KEEPING YOU IN MY PRAYERS
-- SueR in Ohio
>----- Original Message ----- From: chiggerkat@futura.net To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@dns.obgyn.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 1:41 AM Subject: Re: Incisional Hernia
> I'VE UNDERGONE 9 OPERATIONS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS-THE LAST 2 WERE FOR > HERNIAS-ALL THE OTHER OPERATIONS MADE MY ABDOMINAL WALL WEAK. THE FIRST > HERNIA OPERATION WAS FAIRLY SIMPLY-JUST A SMALL CUT AND THEY DID A PLUG. A > MONTH LATER I DEVELOPED ANOTHER HERNIA BUT I WAITED ALMOST 10 MONTHS TO HAVE > IT REPAIRED-I HAD NO INSURANCE AND WAITED TILL IT GOT REAL BAD. MY LAST C.T. > SCAN SHOWED 1, MAYBE 2 HERNIAS. THEY TRIED TO DO IT LAPROSCOPICALLY BUT THE > ADHESIONS WERE TOO DENSE AND THEY OPENED ME UP-WHICH WAS A GOOD THING > BECAUSE THEY FOUND SEVEN HERNIAS-4 INCARCERATED. IT TOOK 6 HOURS, MOST OF > THAT WAS TO CUT THRU THE ADHESIONS. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 5 DAYS , WENT > HOME FOR 2, AND RETURNED WITH INCREDIBLE PAIN. THEY FOUND A "MASS" THAT HAD > BLOCKED MY URETER. THEY PUT A UETERAL STENT IN FOR 6 WEEKS AND I WAS ON > OXYCOTIN FOR A LONG TIME. THE PAIN CONTINUED AND THEY DID ANOTHER C.T. SCAN > AND FOUND A ABNORMAL BUILDUP OF FLUID IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA, BUT THE SURGEON > SAID THAT WAS NORMAL, HE PUT A LOT OF SALINE SOLUTION IN THERE TO KEEP NEW > ADHESIONS FROM FORMING. MY UROLOGIST DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS NORMAL AND WANTED > TO "ASPIRATE" THE FLUID. NOT KNOWING ANY BETTER I AGREED BUT WHEN THEY > COULDN'T GET A I.V. GOING AND WANTED TO PUT A CENTRAL LINE IN I HYSTERICALLY > SAID NO AND LEFT. I'VE SEEN THIS DONE AND ITS PAINFULL. ON MY CHECKUP THE > SURGEON SAID IT WAS A GOOD THING I DIDN'T HAVE IT DONE BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD > TO INFECTIONS HAVING IT ASPIRATED. BUT THE PAIN CONTINUED AND I HAD SEVERE > THROWING UP AND NAUSEA. AND THE PAIN IS BACK IN NEW PLACES{NEW ADHESIONS}. > MY STOMACH IS SWOLLEN AND I LOOK 5 MONTHS PREGNANT. I DON'T FEEL THE BULGE > ASSOCIATED WITH HERNIAS BUT I FEEL THAT "RUMBLE" YOU GET WHEN YOU HAVE ONE. > AND THE DEPRESSION IS SO TERRIBLE. I FILED FOR DISABILITY AND WAS TURNED > DOWN AND AM IN THE APPEAL PROCESS. I LOST MY CAR AND HOME IN THE DIVORCE A > YEAR AGO-HUSBAND COULDN'T HANDLE IT. MY SON AND I LIVE WITH MY SISTER AND > I'M GOING CRAZY. I SIT HERE DAY AND NIGHT-SOMETIMES FEELING GOOD ENOUGH TO > RIDE TO THE STORE. AND ON THE "GOOD " DAYS I HAVE NO CAR TO GET ANYWHERE AND > EVEN IF I DID I HAVE NO MONEY. TONIGHT THE DEPRESSION IS BAD-BAD ENOUGH I'VE > LOOKED UP PAINLESS SUICIDE ON THE INTERNET. DON'T THINK I COULD ACTUALLY GO > THRU WITH IT BUT DAMN, THIS IS NO LIFE. > SORRY IVE RATTLED ON SO. I KNOW THERES OTHERS OUT THERE THAT DEPRESSED, TOO, > AND YOU AREN'T ALONE. > AS SCARLETT SAYS-"TOMORROW'S ANOTHER DAY" > SHERRY > -----Original Message----- > From: "Marilyn" <haven49gal@aol.com> > To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@dns.obgyn.net> > Date: Monday, September 01, 2003 9:47 PM > Subject: Incisional Hernia > > >I am 64 years old and have always been a healthy and vigorous person. In > >February of this year I underwent a complete abdominal hysterectomy > >because of a very large, benign ovarian cyst that I never even knew was > >there. I felt really good about 2 weeks following surgery and returned > >to my normal routine despite all advice that at least 4-6 weeks of light > >activity was required to recuperate. I strained myself and wound up > >with a rather large incisional hernia which began to show itself on my > >lower left abdomen about 6 weeks after surgery. I was referred to a > >surgeon who specializes in hernia repairs, both open and laparoscopic. > >The herniation was in the lower part of the incision, almost to the > >pubic bone. Surgery was performed on July 18th.....he tried the > >laparoscopic way first, but there were too many adhesions from the > >hysterectomy and the hernia itself, so he had to open the prior incision > >to make the repair. When he came to see me in the recovery room, he > >told me it was an "excellent repair" and that I had wonderful tissue to > >work with. > > > >Unfortunately, an ileus (intestinal paralysis) developed the day after > >surgery while I was still in the hospital which caused me to violently > >wretch and throw up continuously. A nasogastric tube was inserted to > >relieve this condition and after 4 days the ileus resolved and the tube > >was removed. I spent 8 days in the hospital. My doctor checked me > >daily and I could see that he was not happy when he checked my abdomen. > >He sent me for a CT scan which revealed that the repair had failed, most > >likely due to the violent heaving I experienced. He said it only takes > >"one stitch" to unravel the whole thing. In addition to this failure, I > >also wound up with an enormous hematoma at the site of the laparoscopic > >incision. It is still oozing heavily and I have to change the dressing > >twice daily. A repeat hernia repair will have to be performed, but my > >doctor says this can't be done for a few months as everything inside > >must settle down. Now, I've started to experience terrible pain, not > >just from the hernia and the hematoma, but if I cough, sneeze or laugh > >hard I get this excruciating pain across my mid-section (at the level of > >my belly button). If I don't wear the abdominal binder, I can't walk > >for more than a couple of minutes without pain. I notice that when I > >place my hand under my hernia (size of a cantaloupe) and lift up my > >entire belly, the pain goes away somewhat. > > > >It seems that everything that can go wrong with a hernia repair did go > >wrong. Now I'm wondering about this terrible mid-section pain....could > >this be adhesions, especially since my intestines are now bulging out > >again? I am seeing the surgeon on Thursday (he sees me every 2 weeks) > >and I will, of course, consult him about this pain, but I'm wondering if > >anyone else has had a similar experience. Thanks. > > > > to the unsubscribe form at http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm > > >