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: >
>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


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