At Sat, 9 Aug 2003, winged phantom wrote:
>
>tshelby... part of what I was wondering was whether adhesions can go
>past the diaphragm and into the chest cavity... But I guess Peggy said
>that she had trouble breathing with them attached to her diaphragm. Did
>I read that right?
>
>Debbie, it has not been unheard of that adhesions have "walled off" a
>burst appendix and prevented peritonitis! But all it seems to take for
>them to form is a "foreign" substance (one scenario, at least)... blood,
>bacteria, cyst fluids, etc.... that don't belong roaming around the
>abdomen. I'm not sure of all the structures holding organs in place,
>but it's my thought that the abdomen is largely "open" to all the organs
>there. So, yes, adhesions can form wherever there has been a causative
>agent. Usually the process works great, but in some people this miracle
>of natural healing goes haywire.... :(
>wr
>
>At Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Debbie Soder wrote:
>>
>>even from an appendectomy?
>>--- adhesions@adhesions.org <tshelby@usit.net> wrote:
>>> Debbie - adhesions can absolutely adhere and attach
>>
>>to the diaphram. At
>>> my last surgery - my large bowel was adhered to the
>>
>>diaphram.
>>>
>>> At Fri, 8 Aug 2003, Debbie Soder wrote:
>>> >
>>> >hi. Sorry to repeat myself but having a hard time
>>> >breathing and feeling pulling under upper right
>>
>>ribs.
>>> >No upper abdomen surgery. Only appendect and lap.
>>
>>Can
>>> >adhesions reach there from pelvis? Thnx.
>>>
>>http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm