Re: Question - Fibrosis
From: Jennifer Plateo (aplateo@bellsouth.net)
Tue Oct 5 16:45:33 2004
HELLO,
I ALSO HAVE DENSE ADHESIONS IN MY ABDOMEN , IT COULD BE THAT YOUR DOCTOR
MEANT THAT THE ADHESIONS YOU HAVE ARE LIKE MINE, MADE UP OF FIBROUS
STRANDS WHICH ALL FORM DENSE TYPE ADHESIONS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD, THESE ARE THE MOST DIFFICULT
ADHESIONS TO HAVE OR TREAT. THEY ARE THICK AND STRONG AND REALLY
RESTRICT NORMAL INTERNAL ORGAN MOVEMENT. THEY ARE VERY WIDE AND COVER
LARGE AREAS AND ARE HARD TO REMOVE. THIS IS WHAT TYPE MINE ARE AND I
THINK THAT MAY BE WHAT YOUR DOC WAS TRYING TO TELL YOU. MY GYN SHOWED
ME A BOOK THAT HE HAS WITH PICTURES AND DIAGRAMS OF DIFFERENT ADHESIONS,
THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES. MAYBE YOU CAN ASK YOU DOC FOR A BOOK HE MAY
HAVE OR PERHAPS THE ADHESION WEBSITE MAY KNOW THE NAME OR WHERE YOU CAN
SEE THE PICTURES. I HOPE THIS HELPED YOU SOME. I HOPE THAT YOU GET THE
HELP YOU NEED AND DON'T STOP LOOKING UNTIL YOU FIND IT.
LOVE AND GENTLE HUGS,
JENNI BLUE
At Sun, 26 Sep 2004, International Adhesions Society wrote:
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>From: >SteveH21674@aol.com
>hi i'm new here and was wondering my dr. just told me
>that i had fibrosis.. is that a for of adheshions? i
>had a hysterctomy, and 5 other pelvic surgeries...i
>am still in pain and i just recently had surgery
>again? thanks