003
Dear Katherine, Welcome to the adhesions board. I'm sorry you are
having pain.
The first advice I would give you is to read other people's stories on
the quilt. Then research information by researching various words, then
keep on researching and emailing other adhesions sufferers. You may be
among the lucky people who can have an adhesion operation from a
non-expert and get well. However, if your body is adhesion prone,
having an operation may hurt you and cause more adhesions.
Unfortunately, most American doctors do not know very much about
adhesions. A lot of the "experts" will tell you adhesions do not cause
pain. This is what most of them have learned in medical school. In
addition, you need to avoid laporotomies, full open cuts. Laproscopic
surgery uses small incisions and should be done only by doctors who have
a lot of experience in this operation. Please write back and let us
know how are you feeling. With kindest regards, Sally Grigg
At Sat, 14 Jun 2003, Katherine wrote:
>
>I have had episodes of burning pain in my lower right abdomen for over a
>year now. I recently had a miscarriage and a Laparascope and D&C. The
>doctor found that I have adhesions on my right side to my Signoid Colon
>and to my right ovary as a result of repeat c-sections. At the time of
>lap, she did not remove the adhesions because that was not what was
>being looked for. Now, I am thinking about going back and talking to
>her about having these adhesions removed. The pain is getting worse,
>not better. Y'day after spending about forty-five minutes on my feet in
>the grocery store, I had considerable pain in this area. It hurt for
>over two hours and is still very tender today. I would love to hear
>from anyone who might have some advice to offer regarding adhesions,
>options for treatment, etc.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>Katherine