WHY do so many surgeons not believe in adhesions causing PAIN???
From: Katkat (lkatn4@aol.com)
Wed Dec 19 21:59:14 2007
Hi all!
I have been reading this site for awhile and have a question. I had my
gallbladder removed last Dec and still have problems. When he removed
it there were also extensive adhesions to my omentum and transverse
colon areas. He removed them and the only way I found out about them
was when I requested his report... Now a year later I still have many
problems and pain on that side as well as a bad pain in upper right side
right below rib area. My dr thought maybe I had hernia but I have had 2
surgeons examine me as well as CT scan and MRI and they both say no
hernia... I am thinking it might be more adhesions?? WHY don't
adhesions show up on anything? Or can they? I had multiple testings done
before I had gallbladder out also and not ONCE did any dr say oh I see
adhesions in there!!!
I am very discouraged because the surgeon I saw yesterday basically told
me WE (he means the surgical community I guess) do NOT believe adhesions
cause pain!!!!! And when I tried to further question him about it he
basically blew me off. I asked him if by chance he knew of any dr's or
surgeons that specifically dealt with adhesions and he said OH NO, there
is NO SUCH THING!!! Gawdddd.... I was so frustrated when I left there.
Now I am not 100% sure that is my problem but it is worth a shot since
everything else has been ruled out. And I did have extensive adhesions
in this same area where I still have pain.
So I guess my questions are, is there any dr's that specialize in this?
And do adhesions actually cause pain? And why can't these adhesions be
seen with these tests? And lastly WHY did this surgeon dismiss me so? I
don't get it!
I live in the southern california area. So if anyone knows of any dr's
out this way I would really appreciate it!
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