-- SueR in lala land!>----- Original Message ----- From: "LL" <levarge@yahoo.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@dns.obgyn.net> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 10:05 AM Subject: Laproscopy, Should I Do It?
> Hi, > > After a couple of years of unexplicable abdominal pain, my doctor sent > me to a surgeon for a consult. He said they could do a diagnostic lapro > to see what was causing the pain. I am an 38 year old male, no prior > surgeries. A colonoscopy was negative as had been all blood tests and > cat scans. The surgeon did note one place on mt cat scan where a loop > of the bowel is clearly firmly pressed against the abdominal wall. Since > I have diverticuli, he theorizes that one or more may have ruptured and > when it healed, adhesions formed. > > I am scared of the surgery.... I am scared of being knocked out!!! But > the pain is ruining my life. Nothing seems to help excpet maybe extreme > exercise (which wipes it out for awhile, then ir comes back worse) > > Any advice? Any links to what to expect with a laproscopy? > > LL >