I am a 34 yr old woman who had a c-section 2004, partial hysterectomy
2005,scar repair 2005, 3 d&c and then july 2006 I had a football sized
noncancerous tumor removed from my ovary. When the dr opened me she
said the adhesions were so dense she lost her way and she had to call in
another surgeon. They said the adhesions were attatched to everything
in there. While operating on me they cut my bowel accidentially and
sewed me up and sent me home 2 days later.14 days later(after i called
her several times and saw the dr 1 time and told her the pain was
getting worse and something was really wrong) I ended up with a bowel
obstruction and fecal matter flowing through my body, and a 6in absess
in my pelvis that ate through the wall between the front and back of me
causing feces to go out the wrong place. I had 4 more major surgeries
over the next 6 months including an ostemy which has now since been
reversed. I also was in the hospital on tpn and the nasal tube for 2
and a half months straight. My incision was left open to heal so i had
home health workers come in for 6 months.I am lucky to be alive but the
pain in my abdomed is unbearable at times. It sometimes even hurts in
my ribs and down my leg. My last surgery was jan 9th can the adhesions
be growing back that quick? Can you get disability from this problem?
Just the emotional, physical and financial burden has been too much.