Hello, all. I could use some advice. My GI doctor feels that I have
developed bowel adhesions (around the area of the sigmoid/lower left
colon) following a laproscopic myomectomy (removal of a fibriod). See
my post from yesterday morning for the full story. It's been 15 months
since my surgery and I have severe, chronic constipation that requires a
high dose of laxatives to get things moving. If things don't continue
to move, I experience distension in the area of colon and a lot of
cramping, intermittant, wave -like pain after eating. It feels as
though something is constricted and cannot expand like it should. I've
also noticed that increasing my fiber makes the cramping worse. I'm
terrified that this could develop into an obstruction over time and am
debating if I should ask my doctor about pursuing adhesion surgery to
correct the problem. I've had two laporoscopies in my lifetime - one
minor and the second for the myomectomy. I've never had an open
surgery. Is there any chance that a second look laporoscopy and
adhesion removal could help? I've heard such horrible stories about
surgery making things worse, but am wondering if there is hope that
surgery could make things better - at least so I could regain normal
bowel function. Second question: My GI doc wants to run a colon transit
study to determine if things are getting stuck in that area of my colon.
I'm terrified because I'll need to go off all laxatives for 7 days prior
and 7 days during the test. This could cause a lot of pain if things
get backed up and I'm worried about something rupturing if things are
constricted. Any suggestions on how to get through this without getting
an obstruction?