Re: Cancer treatment and Adhesions
From: Mark in Seattle (mark7@tx3.net)
Thu Jan 11 15:10:53 2007
Radiation can cause adhesions. Anything that irritates or inflames.
Surgery, endometriosis, radiation, infection, trauma, dehydration, a bit
of talc from a surgereon's glove,...
I have adhesions that affect my breathing.
Yours,
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Mark in Seattle
At Mon, 8 Jan 2007, S. Reese wrote:
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>Does anyone know the effects of cancer treatment on prexisting adhesions
>, I've had adhesions for 26 yrs never any problem till 2004 2
>breastcancer treatment adhesions are from liver to diaphram , It started
>with pain under right rib then one evening I felt a pop and then was
>unable to catch my breath like the wind was knocked out of me, this was
>just the beginning. I had A/C chemo and 6 weeks radiation piece of cake
>or so I thought and 2 lumpectomies which went well (although I did have
>a hematoma as big as my breast after the first surgery but was drained
>2months later (second surgery in april 04) but my whole breast was red
>till approx Sept 04 or later the only reason I've added this info about
>hematoma is in case this could have caused irratation that caused
>adhesion problems.)
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