I pray that it will all go well for you. I don't know If i will ever let myself go through anymore surgeries. I have had 11 abdominal surgeries. If they can come up with a procedure that can keep the adhesions from coming back then I would probably go for it. I know there are no guarentees. Last night I went out to throw the frisbee for our Border Collie Sadie. I threw it about 6-8 times, doubled over, ended up on the ground. Every time I tried to move, or attempt to stand up to go into the house the knife just stabbed me even deeper.
I lost track of how long I laid there. I finally got the strength to stand up and make it inside. I was bawling stooped over, my husband came running, helped me into the bedroom to lay down. Gosh I hate it SO much! From now on when I go out, I will have the cell phone on me, and we are moving the patio swing out front so I can sit to play with her. There has to be another way to live! Sorry I got off track. Keep us informed on your progress from your surgery. What will the Surgeon be doing for you? Good luck. Cheryl D.
> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:13:54 -0500
> From: tracy.joslin@adhesions.org
> To: adhesions@mail.obgyn.net
> Subject: Abdominal adhesions and swelling
>
> From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf
Of
> Susan Kuszczak
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:44 PM
> To: adhesions-request@adhesions.org
> Subject: Re: Abdominal adhesions and swelling
>
> Oops....anyhow, having my 15th surgery in 12 years Friday....wish me luck!
>
> --- On Wed, 8/12/09, IAS Admin (Tracy) <tracy.joslin@adhesions.org> wrote:
>
> From: IAS Admin (Tracy) <tracy.joslin@adhesions.org>
> Subject: Abdominal adhesions and swelling
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.obgyn.net>
> Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 7:58 PM
> From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf
Of
> HERB F DIXON
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:06 PM
> To: adhesions-request@adhesions.org
> Subject: Re: Abdominal adhesions and swelling
>
> How long have you been dealing with swelling? Exactly where is the
swelling?
> I have Gastroparesis, I swell up and at times I look about 6 months
> pregnant. The last time it was really BAD, I tried the new Blueberry
squares
> cereal. Within 1/2 hour I was so huge! Couldn't button, or zip my pants
> closed, my shirt was sucked in and stuck like glue, very attractive! The
> only place I had to go was to see my hair stylist for a haircut. I just
tied
> a sweatshirt above my belly and went. She could not believe what she saw.
> Then on top of it nausea, and the pain of my skin being stretched out. I
> read an article about adhesions in the paper, the doctor said that " when
a
> band of adhesions wraps around the intestine, it can obstruct the passage
of
> undigested food. The part of the intestine laying before the obstruction
> becomes distended with fluid and partially digested food. That's the cause
> of crampy abdominal pain and vomiting." I thought that part was pretty
> interesting, but he goes on to talk about "obstructions make bowel
movements
> and gas passage impossible. The intestine can become so distended that its
> blood supply is cut off and it can rupture. Prior surgery is the chief
cause
> of adhesions, but.. not the only cause. Infections within the abdominal
> cavity can also cause them and so can abdominal radiation." This doctor
that
> wrote all of this is