I am pretty sure he was saying that trying to remove my ovary & tube
from my bowel would mean damage to the bowel (resulting in a
colostomy).My adhesions were diagnosed via laproscopic surgery. I have
since conceived and given birth, much to my docs amazement. He stated
yesterday that he had hoped that being pregnant would stretch the tissue
and decrease my pain.....and it did for a while. Now, my daughter is
almost 2 and I can feel it coming back. Don't get me wrong, I am not
'surgery happy'....if I were, I would have had a hysto 4 years ago when
he so casually told me that was the answer (men seem so casual about
those reproductive organs...if I don't want more kids, just get rid of
it, right?) I just can't believe that there is no way to laser some of
this out. Or at least disconnect some of the things that are pulling
and pinching. Do most people just live with the pain? I am certainly
not debilitated from it, but it gets old, ya know? People start to think
that you are making it up...like, if it were a real 'illness' my doctor
would be able to fix it. I can see why going to a gastro is important.
And I felt like my gyn was dancing around the issue. He said, "gosh, it
sounds like diverticulitis". I think he's hoping that it is a GI thing,
completely unrelated.