Valerie, I know how you feel, I wish there were easy answers. I have
had 7 surgeries for adhesions, most of them laparotomies because I wait
until I cannot function before I agree to more surgery. During one
procedure to lyse adhesions, my intestine was nicked and I hemorrhaged.
Of course I developed more adhesions due to the bleeding. I have
endured bowel obstructions which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I
too have had every test in the book. I always felt the adhesions were
the problem, but I had the tests anyway. When I had the barium enema
and upper GI series, I was there all day and into the evening. Everyone
else who had the same tests, came and went! Still, they said everything
looked ok. Shortly after that my bowels stopped working. Unfortunately,
the only way to know if adhesions is the problem is via the laparoscope.
What a choice we have! Good luck to you, please let us know what
happens. Here is a little verse I would like to share. THERE IS
STRENGTH IN FRIENDSHIP THAT HELPS US OVERCOME LIFE'S MOST DIFFICULT
TIMES. I KNOW FIRSTHAND OF YOUR PAIN, AND I SHARE IT SO DEEPLY WITH
YOU. YOUR STRENGTH, YOUR COURAGE, YOUR LIGHT, AND YOUR WISDOM WILL SEE
YOU THROUGH...AND SO SHALL I. Sherry