Abdominal Adhestions
From: Pam Breffitt (pam.breffitt@ntlworld.com)
Sat Oct 29 17:18:43 2005
Not sure if this is the right place to ask about my problem. Sorry if I
go on a bit.
In November 1998 I have 90% of my large bowel removed because of polyps.
Everything went well and I returned to work after 3 months.
About 3 years ago I started getting severe pains in my right pelvic area
(front and back). I was under a Gynae and still seeing my Gastro
consultant. I was being passed from one consultant to the other like a
tennis ball. Each one saying it was the others area.
I was admitted to hospital on 3 occasions (via emergency services) only
to be discharged by doctors who said I had kidney stones (none of which
were ever found). I paid privately to see a Renal consultant who
confirmed he though I had kidney stones.
My problem was that my pains would come each month and last for about 2
weeks. I had the lining of my womb removed twice so I didn't always
bleed (sometimes just a few spots) on a period. In December 2004 I
started plotting the pain and the bleeding and in May it became apparant
that the 2 were connected. I didn't bleed again until September. My
Gynae agreed to book me in for a laperoscopy which I have just had.
Whilst the procedure went well the outcome was not what I expected. The
consultant came to see be but I was still very "groggy" from the
procedure. From what I can remember he said that my womb had become
fused to my bowel at the back. My womb, along with something else that
I can't remember was fused to my abdomen wall just the on the inside of
the scar from my last operation. This means that I cannot have a
hysterectomy as there is almost a 100% risk that my bowel could get
perforated during the separation. Which in turn would mean I have to
wear a colostomy bag.
The consultant said that there was far more scar tissue and addesions
than he ever expected to see and so he was unable to free any of it.
I have to go back in 6 weeks to have a discussion with him about the
options available. I think he wants to discuss it with his colleagues
before seeing me.
I am not very happy about all this and I am now wondering why I wasn't
given this procedure over 3 years ago when it all started. If I had
then maybe the fused parts would not have been so bad and there may have
been something they could have done earlier. I remember I asked for a
hysterectomy about 3 years ago when it all started but they kept telling
me it was kidney stones and a bowel problem.
When I think about all the different medications I've taken over the
last 3 years for all the different things they said I had - it makes me
very angry. God knows what effect it has had on my other organs.
I can't help wondering if the long wait for diagnosis has made things
even worse. If I'd had the hysterectomy 3 years ago when I asked maybe
the adhesions wouldn't have been so bad then.
Sorry to go on - I don't quite know what I'm asking here - I suppose I
just wanted to tell someone about it. Perhaps I've got a case for
misdiagnosis or something. Anyway thanks for reading my story.
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