Re: Prevention of abdominal adhesions

From: JIM (JJHEINZ@UWM.EDU)
Tue Jul 18 23:23:00 2000


Unfortunately, no. As far as I know there's nothing you can do postop to reduce the likelyhood of adhesions returning. There are a number of things your surgeon could have done during the operation to prevent adhesion formation but nothing that can be done once they close you up.

At Fri, 14 Jul 2000, anonymous wrote: >
>I am 9 days post surgery for removing abdominal adhsions which caused a
>complete gut obstruction after 37 yrs of misery and pain.
>
>My appendix burst 37 yrs. ago.
>
>Is there anything that I can now do to prevent further adhesion
>formation?

--
Jim from Milwaukee

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