Re: 10 years w/ adhesions and all that go with them...
From: DT (dt2005@comcast.net)
Wed Oct 12 19:09:55 2005
Hi Bill,
I am sorry to hear your story - it's unfortunately true that women are not
the only one's who get adhesions - we are predominently more affected but
certainly not exclusive. Your life sounds like so many of ours and it is
such an awful way to live - its not like "living" - its just existing day by
day.
How long ago was your last surgery? I ask because there are two things out
there now (Interceed and Seprafilm) - barriers that a skilled adhesion
surgeon can apply during surgery after lysis of adhesions that have been
successful in some percent of adhesion patients...even those with a long
history of adhesion surgery (me = 11 so far no luck .. last failed
surgery 2002 (2 surgeries 6 days from each other and #2 showed MORE
adhesions than previous surgery #1). Just 10days ago I hads surgery again
and surgeon used Interceed - my fingers/toes/everything are crossed).
If its been awhile since your last surgery, if you never tried these
barriers perhaps there's still a chance for you. Can you tell me which Dr.
at B&W said those things to you and when (year?).
Best of luck to you - but please don't give up. You've gone through hell
but there's one more step out there I believe is there for all of us.
--
DT
>---- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 9:59 AM
> Sender: bmurphyman@comcast.net (Bill)
> Subject: 10 years w/ adhesions and all that go with them...
>
> first, i'm a male, this doesn't just affect woman. i had surgery for a
> ruptured appendix 10 years ago (august, 1995). spent 2 1/2 weeks in the
> hospital, more surgery for a bowel obstruction that developed AFTER the
> appendix surgery, then spent more time there as a serious infection
> developed post-op. 3 weeks later and 42 pounds lighter i went home. 911
> type abdominal pain day after day until 6 months later (march, 96)
> emergency surgery for a fully blocked bowel.
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