On 22-Aug-09, at 5:49 PM, IAS Admin (Tracy) wrote:
> Sender: stardustexplorer@yahoo.com (Electra)
> Subject: csections, adhesions and surgery
>
> I am new to this list and hope to get suggestions and feedback from
> others who are dealing with adhesions. I had an emergency c section
> surgery almost a year ago. After the surgery it seemed like I was
> recovering normally, but then a few months ago I started having severe
> abdominal pain. I could feel lumps on my abdomen and certain
> movements
> and wearing certain clothes (like jeans) made the pain worse. I have
> been to several dr's, tried cold laser therapy with my chiropractor,
> and
> tried massage therapy to break the lumps up. The first few people
> that
> I met with had no idea what was going on and suggested things such as
> cysts or fat tissue. Those things shouldn't hurt. Sometimes the pain
> is worse than other times, but I just can't continue to live like
> this,
> it isn't normal and I should be healed by now. It is so
> frustrating! I
> really do think I have adhesions and it seems like they are only
> getting
> worse with time. I have an appointment to meet with the Dr who did my
> c-section at the end of the month and I am going to see about the
> option
> of surgery to remove the adhesions. My hope is to use massage or
> other
> techniques to prevent the growth of extreme scar tissue after this
> surgery. Am I crazy to think this could help? What other options
> might
> I have?
> Thank you so much to everyone out there. I have scoured the web and
> really have't found much information.
>